Orestes hasn't the balls to say his name aloud in the company of friends, much less show his face in public. With muscles enough to fill the gap between his ears, you'd think the boy could muster some courage. My husband has nothing to fear as long as he doesn't turn his back. So come, have your way with me, I pleaded. No, he'd never committ such a crime.
Sex is a crime.
It undoes more than buttons and clasps. The gods demand patience and virtue they themselves are not capable of.