He puts his arms around her, talks to her sweetly and offers her 'grilled meats, drinks of ripe fruit juice. He will also pat any bruises incurred by their aggression with a fine powder. He will then rub sandalwood paste all about her body. When they finish, they both to go to the bathroom and clean up in separate quarters and return to the bed.

He chooses positions that will provide the most pleasure, given the body type and size of sex organs of each lover (which was investigated ahead of time). He then 'tears off her robe' and they begin to have sex. He will eventually apply scent to her with flower essence and serve her betel, which is a cue for everyone else to leave the room. As he is chatting, he strokes her hair and while she is distracted, he undoes her robe in the area between her thighs. Afterwards, they talk about art and he encourages her to drink more. Then music and song begin and they may get up and dance. He regales her with riddles and gossip, slowly interjecting 'indecent' or 'vulgar' themes in order to arouse her. The gentleman takes a bath, dresses in fine attire then gathers his friends and servants to enter the 'Chamber of Love.' He sits down next to the woman, offers her a drink and begins to make small talk and tells funny stories. There is a room, separate from the rest of the house, with nothing in it but a bed, flowers and incense.

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