January 2012
99 posts
Mark Twain: Rescue Etiquette →
In assisting at a fire in a boarding house, the true gentleman will always save the young ladies first—making no distinction in favor of personal attractions, or social eminence, or pecuniary predominance—but taking them as they come, and firing them out with as much celerity as shall be consistent with decorum. There are exceptions, of course, to all rules; the exceptions to this one are:...
I am still so naïve; I know pretty much what I like and dislike; but please,...
– Oh, Sylvia.
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