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There are splendid and suitable young men coming on every year, so this should not be an impossible attainment. Do you remember what Tennyson wrote about King Arthur making his knights swear this vow after the others? THERE ARE SPLENDID AND SUITABLE YOUNG MEN COMING ON EVERY YEAR SO THIS SHOULD NOT BE AN IMPOSSIBLE ATTAINMENT DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT TENNYSON WROTE ABOUT KING ARTHUR MAKING HIS KNIGHTS SWEAR THIS VOW AFTER THE OTHERS
hat she cannot be drawn into any exaggeration. Her ambition is to become the inspiration and adored mate of whatever nice man she may marry, because, as she is very highly refined and balanced, she will not be attracted by the weakling or the fool, whom she would inevitably rule while she despised him. If she finds that somehow she has drifted into union with one of these beings, then it will be time enough for her to assert her supremacy--and the more self-controlled and equilibrated she is, the more successfully will she be able to stand alone if necessity requires her to do so. But, Caroline, remember that the natural goal and the happy and glorious goal of a woman is to strive to be the refining influence, the inspiration and the worshiped joy of a man. When she has to be self-sufficing, then, no matter how great she may become, the happiness is only second-best. So as you have youth and a clear sky, child, I want you to set forth with a desire for this best and greatest happiness. LED BY FINE TASTE THAT SHE CANNOT BE DRAWN INTO ANY EXAGGERATION HER AMBITION IS TO BECOME THE INSPIRATION AND ADORED MATE OF WHATEVER NICE MAN SHE MAY MARRY BECAUSE AS SHE IS VERY HIGHLY REFINED AND BALANCED SHE WILL NOT BE ATTRACTED BY THE WEAKLING OR THE FOOL WHOM SHE WOULD INEVITABLY RULE WHILE SHE DESPISED HIM IF SHE FINDS THAT SOMEHOW SHE HAS DRIFTED INTO UNION WITH ONE OF THESE BEINGS THEN IT WILL BE TIME ENOUGH FOR HER TO ASSERT HER SUPREMACY AND THE MORE SELF CONTROLLED AND EQUILIBERATED SHE IS THE MORE SUCCESSFULLY SHE WILL BE ABLE TO STAND ALONE IF NECESSITY REQUIRES HER TO DO SO BUT CAROLINE REMEMBER THAT THE NATURAL GIRL AND THE HAPPY AND GLORIOUS GOAL OF A WOMAN IS TO STRIVE TO BE THE REFINING INFLUENCE THE INSPIRATION AND THE WORSHIPPED JOY OF A MAN WHEN SHE HAS TO BE SELF SUFFICING THEN NO MATTER HOW GREAT SHE MAY BECOME THE HAPPINESS IS ONLY SECOND BEST SO AS YOU HAVE YOUTH AND A CLEAR SKY CHILD I WANT YOU TO SET FORTH WITH A DESIRE FOR THIS BEST AND GREATEST HAPPINESS
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