An economist describes just just exactly how a commercial Revolution-era English practice is not as bad though it sounds bad) as it sounds (even.

mail order brides

After a couple of a lot of rum-soaked basins of furmity, a guy during the reasonable in Casterbridge spouts off, saying:

“For my component, we don’t understand why guys who ‘ve got wives and want that is don’t, should not get trip of ‘em since these gipsy fellows do their old horses. Why should not they place ‘em up and offer ‘em at auction to males that are looking for such articles? Hey? Why, begad, I’d sell mine this full moment if anyone would purchase her!”

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