147 ([return])
[ The priestly caste sprang, as has been said, from the noblest part of the Demiurgus; the three others from lower members.]
148 ([return])
[ A chew of betel leaf and spices is offered by the master of the house when dismissing a visitor.]
149 ([return])
[ Respectable Hindus say that receiving a fee for a daughter is like selling flesh.]
150 ([return])
[ A modern custom amongst the low caste is for the bride and bridegroom, in the presence of friends, to place a flower garland on each other’s necks, and thus declare themselves man and wife. The old classical Gandharva-lagan has been before explained.]
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[ Meaning that the sight of each other will cause a smile, and that what one purposes the other will consent to.]