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Reflection will tell you that whatever you sow you will reap, so, if this misfortune should come to you, keep your head, Caroline, and use your common sense. Another thing to remember is that you will not always be young, and that many years of your life will probably be passed when the respect of the world, a great position, and the material advantages will count more than the romantic part of love. [Illustration: "_A great position will count more than the romantic part of love. REFLECTION WILL TELL YOU THAT WHATEVER YOU SEW YOU WILL REAP SO IF THIS MISFORTUNE SHOULD COME TO YOU KEEP YOUR HEAD CAROLINE AND USE YOUR COMMON SENSE ANOTHER THING TO REMEMBER IS THAT YOU WILL NOT ALWAYS BE YOUNG AND THAT MANY YEARS OF YOUR LIFE WILL PROBABLY BE PASSED WHEN THE RESPECT OF THE WORLD A GREAT POSITION AND THE MATERIAL ADVANTAGES WILL COUNT MORE THAN THE ROMANTIC PART OF LOVE
ays that basic principle which I explained in my first letter, it will guide you on all occasions, and, if you are disillusioned and disgusted with your husband, it will suggest the finest course for you to take. Try to be just, do not repine, admit to yourself that you have lost the first prize in the lottery of marriage, but that there is still the second to be obtained, namely, an unassailable position, your husband’s respect, perhaps the interest in possible children, the interest in your life and your place in the world. And, above all, that inward peace which comes from the knowledge that you at least on your side are keeping up the dignity of your name and station. You may say all this would be but a very second best, when love had been shipwrecked. I fully admit it, but it is more advisable to obtain the second best than the tenth--or to go under altogether. Accept the fact that such happiness as you had hoped for is not for you, and decide to be a noble woman and do your duty. EP IN FRONT OF YOU ALWAYS THAT BASIC PRINCIPLE WHICH I EXPLAINED IN MY FIRST LETTER IT WILL GUIDE YOU ON ALL OCCASIONS AND IF YOU ARE DISILLUSIONED AND DISGUSTED WITH YOUR HUSBAND IT WILL SUGGEST THE FINEST COURSE FOR YOU TO TAKE TRY TO BE JUST DO NOT REPINE ADMIT TO YOURSELF THAT YOU HAVE LOST THE FIRST PRIZE IN THE LOTTERY OF MARRIAGE BUT THAT THERE IS STILL THE SECOND TO BE OBTAINED NAMELY AN UNASSAILABLE POSITION YOUR HUSBAND'S RESPECT PERHAPS THE INTEREST IN POSSIBLE CHILDREN THE INTEREST IN YOUR LIFE AND YOUR PLACE IN THE WORLD AND ABOVE ALL THAT INWARD PEACE WHICH COMES FROM THE KNOWLEDGE THAT YOU AT LEAST ON YOUR SIDE ARE KEEPING UP THE DIGNITY OF YOUR NAME AND STATION YOU MAY SAY ALL THIS WOULD BE BUT A VERY SECOND BEST WHEN LOVE HAD BEEN SHIPWRECKED I FULLY ADMIT IT BUT IT IS MORE ADVISABLE TO OBTAIN THE SECOND BEST THAN THE TENTH OR TO GO UNDER ALTOGETHER ACCEPT THE FACT THAT SUCH HAPPINESS AS YOU HAD HOPED FOR IS NOT FOR YOU AND DECIDE TO BE THE NOBLE WOMAN AND DO YOUR DUTY
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