He wasn't the only one who remembered that gardening dispute. "Stupid bean." That was the barest warning Effie gave before descending on him with what for HER -- a slim woman without a whole lot to write home about in the muscle department -- was a strong blow. She was trying to aim for mid-trunk. It would be too mean to aim for his face, really. "Not in the face" was a rule that Effie sort of accepted as what was fair in love and war.