piquancy

piquancy [pi-kan-si]
sustantivo
1Picante, acrimonia.

piquancy [ˈpiːkənsɪ]
noun
lo fuerte; gusto fuerte; (m) [of situation] chispa; (f) gracia; (f)
The laboratory is of course merely a pretext. The fact that the baron puts her up at the priest's house adds a special piquancy to the situation