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Try to be kind to everyone you come in contact with and make them feel at home, however humble they may be, if they are your guests; be gracious and thoughtful for their comfort and pleasure  you need never be familiar or gushing. TRY TO BE KIND TO EVERY ONE YOU COME IN CONTACT WITH AND MAKE THEM FEEL AT HOME HOWEVER HUMBLE THEY MAY BE IF THEY ARE YOUR GUESTS BE GRACIOUS AND THOUGHTFUL FOR THEIR COMFORT AND PLEASURE YOU NEED NEVER BE FAMILIAR OR GUSHING
able as possible. And when you stay about in country houses remember this also: You have been asked because the hostess likes you, or you are a credit to her, or she is under some obligation to return some civility from your family. In all three cases you ought to make good by proving you are a most desirable guest. Try to acquire prestige, so that none of the nicest parties are complete without you; then you can choose which you prefer to go to. But prestige is not acquired without tact and perfect manners on all occasions. The tendency of all modern society is toward vulgarity and display, with a ruthless, cynical, brutal worship of wealth, snatching at any means to the end of luxury and pleasure. People accept invitations from those they despise, for no other reason than because they are rich and the entertainment will be well done. It is awfully cheap, is it not, Caroline? and a long way from my basic principle which I explained to you, that one must not in any way degrade oneself.  TO MAKE THINGS AS AGREEABLE AS POSSIBLE AND WHEN YOU STAY ABOUT IN COUNTRY HOUSES REMEMBER THIS ALSO YOU HAVE BEEN ASKED BECAUSE THE HOSTESS LIKES YOU OR YOU ARE A CREDIT TO HER OR SHE IS UNDER SOME OBLIGATION TO RETURN SOME CIVILITY FROM YOUR FAMILY IN ALL THREE CASES YOU OUGHT TO MAKE GOOD BY PROVING YOU ARE A MOST DESIRABLE GUEST TRY TO ACQUIRE PRESTIGE SO THAT NONE OF THE NICEST PARTIES ARE COMPLETE WITHOUT YOU THEN YOU CAN CHOOSE WHICH YOU PREFER TO GO TO BUT PRESTIGE IS NOT ACQUIRED WITHOUT TACT AND PERFECT MANNERS ON ALL OCCASIONS THE TENDENCY OF ALL MODERN SOCIETY IS TOWARD VULGARITY AND DISPLAY WITH A RUTHLESS CYNICAL BRUTAL WORSHIP OF WEALTH SNATCHING AT ANY MEANS TO THE END OF LUXURY AND PLEASURE PEOPLE ACCEPT INVITATIONS FROM THOSE THEY DESPISE FOR NO OTHER REASON THAN BECAUSE THEY ARE RICH AND THE ENTERTAINMENT WILL BE WELL DONE IT IS AWFULLY CHEAP IS IT NOT CAROLINE AND A LONG WAY FROM MY BASIC PRINCIPLE WHICH I EXPLAIN TO YOU THAT ONE MUST NOT IN ANY WAY DEGRADE ONESELF
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