Practicalities ()

"I’m told men often do the rough work and that you often see them in the household section of department stores. I don’t even answer that sort of thing. Rough work is fun for men. To cut down trees after a day at the office isn’t work – it’s a kind of game. Of course, if you tell a man of ordinary build and average strength what needs doing – he does it. Wash up a couple of plates – he does it. Do the shopping – he does it. But he has a terrible tendency to think he is a hero if goes out and buys some potatoes. Still, never mind."

-          Translated by Barbara Bray