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You will not have got love back by acting so, and you will have lost what might have compensated you in the future. YOU WILL NOT HAVE GOT LOVE BACK BY ACTING SO AND YOU WILL HAVE LOST WHAT MIGHT HAVE COMPENSATED YOU IN THE FUTURE
e advisable to obtain the second best than the tenth--or to go under altogether. Accept the fact that such happiness as you had hoped for is not for you, and decide to be a noble woman and do your duty. Reflection will tell you that whatever you sow you will reap, so, if this misfortune should come to you, keep your head, Caroline, and use your common sense. Another thing to remember is that you will not always be young, and that many years of your life will probably be passed when the respect of the world, a great position, and the material advantages will count more than the romantic part of love. [Illustration: “_A great position will count more than the romantic part of love._”] And if, through your disillusion and disgust, and the pain of broken idols, you permit yourself to act foolishly and with want of dignity at a period when love seems of supreme importance, you will be laying up limitations for yourself. And it is only the fool who lays up limitations for himself or herself.  ALL THIS WOULD BE BUT A VERY SECOND BEST WHEN LOVE HAD BEEN SHIPWRECKED I FULLY ADMIT IT BUT IT IS MORE ADVISABLE TO OBTAIN THE SECOND BEST THAN THE TENTH OR TO GO UNDER ALTOGETHER ACCEPT THE FACT THAT SUCH HAPPINESS AS YOU HAD HOPED FOR IS NOT FOR YOU AND DECIDE TO BE THE NOBLE WOMAN AND DO YOUR DUTY REFLECTION WILL TELL YOU THAT WHATEVER YOU SEW YOU WILL REAP SO IF THIS MISFORTUNE SHOULD COME TO YOU KEEP YOUR HEAD CAROLINE AND USE YOUR COMMON SENSE ANOTHER THING TO REMEMBER IS THAT YOU WILL NOT ALWAYS BE YOUNG AND THAT MANY YEARS OF YOUR LIFE WILL PROBABLY BE PASSED WHEN THE RESPECT OF THE WORLD A GREAT POSITION AND THE MATERIAL ADVANTAGES WILL COUNT MORE THAN THE ROMANTIC PART OF LOVE AND IF THROUGH YOUR DISILLUSION AND DISGUST AND THE PAIN OF BROKEN IDOLS YOU PERMIT YOURSELF TO ACT FOOLISHLY AND WITH WANT OF DIGNITY AT A PERIOD WHEN LOVE SEEMS OF SUPREME IMPORTANCE YOU WILL BE LAYING UP LIMITATIONS FOR YOURSELF AND IT IS ONLY THE FOOL WHO LAYS UP LIMITATIONS FOR HIMSELF OR HERSELF
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