[ Anne merely shrugs in turn, like she's been told she shouldn't have too much sugar with her coffee. ]

Whyfor could you not make her happy, or any woman? It is her choice, for certain, what she wants. But you cannot speak for all women, and for all hearts. You can, in fact, speak only for your own.

Many a-woman would be glad for a man to support them, a man with a face that belonged to Adonis for true, one who appreciates both art and food, who shows them how oft he thinks of them, and what he is willing to do for them. Many a-woman would not be lucky enough to receive even that much, so you see you are above what is expected.