Chapter 282. The Gift

Henry and Dester met again at lunchtime.

  “So, Dester? Did you get the cooks to come up with a satisfactory menu?”

    “Yes... I'm very happy today. Everything's going well... You know... My future wife was a bit wild, and I've been concentrating on taming her for a few months now. And today, after many months, she seemed more resigned to my teachings. I think that now, the trend is only to improve, just a few more adjustments, and she'll be a perfect wife.”

  “What you've said makes me wonder three things... How do you domesticate a human being? And another question: what is your ideal of the perfect wife? You told me a few years ago that you would never tie yourself to a woman, even if you were married. You refused to have children with your wife because of your ideal. Why did you change your mind?”

  “Well, if you domesticate a woman by giving her correctives so that she knows who's boss in the house and respects your rules.”