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And here wisdom  quite apart from high principle  should teach you to resist as much as possible, because of the end. AND HERE WISDOM QUITE APART FROM HIGH PRINCIPLE SHOULD TEACH YOU TO RESIST AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF THE END
nguishes of the time of trial, and used the whole of her intelligence to better the state of things. However much a man may turn into a brute, if he has once loved the woman she must in some way be to blame, because love is so strong a master that it can soften the greatest wretch, and if the woman had kept him loving her she would have kept her influence over him as well. So you can see, Caroline, the tremendous responsibility you will be taking upon yourself when you marry, and how terribly, tragically foolish it will be of you to enter into 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.  BORNE BRAVELY THE ANGUISHES OF THE TIME OF TRIAL AND USED THE WHOLE OF HER INTELLIGENCE TO BETTER THE STATE OF THINGS HOWEVER MUCH A MAN MAY TURN INTO A BRUTE IF HE HAS ONCE LOVED THE WOMAN SHE MUST IN SOME WAY BE TO BLAME BECAUSE LOVE IS SO STRONG A MASTER THAT IT CAN SOFTEN THE GREATEST WRETCH AND IF THE WOMAN HAD KEPT HIM LOVING HER SHE WOULD HAVE KEPT HER INFLUENCE OVER HIM AS WELL SO YOU CAN SEE CAROLINE THE TREMENDOUS RESPONSIBILITY YOU WILL BE TAKING UPON YOURSELF WHEN YOU MARRY AND HOW TERRIBLY TRAGICALLY FOOLISH IT WILL BE OF YOU TO ENTER INTO 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
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