One of the neighbors who was passing by smirked. "Hey, pretty boy, here for Madam Gloria again? Why is she still not letting you in her house?"

The man who was holding the flowers immediately smiled. "Yes. Gloria is an honorable woman. All honorable women are hard to pursue. I know that. I have patience and I am sincere. I am serious about Gloria. I am willing to wait for her."

"How old are you?" someone asked the man.

"I am forty-two this year," answered the man. "Do I look very old?"

A nei