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You must accept this fact and not storm and rage against it. YOU MUST ACCEPT THIS FACT AND NOT STORM AND RAGE AGAINST IT
 done quite enough by going through the ceremony, and henceforward she is to do exactly what she pleases, and only consider her own pleasure on all occasions. This attitude of mind makes things very hard upon the poor young man, who presently gets bored with her, and, as in these days honor and rigid morality are rather _vieux jeu_, he soon drifts away to other interests and amusements. And one cannot blame him. It is upon your obligations and behavior, not his, that I wish to write to you at length, Caroline, but in this letter I shall have time only to begin. You must start by understanding that the natures of men and women are totally different. Men are infinitely more simple, and the British education helps them by its drumming into their heads the knowledge of what is or is not “cricket.” Their natural methods are more direct, and they are much easier to deal with. They are fundamentally and unconsciously selfish, because for generations women have been taught to give way to them. SEEMS TO IMAGINE SHE HAS DONE QUITE ENOUGH BY GOING THROUGH THE CEREMONY AND HENCEFORWARD SHE IS TO DO EXACTLY WHAT SHE PLEASES AND ONLY CONSIDER HER OWN PLEASURE ON ALL OCCASIONS THIS ATTITUDE OF MIND MAKES THINGS VERY HARD UPON THE POOR YOUNG MAN WHO PRESENTLY GETS BORED WITH HER AND AS IN THESE DAYS HONOUR AND RIGID MORALITY ARE RATHER VIEUJEUR HE SOON DRIFTS AWAY TO OTHER INTERESTS AND AMUSEMENTS AND ONE CANNOT BLAME HIM IT IS UPON YOUR OBLIGATIONS AND BEHAVIOUR NOT HIS THAT I WISH TO WRITE TO YOU AT LENGTH CAROLINE BUT IN THIS LETTER I SHALL HAVE TIME ONLY TO BEGIN YOU MUST START BY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE NATURES OF MEN AND WOMEN ARE TOTALLY DIFFERENT MEN ARE INFINITELY MORE SIMPLE AND THE BRITISH EDUCATION HELPS THEM BY ITS DRUMMING INTO THEIR HEADS THE KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT IS OR IS NOT CRICKET THEIR NATURAL METHODS ARE MORE DIRECT AND THEY ARE MUCH EASIER TO DEAL WITH THEY ARE FUNDAMENTALLY AND UNCONSCIOUSLY SELFISH BECAUSE FOR GENERATIONS WOMEN HAVE BEEN TAUGHT TO GIVE WAY TO THEM
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