 Christensen points out that " although there is no evidence that Lord Byron , padrone and amico , was ever so vulgar as to set an exact market value on his sexual arrangements in Greece , Nicolo Giraud , Eustathius 's replacement in Byron 's affections , was employed as ' dragoman and Major Domo ' , a position that almost certainly entailed payment in love and money " . D. L. MacDonald 's 1986 biography simply describes Giraud as " The great love of Byron 's Eastern tour " , and D. S. Neff 's 2002 work describes the two as part of " an amorous relationship " . Others , such Jay Losey and William Brewer in their analysis of 19th @-@ century sexuality , speculate that Byron 's relationship with Giraud was modeled on a Grecian form of pederasty , and homosexual studies scholar Louis Crompton believes that pederasty was a facet of Byron 's life and that his letters hinted towards a sexual relationship between Byron and Giraud . As Paul Douglass , in an analysis of Byron biographical studies , points out , Crompton also claims that biographers like Marchand ignored the nature of Byron 's relationship with Giraud . Douglass also mentions that Crompton 's work , Byron and Greek Love " focuses Byron 's life around a single issue , rather than attempting to create a larger view . Such studies prompt negative responses from those who feel the writer warps Byron to fit the theme , presenting a one @-@ sided account " . 
