I Am Engaged

A fortnight ago, in a little break from launching Rhyme and Reason , I took a young lady for a walk in a woods, and returned with a muddy left knee and a fiancée. I have been told that it is important that I understand the meaning of this engagement. So I have checked up. Engagement is closely related to a mortgage (note the gage in both), and to a wager, which I would have suspected. The original…