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For you must not forget that whatever the other person thinks and feels about you is what you yourself have given him the presentment of. FOR YOU MUST NOT FORGET THAT WHATEVER THE OTHER PERSON THINKS AND FEELS ABOUT YOU IS WHAT YOU YOURSELF HAVE GIVEN HIM THE PRESENT
 happiness. There are splendid and suitable young men coming on every year, so this should not be an impossible attainment. Do you remember what Tennyson wrote about King Arthur making his knights swear this vow after the others? To love one maiden only, cleave to her, And worship her by years of noble needs, Until they won her; for indeed I knew Of no more subtle master under heaven Than is the maiden passion for a maid, Not only to keep down the base in man, But teach high thought and amiable words And courtliness, and the desire of fame, And love of truth, and all that makes a man. Now, even with your limited experience, Caroline, I am sure you will agree with me that there are very few modern maidens who are able to make a young man desire to shine in any of these ways. They do not inspire him with much reverence for themselves, or even much love! Often the most they can make him feel is that they play a good game of golf, or that they “aren’t bad sorts,” or something of that kind. OR THIS BEST AND GREATEST HAPPINESS THERE ARE SPLENDID AND SUITABLE YOUNG MEN COMING ON EVERY YEAR SO THIS SHOULD NOT BE AN IMPOSSIBLE ATTAINMENT DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT TENNYSON WROTE ABOUT KING ARTHUR MAKING HIS KNIGHTS SWEAR THIS VOW AFTER THE OTHERS TO LOVE ONE MAIDEN ONLY CLEAVE TO HER AND WORSHIP HER BY YEARS OF NOBLE NEEDS UNTIL THEY WON HER FOR INDEED I KNEW OF NO MORE SUBTLE MASTER UNDER HEAVEN THAN IS THE MAIDEN PASSION FOR A MAID NOT ONLY TO KEEP DOWN THE BASE IN MAN BUT TEACH HIGH THOUGHT AND AMIABLE WORDS AND COURTLINESS AND THE DESIRE OF FAME AND LOVE OF TRUTH AND ALL THAT MAKES A MAN NOW EVEN WITH YOUR LIMITED EXPERIENCE CAROLINE I AM SURE YOU WILL AGREE WITH ME THAT THERE ARE VERY FEW MODERN MAIDENS WHO ARE ABLE TO MAKE A YOUNG MAN DESIRE TO SHINE IN ANY OF THESE WAYS THEY DO NOT INSPIRE HIM WITH MUCH REVERENCE FOR THEMSELVES OR EVEN MUCH LOVE OFTEN THE MOST THEY CAN MAKE HIM FEEL IS THAT THEY PLAY A GOOD GAME OF GOLF OR THAT THEY AREN'T BAD SORTS OR SOMETHING OF THAT KIND
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