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From the earliest days of civilization, waves of an irresistible desire for some change  some freer expression of emotion  have periodically swept over society; all the people with limited horizons of thought have immediately launched forth their protests, and their horrified and outraged feelings upon whatever the subject happens to be have been expressed in frantic cries. FROM THE EARLIER DAYS OF CIVILIZATION WAVES OF AN IRRESISTIBLE DESIRE FOR SOME CHANGE SOME FREER EXPRESSION OF EMOTION HAVE PERIODICALLY SWEPT OVER SOCIETY ALL THE PEOPLE WITH LIMITED HORIZONS OF THOUGHT HAVE IMMEDIATELY LAUNCHED FORTH THEIR PROTESTS AND THEIR HORRIFIED AND OUTRAGED FEELINGS UPON WHATEVER THE SUBJECT HAPPENS TO BE HAVE BEEN EXPRESSED IN FRANTIC CRIES
 out last May, Caroline dear, we have seen so much of each other at intervals that I have been able to tell you things, and have had no occasion to write. But as I shall be abroad for several months, and you in England, I shall have to begin again to help you in every way I can by letters,--as--far from my task being over after your presentation--we both found, did we not, dear child? that it had only just begun! Because there are always new questions cropping up, which you are sweet enough to want to ask my opinion about. And now I shall answer the one contained in your letter of yesterday. You write that you want to know what I think of the Tango and whether you ought to dance it? Let us take the subject from its broadest point of view, first--that of new fads and fashions in general, and then we can get down to this particular one which seems to be agitating so many minds in various countries. The first thing to realize is the _utter futility of going against the spirit of the Age_. N FOURTEEN SINCE YOU CAME OUT LAST MAY CAROLINE DEAR WE HAVE SEEN SO MUCH OF EACH OTHER AT INTERVALS THAT I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TELL YOU THINGS AND HAVE HAD NO OCCASION TO WRITE BUT AS I SHALL BE ABROAD FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND YOU IN ENGLAND I SHALL HAVE TO BEGIN AGAIN TO HELP YOU IN EVERY WAY I CAN BY LETTERS AS FAR FROM MY TASK BEING OVER AFTER YOUR PRESENTATION WE BOTH FOUND DID WE NOT DEAR CHILD THAT IT HAD ONLY JUST BEGUN BECAUSE THERE ARE ALWAYS NEW QUESTIONS CROPPING UP WHICH YOU ARE SWEET ENOUGH TO WANT TO ASK MY OPINION ABOUT AND NOW I SHALL ANSWER THE ONE CONTAINED IN YOUR LETTER OF YESTERDAY YOU WRITE THAT YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT I THINK OF THE TANGO AND WHETHER YOU OUGHT TO DANCE IT LET US TAKE THE SUBJECT FROM ITS BROADEST POINT OF VIEW FIRST THAT OF NEW FADS AND FASHIONS IN GENERAL AND THEN WE CAN GET DOWN TO THIS PARTICULAR ONE WHICH SEEMS TO BE AGITATING SO MANY MINES IN VARIOUS COUNTRIES THE FIRST THING TO REALIZE IS THE UTTER FUTILITY OF GOING AGAINST THE SPIRIT OF THE AGE
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