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Chapter Three. Phases of Life |
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serious courtship of boys from seventeen onwards |
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Not until a boy was about seventeen did he pursue amorous adventures. His first approaches to a girl were prescribed by etiquette. Late at night he would creep up to the house where the girl of his choice was sleeping, be it a 'yo' or a private house. There he would gently knock on the wall, and if the girl, noticing the noise, came out, he would immediately pose the stereotyped question: "Will you accept my presents or will you not?" |
