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People are shy because they fancy others are observing them. If they were not so conscious of themselves they would not be obsessed with this idea; they would realize that they are probably not really very interesting, and may never have struck others' consciousness at all. PEOPLE ARE SHY BECAUSE THEY FANCY OTHERS ARE OBSERVING THEM IF THEY WERE NOT SO CONSCIOUS OF THEMSELVES THEY WOULD NOT BE OBSESSED WITH THIS IDEA THEY WOULD REALIZE THAT THEY ARE PROBABLY NOT REALLY VERY INTERESTING AND MAY NEVER HAVE STRUCK OTHERS CONSCIOUSNESS AT ALL
erdash and have not thought about the matter. Woman has no “rights” either. The whole aspect of these things for woman is largely a question of geography, climate, and custom. One might say the only natural “right” a woman appears to have is to become a mother, because this seems to be her obvious mission in the scheme of things. But the necessities of civilization and the laws of her country have, above all things, restricted for her this privilege, except under certain given circumstances laid down by law. So you see, Caroline, when you come to analyze this phrase of “rights” it all falls to pieces! I have only referred to it by chance, as an illustration of the folly of using cant phrases. Never _pretend_ to be clever in any way; be natural and easy, with that trained ease which is the highest attribute of breeding. Another defect girls often have is shyness, and very few people stop to analyze its cause. Shyness, when we have got down to the bedrock of it, is pure personal egotism.  MAY KNOW THAT THEY ARE TALKING BORDERDASH AND HAVE NOT THOUGHT ABOUT THE MATTER WOMAN HAS NO RIGHTS EITHER THE WHOLE ASPECT OF THESE THINGS FOR WOMAN IS LARGELY A QUESTION OF GEOGRAPHY CLIMATE AND CUSTOM ONE MIGHT SAY THE ONLY NATURAL RIGHT A WOMAN APPEARS TO HAVE IS TO BECOME A MOTHER BECAUSE THIS SEEMS TO BE HER OBVIOUS MISSION IN THE SCHEME OF THINGS BUT THE NECESSITIES OF CIVILIZATION AND THE LAWS OF HER COUNTRY HAVE ABOVE ALL THINGS RESTRICTED FOR HER THIS PRIVILEGE EXCEPT UNDER CERTAIN GIVEN CIRCUMSTANCES LAID DOWN BY LAW SO YOU SEE CAROLINE WHEN YOU COME TO ANALYZE THIS PHRASE OF RIGHTS IT ALL FALLS TO PIECES I HAVE ONLY REFERRED TO IT BY CHANCE AS AN ILLUSTRATION OF THE FOLLY OF USING CANT PHRASES NEVER PRETEND TO BE CLEVER IN ANY WAY BE NATURAL AND EASY WITH THAT TRAINED EASE WHICH IS THE HIGHEST ATTRIBUTE OF BREEDING ANOTHER DEFECT GIRLS OFTEN HAVE IS SHYNESS AND VERY FEW PEOPLE STOP TO ANALYZE ITS CAUSE SHYNESS WE HAVE GOT DOWN TO THE BED ROCK OF IT IS PURE PERSONAL EGOTISM
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