Yes. Likewise, the wife experienced her desire to be in control. In its current condition, the wyf had little value or status. However, he does not desire the treasure of the world which he does not possess. Instead of collapsing the moment his desires become unattainable, he adjusts his desires so that he wants what he had and doesn't want what he didn't have. Likewise, the wife demonstrated self-control in her relationship with the knight. Intellectually incapable of evaluating his desires, the knight is ignorant and his desires are immutable. For him the wishes of the knights are defined. He desires “what everyone should desire” (94), wealth, control, and other earthly measures of success. The wife, a wise and discerning woman, knows this, but thus, applying the principle he preached on in his sermon on poverty, the wife adapts her desires to her current situation. Now he wants to please and obey