_Contrariness_ I KNOW a woman who says that if she wants to get her father's consent to anything, she not only appears not to care whether he consents or not, but pretends that her wishes are exactly opposite to what they really are.

She says it never fails; the decision has always been made in opposition to her expressed desires, and according to her real wishes.

In other words, she has learned how to manage her father.
This example is not unique.

Many of us see friends managing other friends in that same way.

The only thing which can interfere with such astute management is the difficulty that a man may have in concealing his own will in order to accomplish what he desires.