In this backward world, children start working after the age of three until they reach puberty and are driven out when their sexual impulses begin to affect the family women and patriarchal authority.,"No, no, no! I haven't gone the wrong way!" The old man stood up quickly, but soon scrutinized Lawrence again, "How many copper shillings do you have",Every time a child of the Baron Bertes reaches the age of fourteen, they are granted the right to manage a portion of the territory.。