Clue was sure that society's rules and expectations had been gone over in some class or speech or other, but he was in the habit of blocking out things that did not apply to him. So the "twenty-six" rule came as a surprise, as girls seem to be married off when they were practically children. That was a very icky thought that didn't bear much thinking about.
"I didn't say wife, I said fiancée", he reminded his friend. Clue was at least aware that younger men and boys got betrothed, if not full-on wed. "And I don't know why men get them", he added. "At a guess, I'd say to produce children."
"I didn't say wife, I said fiancée", he reminded his friend. Clue was at least aware that younger men and boys got betrothed, if not full-on wed. "And I don't know why men get them", he added. "At a guess, I'd say to produce children."