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Men are not angels, but spoilt, attractive darlings! And very few come anywhere near the heroes of romance. MEN ARE NOT ANGELS BUT SPOILED ATTRACTIVE DARLINGS AND VERY FEW COME ANYWHERE NEAR THE HEROES OF ROMANCE
uests not only with rich food and drink and spacious rooms, but surround them with an atmosphere of taste and distinction as well. And when you see people with a fine title or great riches commanding no prestige, you may know it is because in themselves they have failed to come up to the standard of what the best society requires. It is also the fashion to say wealth is necessary to a position in society. It may be, if you are only trying to enter it, but it is certainly not the case if you have a right to your position, and are already there. Then, if you have just a sufficiency to swim with the tide, and are charming and agreeable in yourself, you can create a position for yourself and be the desired guest at all the best houses. My aim for you, Caroline, is that you should come out this May with every chance to have a glorious springtime of life, and then marry the nicest young man, and live as happily as is possible ever afterwards. But you must not start with impossible illusions.  ABODES PROVIDE THEIR GUESTS NOT ONLY WITH RICH FOOD AND DRINK AND SPACIOUS ROOMS BUT SURROUND THEM WITH AN ATMOSPHERE OF TASTE AND DISTINCTION AS WELL AND WHEN YOU SEE PEOPLE WITH A FINE TITLE OR GREAT RICHES COMMANDING NO PRESTIGE YOU KNOW IT IS BECAUSE IN THEMSELVES THEY HAVE FAILED TO COME UP TO THE STANDARD OF WHAT THE BEST SOCIETY REQUIRES IT IS ALSO THE FASHION TO SAY WEALTH IS NECESSARY TO A POSITION IN SOCIETY IT MAY BE IF YOU ARE ONLY TRYING TO ENTER IT BUT IT IS CERTAINLY NOT THE CASE IF YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO YOUR POSITION AND ARE ALREADY THERE THEN IF YOU HAVE JUST A SUFFICIENCY TO SWIM WITH THE TIDE AND ARE CHARMING AND AGREEABLE IN YOURSELF YOU CAN CREATE A POSITION FOR YOURSELF AND BE THE DESIRED GUEST AT ALL THE BEST HOUSES MY AIM FOR YOU CAROLINE IS THAT YOU SHOULD COME OUT THIS MAY WITH EVERY CHANCE TO HAVE A GLORIOUS SPRINGTIME OF LIFE AND THEN MARRY THE NICEST YOUNG MAN AND LIVE AS HAPPILY AS IS POSSIBLE EVER AFTERWARDS BUT YOU MUST NOT START WITH IMPOSSIBLE ILLUSIONS
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