Whether it's first date, a meet-cute or a pick-up, the first conversation is a lot like a tennis match. When you play the game right, you will get what you want, an exhilarating night.
Lady Gwinett must accept Lucien's proposal, who she sees as the devil, or lose her ancestral home and send herself and her sisters into poverty. He may well be the devil, the way he knows to play her body.