Excerpt from The Celibates Club
As for the provision against the use Of latch-keys, every member had to give his word Of honour that, in the event of his refusing to go home till morning, he would always on arrival knock or ring, or do both, if so requested by the device on the door-post. The reason for fixing the age of Bachelorhood, in the esoteric sense, at thirty was based upon the scientific fact that celibacy in earlier years is too com mon to be the touchstone of an elevated soul. It had been originally determined to frame a condition to exclude those who had ever taken part in the marriage-ceremony, but on re?ection it was decided not to keep the best men out of the Club, nor to fail in respect for the Cloth.
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| ISBN: | 9781331003908 |
| Publication date: | 19th January 2018 |
| Author: | Author Israel Zangwill |
| Publisher: | Forgotten Books an imprint of Fb&c Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 664 pages |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction |