“Court?
I—well…I do know the standards, yes. Though the girl and I—we were just…talking for a moment.The other boys and I speak little. They—they avoid me, as it stands for now.”
;⚜—ℒ⊱
“ My, you are so young. I find myself
rather envious of your naivety. It’s
really quite refreshing. At least tell
me you thought to ask for the young
lady’s age, her name, her social sta-
tus–something, Ralph. I only want the
best for you, truly I do, but I can hard-
ly hand it to you on a silver platter. “