THE PROPOSAL One afternoon, she came to his door.
I admire you, she said. I like your driving, your shoulders. You smile sparingly and only work for money. You cut wood and like animals.
Listen, she said, marry me this afternoon. We'll have lunch in the best restaurant and honeymoon in an apartment with a garden. We'll have sex then and only then. You'll have all the money you want. Do what you please but when I call you must come. Take...