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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. 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
ght to say or do nothing which can make him feel _less respect for herself_ in return. If you can keep in front of you always that basic principle which I explained in my first letter, it will guide you on all occasions, and, if you are disillusioned and disgusted with your husband, it will suggest the finest course for you to take. Try to be just, do not repine, admit to yourself that you have lost the first prize in the lottery of marriage, but that there is still the second to be obtained, namely, an unassailable position, your husband’s respect, perhaps the interest in possible children, the interest in your life and your place in the world. And, above all, that inward peace which comes from the knowledge that you at least on your side are keeping up the dignity of your name and station. You may say 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. R THE MAN HAS DONE SHE OUGHT TO SAY OR DO NOTHING WHICH CAN MAKE HIM FEEL LESS RESPECT FOR HERSELF IN RETURN IF YOU CAN KEEP IN FRONT OF YOU ALWAYS THAT BASIC PRINCIPLE WHICH I EXPLAINED IN MY FIRST LETTER IT WILL GUIDE YOU ON ALL OCCASIONS AND IF YOU ARE DISILLUSIONED AND DISGUSTED WITH YOUR HUSBAND IT WILL SUGGEST THE FINEST COURSE FOR YOU TO TAKE TRY TO BE JUST DO NOT REPINE ADMIT TO YOURSELF THAT YOU HAVE LOST THE FIRST PRIZE IN THE LOTTERY OF MARRIAGE BUT THAT THERE IS STILL THE SECOND TO BE OBTAINED NAMELY AN UNASSAILABLE POSITION YOUR HUSBAND'S RESPECT PERHAPS THE INTEREST IN POSSIBLE CHILDREN THE INTEREST IN YOUR LIFE AND YOUR PLACE IN THE WORLD AND ABOVE ALL THAT INWARD PEACE WHICH COMES FROM THE KNOWLEDGE THAT YOU AT LEAST ON YOUR SIDE ARE KEEPING UP THE DIGNITY OF YOUR NAME AND STATION YOU MAY SAY 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
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