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Now for the other subject I alluded to: the permitting and encouraging of vagrant fancies. NOW FOR THE OTHER SUBJECT I ALLUDED TO THE PERMITTING AND ENCOURAGING OF VAGRANT FANCIES
h none of the consolations of middle age. No one considers her; she is spoken of by her friends and relations as “poor So-and-so.” If she has had children, they have grown up under the wretched conditions of an atmosphere of partisanship for either parent. She is ever conscious of an anomalous position, and has to go through more humiliations than she would have had to do if she had borne bravely the anguishes of the time of trial, and used the whole of her intelligence to better the state of things. However much a man may turn into a brute, if he has once loved the woman she must in some way be to blame, because love is so strong a master that it can soften the greatest wretch, and if the woman had kept him loving her she would have kept her influence over him as well. So you can see, Caroline, the tremendous responsibility you will be taking upon yourself when you marry, and how terribly, tragically foolish it will be of you to enter into this bond lightly and without due reflection. E SHE IS THEN LEFT WITH NONE OF THE CONSOLATIONS OF MIDDLE AGE NO ONE CONSIDERS HER SHE SPOKEN OF BY HER FRIENDS AND RELATIONS AS POOR SO AND SO IF SHE HAS HAD CHILDREN THEY HAVE GROWN UP UNDER THE WRETCHED CONDITIONS OF AN ATMOSPHERE OF PARTISANSHIP FOR EITHER PARENT SHE IS EVER CONSCIOUS OF AN ANOMALOUS POSITION AND HAS TO GO THROUGH MORE HUMILIATIONS THAN SHE WOULD HAVE HAD TO DO IF SHE HAD BORNE BRAVELY THE ANGUISHES OF THE TIME OF TRIAL AND USED THE WHOLE OF HER INTELLIGENCE TO BETTER THE STATE OF THINGS HOWEVER MUCH A MAN MAY TURN INTO A BRUTE IF HE HAS ONCE LOVED THE WOMAN SHE MUST IN SOME WAY BE TO BLAME BECAUSE LOVE IS SO STRONG A MASTER THAT IT CAN SOFTEN THE GREATEST WRETCH AND IF THE WOMAN HAD KEPT HIM LOVING HER SHE WOULD HAVE KEPT HER INFLUENCE OVER HIM AS WELL SO YOU CAN SEE CAROLINE THE TREMENDOUS RESPONSIBILITY YOU WILL BE TAKING UPON YOURSELF WHEN YOU MARRY AND HOW TERRIBLY TRAGICALLY FOOLISH IT WILL BE OF YOU TO ENTER INTO THIS BOND LIGHTLY AND WITHOUT DUE REFLECTION
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