Stephenson:Neal:Quicksilver:379:...elaborate lace undergarments (Michael Turyn)

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Eliza's description of life in the seraglio is reminisicent of a bit of dialogue in Monty Python and the Holy Grail in which the life of the women of Castle Anthrax is said to consist solely of "...bathing, dressing, undressing, making exciting underwear...."