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It would seem that it has been brought by the spirit of the Age, and so no outcries from any section of society will stop its progress. It will only cease to be danced when satiety has set in, and the spirit which brought it has moved further on. IT WOULD SEEM THAT IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT BY THE SPIRIT OF THE AGE AND SO NO OUTCRIES FROM ANY SECTION OF SOCIETY WILL STOP ITS PROGRESS IT WILL ONLY CEASE TO BE DANCED WHEN SATIETY HAS SET IN AND THE SPIRIT WHICH BROUGHT IT HAS MOVED FURTHER ON
itable to my age or position,” and passed on--but the nice point of the tale is that at that very moment the Sovereign was taking lessons in the strict privacy of her own royal garden! Only her perfect sense of the fitness of things made her not expose herself at that early day of the fashion in public, or even admit that she was countenancing the new exercise. Do not think for a moment, Caroline, that, in all this that I have been saying, I am advocating a hypocritical course of conduct which may be applied to other things. This “wait and see” attitude I am only suggesting as prudent to adopt over such light matters as fashions and fads. But this, I hope, child, you have been intelligent enough to understand as you have read my words. You are fortunately not of that turn of mind which twists sentences to your own liking. So now, as I feel that you will have grasped my point of view about all new amusements and innovations, we can get on to the actual point of the much discussed Tango! H PASTIMES ARE HARDLY SUITABLE TO MY AGE OR POSITION AND PASSED ON BUT THE NICE POINT OF THE TALE IS THAT AT THAT VERY MOMENT THE SOVEREIGN WAS TAKING LESSONS IN THE STRICT PRIVACY OF HER OWN ROYAL GARDEN ONLY HER PERFECT SENSE OF THE FITNESS OF THINGS MADE HER NOT EXPOSE HERSELF AT THAT EARLY DAY OF THE FASHION IN PUBLIC OR EVEN ADMIT THAT SHE WAS COUNTENCING THE NEW EXERCISE DO NOT THINK FOR A MOMENT CAROLINE THAT IN ALL THIS THAT I HAVE BEEN SAYING I AM ADVOCATING A HYPOCRITICAL CAUSE OF CONDUCT WHICH MAY BE APPLIED TO OTHER THINGS THIS WEIGHT AND SEE ATTITUDE I AM ONLY SUGGESTING AS PRUDENT TO ADOPT OVER SUCH LIGHT MASSES AS FASHIONS AND FADS BUT THIS I HOPE CHILD YOU HAVE BEEN INTELLIGENT ENOUGH TO UNDERSTAND AS YOU HAVE READ MY WORDS YOU ARE FORTUNATELY NOT OF THAT TURN OF MIND WHICH TWISTS SENTENCES TO YOUR OWN LIKING SO NOW AS I FEEL THAT YOU WILL HAVE GRASPED MY POINT OF VIEW ABOUT ALL NEW AMUSEMENTS AND INNOVATIONS WE CAN GET ON TO THE ACTUAL POINT OF THE MUCH DISCUSSED TANGO
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