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NO. 13
When
t r av e l l i n g
in foreign lands
you may fi nd that
you have the chance to
meet handsome travelers
with similar interests who are on
similar journeys and would like to
join you. However, it is always a woman's
prerogative to refuse an invitation from a
man. Say a lady is waiting for a certain handsome
stranger to off er his services, but the only person
willing to join the hunt is the wrong one. Should a lady
refuse the off er of the wrong one hoping for the right one,
only to discover the right one never asks and she loses her chance
altogether? No. She should keep her options open and say, "Th ank
you very much, Bevin, but I am not quite certain if I will be available to
ensorcel that renegade blood orphan tomorrow evening. I hope you shall ask
me again soon." A lady is never required to make a detailed explanation as to why
she declines a man's invitation , and this technique keeps her options open.