2698. A proposal being made, the lady should first signify her own willingness, and then refer her suitor to her parents.
2699. In public, or in company, the conduct of lovers should be guarded. Avoid all show of extreme preference. Neither caress nor chide before others.
2700. Letters, trinkets, and presents, when engagements are broken off, are always returned by both parties.
2701. Long engagements are dangerous.
2702. If a gentleman does not intend to marry a lady, he has no right to make his attentions peculiar. He should consider her true interest, and he would not trifle with her affections.