"And note, also, this falsehood, of which all are guilty; the way in which marriages are made.

What could there be more natural?
The young girl is marriageable, she should marry.

What simpler, provided the young person is not a monster, and men can be found with a desire to marry?
Well, no, here begins a new hypocrisy.
"Formerly, when the maiden arrived at a favorable age, her marriage was arranged by her parents.

That was done, that is done still, throughout humanity, among the Chinese, the Hindoos, the Mussulmans, and among our common people also.

Things are so managed in at least ninety-nine per cent.