Morris the matchmaker approached a single woman and told her he had a husband for her. “I'm ashamed to bring this up,” he said, “but the man wants to be sure you are compatible in bed. He wants, … a sample.” The woman was shocked. “Such a thing you ask a virtuous woman? Such a crude person would suggest such a thing? He must be a barnyard animal, not a gentleman. What kind of a woman does he think I am?” The matchmaker, trying to earn a fee, said, “He's a business man. He buys goods in the...