| Control of prostitution changed hands from madams and prostitutes to pimps, mobsters and cops. |
| Some forms of disorder became more discreet, as law enforcers concentrated brothels in red-light districts and compelled madams to shield prostitution from public view. |
| Under that genial breath the colour came slowly back to madams cheek and lip, and her heart beat more strongly. |
| This leaves workers dependent on pimps and madams for protection, which often leads to more violence. |
| After many prosecutions of numbers runners, madams, and politicians, he was convicted of tax evasion in 1941 and served four years in prison. |
| The little madams ' fancy then turned to donkey rides, which were quickly arranged. |
