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It would definitely be a scandal in those days to have a child out of wedlock.

Having said that, when I watch period TV dramas, sometimes there would be a storyline where a girl finds herself in that situation, a female relative or friend would accompany her on a trip abroad for a year, where she would become a young widower and have her child there and give the baby up for adoption. Then she'd come home as if nothing had happened!

Sorry, been watching too many TV programs!!