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MONDAY, 19TH My Friend B.  Invitation to the Theatre.  A Most Unpleasant Regulation. MONDAY NINETEENTH MY FRIEND B INVITATION TO THE THEATRE A MOST UNPLEASANT REGULATION
 wish to lead you gradually. When you have learnt this book, you can come again, and I will tell you some more. I should only be defeating my own object did I, by making you think too much at first, give you a perhaps, lasting dislike to the exercise. I have purposely put the matter in a light and attractive form, so that I may secure the attention of the young and the frivolous. I do not want them to notice, as they go on, that they are being instructed; and I have, therefore, endeavoured to disguise from them, so far as is practicable, that this is either an exceptionally clever or an exceptionally useful work. I want to do them good without their knowing it. I want to do you all good--to improve your minds and to make you think, if I can. _What_ you will think after you have read the book, I do not want to know; indeed, I would rather not know. It will be sufficient reward for me to feel that I have done my duty, and to receive a percentage on the gross sales. LONDON, _March_, 1891. YOU WITH KNOWLEDGE I WISH TO LEAD YOU GRADUALLY WHEN YOU HAVE LEARNT THIS BOOK YOU CAN COME AGAIN AND I WILL TELL YOU SOME MORE I SHOULD ONLY BE DEFEATING MY OWN OBJECT DID I BY MAKING YOU THINK TOO MUCH AT FIRST GIVE YOU A PERHAPS LASTING DISLIKE TO THE EXERCISE I HAVE PURPOSELY PUT THE MATTER IN A LIGHT AND ATTRACTIVE FORM SO THAT I MAY SECURE THE ATTENTION OF THE YOUNG AND THE FRIVOLOUS I DO NOT WANT THEM TO NOTICE AS THEY GO ON THAT THEY ARE BEING INSTRUCTED AND I HAVE THEREFORE ENDEAVOURED TO DISGUISE FROM THEM SO FAR AS IS PRACTICABLE THAT THIS IS EITHER AN EXCEPTIONALLY CLEVER OR AN EXCEPTIONALLY USEFUL WORK I WANT TO DO THEM GOOD WITHOUT THEIR KNOWING IT I WANT TO DO YOU ALL GOOD TO IMPROVE YOUR MINDS AND TO MAKE YOU THINK IF I CAN WHAT YOU WILL THINK AFTER YOU HAVE READ THE BOOK I DO NOT WANT TO KNOW INDEED I WOULD RATHER NOT KNOW IT WILL BE SUFFICIENT REWARD FOR ME TO FEEL THAT I HAVE DONE MY DUTY AND TO RECEIVE A PERCENTAGE ON THE GROSS SALES LONDON MARCH EIGHTEEN NINETY ONE
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