1 | A suitor is outside. | |
2 | This isn't to say, however, that suitors won't soon be knocking. | |
3 | A maiden with many wooers often chooses the worst. | |
4 | Girls placed hazel nuts along the front of the fire grate, each one to symbolize one of her suitors. | |
5 | But the suitor must also measure up in character and honor and local reputation. |