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The modern young woman seems to imagine she has done quite enough by going through the ceremony, and henceforward she is to do exactly what she pleases, and only consider her own pleasure on all occasions. THE MODERN YOUNG WOMAN SEEMS TO IMAGINE SHE HAS DONE QUITE ENOUGH BY GOING THROUGH THE CEREMONY AND HENCEFORWARD SHE IS TO DO EXACTLY WHAT SHE PLEASES AND ONLY CONSIDER HER OWN PLEASURE ON ALL OCCASIONS
k what it would be to be with him always, at the interminable meals, for years and years, through all the tedious duties which must come with responsibility. Ask yourself if his tastes suit yours, if his bent of mind is the same, if you will be likely to agree upon general points of view. And, if you are obliged honestly to answer these questions in the negative, then have the strength of mind to crush whatever attraction is beginning to spring in your heart. Once it goes on to passion, no reason is of any use, so it is only in the beginning that judgment can be employed. You must remember that like draws like with more or less intensity according to the force of [Illustration: “_Think what it would be to be with him always._”] characters. I know you are highly educated, Caroline, and if you do not let yourself become priggish you should draw a very nice young man. Then let us suppose you have done so, and marry him. You are then contracting a bargain, and you have to fulfil your half. IME AND ASK YOURSELF IF THE AFFAIR GOES ON WOULD YOU REALLY LIKE HIM FOR A HUSBAND THINK WHAT IT WOULD BE TO BE WITH HIM ALWAYS AT THE INTERMINABLE MEALS FOR YEARS AND YEARS THROUGH ALL THE TEDIOUS DUTIES WHICH MUST COME WITH RESPONSIBILITY ASK YOURSELF IF HIS TASTES SUIT YOURS IF HIS BENT OF MIND IS THE SAME IF YOU WILL BE LIKELY TO AGREE UPON GENERAL POINTS OF VIEW AND IF YOU ARE OBLIGED HONESTLY TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS IN THE NEGATIVE THEN HAVE THE STRENGTH OF MIND TO CRUSH WHATEVER ATTRACTION IS BEGINNING TO SPRING IN YOUR HEART ONCE IT GOES ON TO PASSION NO REASON IS OF ANY USE SO IT IS ONLY IN THE BEGINNING THAT JUDGMENT CAN BE EMPLOYED YOU MUST REMEMBER THAT LIKE DRAWS LIKE WITH MORE OR LESS INTENSITY ACCORDING TO THE FORCE OF CHARACTERS I KNOW YOU ARE HIGHLY EDUCATED CAROLINE AND IF YOU DO NOT LET YOURSELF BECOME PRIGGISH YOU SHOULD DRAW A VERY NICE YOUNG MAN THEN LET US SUPPOSE YOU HAVE DONE SO AND MARRY HIM YOU ARE THEN CONTRACTING A BARGAIN AND YOU HAVE TO FULFIL YOUR HALF
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