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And, above all, my aim is to try to help you to gain happiness spelt with a big H  as happiness is obtainable in this hour of the world's enlightenment. AND ABOVE ALL MY AIM IS TO TRY TO HELP YOU TO GAIN HAPPINESS SPELLED WITH A BIG AGE AS HAPPINESS IS OBTAINABLE IN THIS HOUR OF THE WORLD'S ENLIGHTENMENT
o grasp the fact that a reverent and divine belief is wrapped up in what at first reads as flippant language. I wrote a number of these dialogues upon all sorts of subjects when I was in the same mood, and, if you like them, and understand them, I can send them to you from time to time, to illustrate my meaning, for the finishing of your education, and the perfecting of your armory of weapons which must be of a sort which is not obsolete for the fight of life. All godmothers writing to their godchildren--and indeed all women writing to the young--are very apt to be dreadfully serious and to give them only the heaviest fare, which must inevitably weary them. Now, Caroline, there is not going to be any of that kind of thing between you and me, because my aim is not to show you how many stereotyped moral sentiments I can instill into you on orthodox lines--but it is to try to prepare you for that place in the social sphere which you have a right by accident of birth and fortune to expect. FICIENTLY TO BE ABLE TO GRASP THE FACT THAT A REVERENT AND DIVINE BELIEF IS WRAPPED UP IN WHAT AT FIRST READS AS FLIPPANT LANGUAGE I WROTE A NUMBER OF THESE DIALOGUES UPON ALL SORTS OF SUBJECTS WHEN I WAS IN THE SAME MOOD AND IF YOU LIKE THEM AND UNDERSTAND THEM I CAN SEND THEM TO YOU FROM TIME TO TIME TO ILLUSTRATE MY MEANING FOR THE FINISHING OF YOUR EDUCATION AND THE PERFECTING OF YOUR ARMOURY OF WEAPONS WHICH MUST BE A SORT WHICH IS NOT OBSOLETE FOR THE FIGHT OF LIFE ALL GODMOTHERS WRITING TO THEIR GODCHILDREN AND INDEED ALL WOMEN WRITING TO THE YOUNG ARE VERY APT TO BE DREADFULLY SERIOUS AND TO GIVE THEM ONLY THE HEAVIEST FARE WHICH MUST INEVITABLY WEARY THEM NOW CAROLINE THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE ANY OF THAT KIND OF THING BETWEEN YOU AND ME BECAUSE MY AIM IS NOT TO SHOW YOU HOW MANY STEREOTYPED MORAL SENTIMENTS I CAN INSTIL INTO YOU ON ORTHODOX LINES BUT IT IS TO TRY TO PREPARE YOU FOR THAT PLACE IN THE SOCIAL SPHERE WHICH YOU HAVE A RIGHT BY ACCIDENT OF BIRTH AND FORTUNE TO EXPECT
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