Walking with women, men take the outside of the pavement to protect them from vehicles and mud-splashing from the road. In olden days a woman walked at a man’s left, so that his right or sword arm should be free to protect her from sudden danger.
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Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 600, 2 November 1932, Page 8
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