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A certain organized institution. A CERTAIN ORGANISED INSTITUTION
self of no account. I have seen boy-and-girl parties at restaurants where, if one had not known the names of the actual people, one would have presumed they were a set of young hoydens imagining themselves at a village feast. All noisy or unrestrained behavior is really very vulgar in any mixed company. I am sure you will agree with me about this, Caroline, and, if you will give yourself time to reflect what self-respect really means, you will discover that, if it is innate, it will guide you better than any words of mine; and that even as an acquired quality it makes the only infallible standard to judge the expediency or inexpediency of certain conduct by. You may, if you are petulant, retort, “Goodness gracious, if I have got to be thinking all the time of how I am behaving, I shall be a stuck-up, unnatural thing, and won’t have any fun!” Now, listen, Caroline. We will make the simile that society is an operatic stage, or, to give a still more up-to-date example, the Russian Ballet!  NOT WISH TO MAKE YOURSELF OF NO ACCOUNT I HAVE SEEN BOY AND GIRL PARTIES AT RESTAURANTS WHERE IF ONE HAD NOT KNOWN THE NAMES OF THE ACTUAL PEOPLE ONE WOULD HAVE PRESUMED THEY WERE A SET OF YOUNG HOYDENS IMAGINING THEMSELVES AT A VILLAGE FEAST ALL NOISY AND UNRESTRAINED BEHAVIOUR IS REALLY VERY VULGAR IN ANY MIXED COMPANY I AM SURE YOU WILL AGREE WITH ME ABOUT THIS CAROLINE AND IF YOU WILL GIVE YOURSELF TIME TO REFLECT WHAT SELF RESPECT REALLY MEANS YOU WILL DISCOVER THAT IF IT IS INNATE IT WILL GUIDE YOU BETTER THAN ANY WORDS OF MINE AND THAT EVEN AS AN ACQUIRED QUALITY IT MAKES THE ONLY INFALLIBLE STANDARD TO JUDGE THE EXPEDIENCY OR INEXPEDIENCY OF CERTAIN CONDUCT BY YOU MAY IF YOU ARE PETULANT RETORT GOODNESS GRACIOUS IF I HAVE GOT TO BE THINKING ALL THE TIME OF HOW I AM BEHAVING I SHALL BE A STUCK UP AND NATURAL THING AND WON'T HAVE ANY FUN NOW LISTEN CAROLINE WE WILL MAKE THE SIMILE THAT SOCIETY IS AN OPERATIC STAGE OR TO GIVE YOU A STILL MORE UP TO DATE EXAMPLE THE RUSSIAN BALLET
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