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of the other items of the bargain, to her pur- 
chaser, who takes up his abode in her house, 
where she and her children remain as hostages 
till the full price is paid. A girl sorely wounded 
by the blind god occasionally takes the settle- 
ment of affairs into her own hands, and runs 
away with the object of her affection, without 
the permission of her parents — a proceeding 
which does not relieve him of the purchase- 
money. If, however, she had been or was about 
to be disposed of to another man , and had eloped 
with a more desired youth, she would be forci- 
bly seized, and her companion punished with 
death. 
