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I am confining myself now to enlightening you, Caroline, upon your own responsibilities. If your health should not be good use common sense and try to improve it  make as light of it as possible, and do not complain. I AM CONFINING MYSELF NOW TO ENLIGHTENING YOU CAROLINE UPON YOUR OWN RESPONSIBILITIES IF YOUR HEALTH SHOULD NOT BE GOOD USE COMMON SENSE AND TRY TO IMPROVE IT MAKE AS LIGHT OF IT AS POSSIBLE AND DO NOT COMPLAIN
ect of all who know you. But this possibility I must leave the discussion of to another letter; it would be a digression in this one. The magnet and the needle simile works both ways. If your husband ceases to draw your affection he will only have himself or his misfortune to blame--not you. We have been speaking of emotions hitherto, and of their impossibility of control--and to leave the discussion at that would open a dangerous door to those feather brains who never, if they can help it, look at the real meaning of an argument, but adapt it and turn it to fit their own desires. So I must forcibly state that, although the actual emotion in its coming or going is not under human control, the demonstration of it most emphatically is, being entirely a question of will. A strong will can master any demonstration of emotion, and it is the duty of either the young husband or wife sternly to curb all vagrant fancies in themselves, whose encouragement can only bring degradation and disaster. PECT AND THE RESPECT OF ALL WHO KNOW YOU BUT THIS POSSIBILITY I MUST LEAVE THE DISCUSSION OF TO ANOTHER LETTER IT WOULD BE A DIGRESSION IN THIS ONE THE MAGNET AND THE NEEDLE SIMILE WORKS BOTH WAYS IF YOUR HUSBAND CEASES TO DRAW YOUR AFFECTION HE WILL ONLY HAVE HIMSELF OR HIS MISFORTUNE TO BLAME NOT YOU WE HAVE BEEN SPEAKING OF EMOTIONS HITHERTO AND OF THEIR IMPOSSIBILITY OF CONTROL AND TO LEAVE THE DISCUSSION AT THAT WOULD OPEN A DANGEROUS DOOR TO THOSE FEATHERBRAINS WHO NEVER IF THEY CAN HELP US LOOK AT THE REAL MEANING OF AN ARGUMENT BUT IT'S APT IT AND TURN IT TO FIT THEIR OWN DESIRES SO I MUST FORCIBLY STATE THAT ALTHOUGH THE ACTUAL EMOTION IN ITS COMING OR GOING IS NOT UNDER HUMAN CONTROL THE DEMONSTRATION OF IT MOST EMPHATICALLY IS BEING ENTIRELY A QUESTION OF WILL A STRONG WILL CAN MASTER ANY DEMONSTRATION OF EMOTION AND IT IS THE DUTY OF EITHER THE YOUNG HUSBAND OR WIFE STERNLY TO CURB ALL VAGRANT FANCIES IN THEMSELVES WHOSE ENCOURAGEMENT CAN ONLY BRING DEGRADATION AND DISASTER
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