"Are you sure, Sheba?"
"Yes, certain."
"Then I will—then I will—"
The voice of Nathan rose under him in an angry whisper:
"There was a young man void of understanding, ... and there met him a woman subtle of heart.
"And she caught him and kissed him, and with an impudent face said unto him:
"'I have peace offerings with me....
"'I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt.
"'I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon....'
"With her fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.