That husband was called Tyope, badger, a man of strong physique and one averse to monotony in conjugal life.

Tyope was a scheming man, cunning and unscrupulous in the highest degree; Shotaye an energetic woman, endowed with a powerful will of her own.

Had there not been the little cloud of marital inconstancy on both sides, the pair would have been well-assorted for good as well as for evil.

Tyope was a Koshare rather than an agriculturist, he spent his time mostly in other people's homes and in the estufa of the Delight Makers, leaving his wife to provide for herself and for him also, whenever he chose to remain at her house.

In short there were flaws on both sides, and Shotaye being the house-mistress held the main power.