The return journey, however, is different. There are male and female slaves, oxen, sheep, asses, and camels—yes, camels! Tobias upgrades from steerage class on the outbound journey to first class on his way home. The Marriage—Different cultures contract marriage differently. In Catholic theology, the Sacrament of Matrimony is entered into by the free choice and exchange of consent between an eligible man of sufficient maturity and an eligible woman of sufficient maturity, in the presence of God and
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