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And then there's the Education Question  not that I can see that there's anything to worry about in that direction. To my mind, education is an absurdly over rated affair. At least, one never took it very seriously at school, where everything was done to bring it prominently under one's notice. AND THEN THERE'S THE EDUCATION QUESTION NOT THAT I CAN SEE THAT THERE'S ANYTHING TO WORRY ABOUT IN THAT DIRECTION TO MY MIND EDUCATION IS AN ABSURDLY OVERRATED AFFAIR AT LEAST ONE NEVER TOOK IT VERY SERIOUSLY AT SCHOOL WHERE EVERYTHING WAS DONE TO BRING IT PROMINENTLY UNDER ONE'S NOTICE
resent she's rather in a Balkan state of mind about the treatment of the Jews in Roumania. Personally, I think the Jews have estimable qualities; they're so kind to their poor--and to our rich. I daresay in Roumania the cost of living beyond one's income isn't so great. Over here the trouble is that so many people who have money to throw about seem to have such vague ideas where to throw it. That fund, for instance, to relieve the victims of sudden disasters--what is a sudden disaster? There's Marion Mulciber, who _would_ think she could play bridge, just as she would think she could ride down a hill on a bicycle; on that occasion she went to a hospital, now she's gone into a Sisterhood--lost all she had, you know, and gave the rest to Heaven. Still, you can't call it a sudden calamity; _that_ occurred when poor dear Marion was born. The doctors said at the time that she couldn't live more than a fortnight, and she's been trying ever since to see if she could. Women are so opinionated. NARIES EXPECT TO BE FED ON AT PRESENT SHE'S RATHER IN A BALKAN STATE OF MIND ABOUT THE TREATMENT OF THE JEWS IN RUMANIA PERSONALLY I THINK THE JEWS HAVE ESTIMABLE QUALITIES THEY'RE SO KIND TO THEIR POOR AND TO OUR RICH I DARE SAY IN RUMANIA THE COST OF LIVING BEYOND ONE'S INCOME ISN'T SO GREAT OVER HERE THE TROUBLE IS THAT SO MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE MONEY TO THROW ABOUT SEEM TO HAVE SUCH VAGUE IDEAS WHERE TO THROW IT THAT FUND FOR INSTANCE TO RELIEVE THE VICTIMS OF SUDDEN DISASTERS WHAT IS A SUDDEN DISASTER THERE'S MARIAN MOLSEVER WHO WOULD THINK SHE COULD PLAY BRIDGE JUST AS SHE WOULD THINK SHE COULD RIDE DOWN A HILL ON A BICYCLE ON THAT OCCASION SHE WENT TO A HOSPITAL NOW SHE'S GONE INTO A SISTERHOOD LOST ALL SHE HAD YOU KNOW AND GAVE THE REST TO HEAVEN STILL YOU CAN'T CALL IT A SUDDEN CALAMITY THAT OCCURRED WHEN POOR DEAR MARIAN WAS BORN THE DOCTOR SAID AT THE TIME THAT SHE COULDN'T LIVE MORE THAN A FORTNIGHT AND SHE'S BEEN TRYING EVER SINCE TO SEE IF SHE COULD WOMEN ARE SO OPINIONATED
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