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I understand, by what I know of your character, that you have a clear idea of what you want, and that is to take some place in the world of no mean importance. I UNDERSTAND BY WHAT I KNOW OF YOUR CHARACTER THAT YOU HAVE A CLEAR IDEA OF WHAT YOU WANT AND THAT IS TO TAKE SOME PLACE IN THE WORLD OF NO MEAN IMPORTANCE
attend to pleasing his eye and ear when alone with him_” 103 “_Above all, do not be dramatic_” 129 “_A great position will count more than the romantic part of love_” 134 “_I wonder if you smoke, dear girl?_” 161 “_The Tango--dance it, if your friends dance it, and try to do it with the most perfect grace_” 207 I _Your Affectionate Godmother_ NOVEMBER, 1912. Now that you are soon about to return from Paris, Caroline--polished, let us hope, in education--it may be interesting for us to have some little talks together upon the meaning of things and the aspects which life is likely to present to you. If you had been with me from early childhood you would by now have grown so completely to understand my point of view that words would not be necessary between us. But circumstances have arranged that only in your eighteenth year have you been given into my charge, so, as I want you to be happy, my dear godchild, we must lose no time in looking at a number of points which can assist that end.  LETTER ONE OF YOUR AFFECTIONATE GODMOTHER THIS IS A LIBERAL BOX RECORDING ALL LIBERAL BOOKS RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBERVOX DOT ORG RECORDING BY STORY LYNES DEVON YOUR AFFECTIONATE GODMOTHER BY ELEANOR GLEN LETTER ONE NOVEMBER NINETEEN TWELVE NOW THAT YOU ARE SOON ABOUT TO RETURN FROM PARIS CAROLINE POLISHED LET US HOPE IN EDUCATION IT MAY BE INTERESTING FOR US TO HAVE SOME LITTLE TALKS TOGETHER UPON THE MEANING OF THINGS AND THE ASPECTS WHICH LIFE IS LIKELY TO PRESENT TO YOU IF YOU HAD BEEN WITH ME FROM EARLY CHILDHOOD YOU WOULD BY NOW HAVE GROWN SO COMPLETELY TO UNDERSTAND MY POINT OF VIEW THAT WORDS WOULD NOT BE NECESSARY BETWEEN US BUT CIRCUMSTANCES HAVE ARRANGED THAT ONLY IN YOUR EIGHTEENTH YEAR HAVE YOU BEEN GIVEN INTO MY CHARGE SO AS I WANT YOU TO BE HAPPY MY DEAR GODCHILD WE MUST LOSE NO TIME IN LOOKING AT A NUMBER OF POINTS WHICH CAN ASSIST THAT END
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