Sexual thrills are not all physical, and although Parlabane was an unlikely seducer, even on the intellectual plane, it was clear that his desire was, by this prolonged tickling, to bring me to an orgasm of the mind.

Robertson Davies
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In this excerpt from the novel "The Age of Innocence," the main character, Newland Archer, is describing a scene that happens after a late-night meeting with a beautiful woman named Miss Mure. She gives him a kiss and he feels a sudden desire to bed her. When she goes to leave, he catches her hand and says, “Oh, no! Don’t go! I want you to stay.” He can’t get her out of his head. She is drawn to him like fire drawn to flint, but she knows it isn’t wise to become involved with him.

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