Ah Toy was one of Percy’s clients in a reciprocal trade for “services.” He visited the brothel only in the evening after work, and unwittingly after Grace left her fashion studio on the top floor of Ah Toy’s brothel. He rarely visited with any of the working girls who, though lovely and enticing, did not strike him as his intellectual equal. None could compare to Grace in any possible way, but she continued to shun Percy’s affections and he bore the guilt of knowing he deserved to be shut out.
Ah Toy and Percy were fascinated with one another. Madam Toy was beautiful in a more exotic way than Grace and was educated in more than sensual pleasures. She was a calculating businesswoman who recognized an opportunity with Percy to expand her business and increase her wealth through the acquisit
