A look of vehemence appeared on the king's face. "Is it right that Pharao should yield to the will of the… — Naguib Mahfouz

She is beauty herself, Your Majesty. She is an irresistible temptation, a desire that cannot be controlled. The philosopher Hof, who is one of her closest friends, has remarked quite correctly that the most dangerous things a man can do in his life is to set eyes upon the face of Rhadopis.