That gave Watson slight pause; he hadn't expected that answer. Was he willing to subject himself to that sort of treatment? It was not something he had spent a lot of time considering, although it was hardly so outlandish as all that.

"Do you think I require that sort of correction?" he asked, idly running his hands along Holmes's side. "I am incredibly trusting, I suppose, but if you feel I need to be disciplined in that manner, who am I to argue with you?" He smiled wryly. "On the other hand, if you have other plans for me, I'd like to hear them just as well."