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Suggestion and a strong will are such great helps to happiness. SUGGESTION AND A STRONG WILL ARE SUCH GREAT HELPS TO HAPPINESS
 and without due reflection. Now for the other subject I alluded to: the permitting and encouraging of vagrant fancies. In these days, when no discipline has been taught girls, and very little principle, they are prone to indulge any caprice which comes into their heads. Good-looking and attractive young women like you, Caroline, are bound to have many temptations to look elsewhere for diversions very soon after they are married. And here wisdom--quite apart from high principle--should teach you to resist as much as possible, because of the end. Ask yourself if it is worth while to start a ball rolling which can only roll down hill--if it is worth while, for the momentary gratification of vanity, to open a door which will let in complete disillusion for the life which you have undertaken to live. Because all forbidden excitements are like drugs--they have to be taken in stronger and stronger doses to produce their effect, until the patient is a wretched maniac or dies under the strain. NTO THIS BOND LIGHTLY AND WITHOUT DUE REFLECTION NOW FOR THE OTHER SUBJECT I ALLUDED TO THE PERMITTING AND ENCOURAGING OF VAGRANT FANCIES IN THESE DAYS WHEN NO DISCIPLINE HAS BEEN TAUGHT GIRLS AND VERY LITTLE PRINCIPLE THEY ARE PRONE TO INDULGE ANY CAPRICE WHICH COMES INTO THEIR HEADS GOOD LOOKING AND ATTRACTIVE YOUNG WOMEN LIKE YOU CAROLINE ARE BOUND TO HAVE MANY TEMPTATIONS TO LOOK ELSEWHERE FOR DIVERSIONS VERY SOON AFTER THEY ARE MARRIED AND HERE WISDOM QUITE APART FROM HIGH PRINCIPLE SHOULD TEACH YOU TO RESIST AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF THE END ASK YOURSELF IF IT IS WORTH WHILE TO START A BALL ROLLING WHICH CAN ONLY ROLL DOWN HILL IF IT IS WORTH WHILE FOR THE MOMENTARY GRATIFICATION OF VANITY TO OPEN A DOOR WHICH WILL LET IN COMPLETE DISILLUSION FOR THE LIFE WHICH YOU HAVE UNDERTAKEN TO LIVE BECAUSE ALL FORBIDDEN EXCITEMENTS ARE LIKE DRUGS THEY HAVE TO BE TAKEN IN STRONGER AND STRONGER DOSES TO PRODUCE THEIR EFFECT UNTIL THE PATIENT IS A WRETCHED MANIAC OR DIES UNDER THE STRAIN
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