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be safely "seated upon the fence" for a sufficient time to be able to decide whether the debated thing is only some small passing folly of one set  or if it is really something brought by the spirit of the Age. BE SAFELY SEATED UPON THE FENCE FOR A SUFFICIENT TIME TO BE ABLE TO DECIDE WHETHER THE DEBATED THING IS ONLY SOME SMALL PASSING FOLLY OF ONE SET OR IF IT IS REALLY SOMETHING BROUGHT BY THE SPIRIT OF THE AGE
here really something indecent and immodest in it? Or is it shrieked at simply because some of the shriekers are too old to enjoy it, or their minds have turned to whatever side of it they can fix upon which can be developed into something suggesting impropriety?” When you have sifted the motives for the outcries against the new fashion, whatever it may be, and have come to your own conclusions, go along steadily on your way, and be not disturbed, remembering always that excess in anything is undesirable and all eccentricity is vulgar in a young girl. There will be plenty of unbalanced youths and maidens in your world who will rush headlong into any new fad the instant that it is suggested to them. Well, Caroline, be very sagacious! And let them be the _ballons d’essai_! Watch how the thing seems to you and if it is likely to lead to pleasure or disgust. You will not have committed yourself to either side by this abeyance of expressed opinion, and can (to use another political phrase!)  OF MYSELF IN ANY WAY IS THERE REALLY SOMETHING INDECENT OR IMMODEST IN IT OR IS IT SHRIEKED AT SIMPLY BECAUSE SOME OF THE SHRIEKERS ARE TOO OLD TO ENJOY IT OR THEIR MINDS HAVE TURNED TO WHATEVER SIDE OF IT THEY CAN FIX UPON WHICH CAN BE DEVELOPED INTO SOMETHING SUGGESTING IMPROPRIETY WHEN YOU HAVE SIFTED THE MOTIVES FOR THE OUTCRIES AGAINST THE NEW FASHION WHATEVER IT MAY BE AND HAVE COME TO YOUR OWN CONCLUSIONS GO ALONG STEADILY ON YOUR WAY AND BE NOT DISTURBED REMEMBERING ALWAYS THAT EXCESS IN ANYTHING IS UNDESIRABLE AND ALL ECCENTRICITY IS VULGAR IN A YOUNG GIRL THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF UNBALANCED YOUTHS AND MAIDENS IN YOUR WORLD WHO WILL RUSH HEADLONG INTO ANY NEW FAD THE INSTANT IT IS SUGGESTED TO THEM WELL CAROLINE BE VERY SAGACIOUS AND LET THEM BE THE BOULOGNE DE SAINT WATCH HOW THE THING SEEMS TO YOU AND IF IT IS LIKELY TO LEAD TO PLEASURE OR DISGUST YOU WILL NOT HAVE COMMITTED YOURSELF TO EITHER SIDE BY THIS ABEYANCE OF EXPRESSED OPINION AND CAN TO USE ANOTHER POLITICAL PHRASE
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