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The Burgomaster’s Wife
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CHAPTER X
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And do you know what the kissing means?
The suitor feeds his darling, that is, seeks to win her affection by beautiful gifts.

Then the wedding comes, and they build a nest.

If there are young birds, they feed them together in perfect harmony.

The aristocratic doves brood badly, and we put their eggs under birds of more ordinary breed." "Those are the noble ladies, who have nurses for their infants." "Unmated doves often make mischief among the mated ones." "Take warning, young man, and beware of being a bachelor.

I'll say nothing against the girls who remain unmarried, for I have found among them many sweet, helpful souls." "So have I, but unfortunately some bad ones too, as well as here in the dove-cote.


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