Wel ofter of the welle than of the tonne
She drank, and for she wolde vertu plese,
She knew wel labour but noon ydel ese.
She knew well labor but no idle ease.
– Geoffrey Chaucer
The Canterbury Tales, The Clerk’s Tale. They say opposites attract and Griselda is certainly the polar opposite of Walter in many ways. She the virtuous woman who knows well the value of work, but not idle leisure, and more often drinks from the well than the wine barrel. He the man who lives a life of pleasure, filling his days with hawking and hunting.