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I wrote a number of these dialogues upon all sorts of subjects when I was in the same mood, and, if you like them, and understand them, I can send them to you from time to time, to illustrate my meaning, for the finishing of your education, and the perfecting of your armory of weapons which must be of a sort which is not obsolete for the fight of life. I WROTE A NUMBER OF THESE DIALOGUES UPON ALL SORTS OF SUBJECTS WHEN I WAS IN THE SAME MOOD AND IF YOU LIKE THEM AND UNDERSTAND THEM I CAN SEND THEM TO YOU FROM TIME TO TIME TO ILLUSTRATE MY MEANING FOR THE FINISHING OF YOUR EDUCATION AND THE PERFECTING OF YOUR ARMOURY OF WEAPONS WHICH MUST BE A SORT WHICH IS NOT OBSOLETE FOR THE FIGHT OF LIFE
iven to girls was a mixture of altruistic idealism coupled with the intention to throw dust in their eyes upon most of the facts of life. We have fortunately changed all that now. But, before we come to any material points, we shall have to get down to the bedrock of the main principle of life which is our religion. And I do hope, Caroline, that I shall not bore you by speaking of this--for my religion, and the one I want you to believe in as yours, is a very simple one, and will not take me long to explain. You see, we cannot possibly go on until this point is settled, because it is the key to all others. I believe I had better enclose you a dialogue I once wrote when strongly under the influence of the style of Lucian, that later Greek master of inimitable cynical humor. Your appreciation of style and your sense of humor, I trust, have been cultivated sufficiently to be able to grasp the fact that a reverent and divine belief is wrapped up in what at first reads as flippant language. WHICH WAS GENERALLY GIVEN TO GIRLS WAS A MIXTURE OF ALTRUISTIC IDEALISM COUPLED WITH THE INTENTION TO THROW DUST IN THEIR EYES UPON MOST OF THE FACTS OF LIFE WE HAVE FORTUNATELY CHANGED ALL THAT NOW BUT BEFORE WE COME TO ANY MATERIAL POINTS WE SHALL HAVE TO GET DOWN TO THE BEDROCK OF THE MAIN PRINCIPLE OF LIFE WHICH IS OUR RELIGION AND I DO HOPE CAROLINE THAT I SHALL NOT BORE YOU BY SPEAKING OF THIS FOR MY RELIGION AND THE ONE I WANT YOU TO BELIEVE IN AS YOURS IS A VERY SIMPLE ONE AND WILL NOT TAKE ME LONG TO EXPLAIN YOU SEE WE CANNOT POSSIBLY GO ON UNTIL THIS POINT IS SETTLED BECAUSE IT IS THE KEY TO ALL OTHERS I BELIEVE I HAD BETTER ENCLOSE YOU A DIALOGUE I ONCE WROTE WHEN STRONGLY UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE STYLE OF LUCIAN THAT LATER GREEK MASTER OF INIMITABLE CYNICAL HUM YOUR APPRECIATION OF STYLE AND YOUR SENSE OF HUMOUR I TRUST HAVE BEEN CULTIVATED SUFFICIENTLY TO BE ABLE TO GRASP THE FACT THAT A REVERENT AND DIVINE BELIEF IS WRAPPED UP IN WHAT AT FIRST READS AS FLIPPANT LANGUAGE
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