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_"] 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 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
est 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. 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. Y 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 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
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