Faith is one of only two things in mankind's consciousness that defies discussion. The other is one's marriage.
There is silence and then the familiar smack of Beatrice Muriel__ palm against her forehead. __ love marriage,_ she says. In her opinion, love marriages border on the indecent. They signify a breakdown of propriety, a giving in to the base instincts exhibited by the lower castes and foreigners.
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There is silence and then the familiar smack of Beatrice Muriel__ palm against her forehead. __ love marriage,_ she says. In her opinion, love marriages border on the indecent. They signify a breakdown of propriety, a giving in to the base instincts exhibited by the lower castes and foreigners.
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