And you shouldn't feel ashamed to take on harsh tasks, or rub your hands raw on a job they'd never done. And if he should want to hem in deep valleys with traps, if it gets you somewhere, load down your shoulders with nets. If it's fencing he wants, try to play with a weak right hand. Offer your naked flank, so he can often win. Then he'll soften up for you, then you'll be able to take sweet kisses; he'll fight back, but will give you the ones you take.

