Phases of Venus

[abu nuwas]

The clitoral hood is all your own addition to this, my dear Edward, you must be proud!

I was thinking on a much less grand scale than yourself (clitoris notwithstanding), but I'm perfectly at ease with your reading -- only from my point of view, the last bit is fairly necessary.

Thanks for a very thoughtful comment.

I was quite sure you would find the last bit absolutely necessary; and I suppose, regardless of this, in this workshopping business, it is fair to take into account the amount of effort put in by the writer, which s/he knows, and the casual comment of the lazy reader. This lazy reader, at least!