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The ladies, however, had to give fair warning that they were out to catch a man. If the edge of a scarlet flannel petticoat wasn’t clearly visible, a man was absolved from paying the forfeit.

France reportedly passed a similar law, and the ladies of Florence and Genoa are said to have been given the prvilege before Columbus sailed to America.

The gallant English supposedly

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