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And you must make your husband feel from the very beginning that you mean to take the deepest interest in all his tastes and pursuits: if they are political, that you will endeavor to forward his interest and understand his aims; if they lie in the country and the management of his estate, that you mean to fulfil all the duties which such an existence requires. AND YOU MUST MAKE YOUR HUSBAND FEEL FROM THE VERY BEGINNING THAT YOU MEAN TO TAKE THE DEEPEST INTEREST IN ALL HIS TASTES AND PURSUITS IF THEY ARE POLITICAL THAT YOU WILL ENDEAVOUR TO FORWARD HIS INTEREST AND UNDERSTAND HIS AIMS IF THEY LIE IN THE COUNTRY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF HIS ESTATE THAT YOU MEAN TO FULFIL ALL THE DUTIES WHICH SUCH AN EXISTENCE REQUIRES
, E. G. IV FEBRUARY, 1913. I am so glad, my dear Caroline, to hear that you were interested in my last letter. It is an important subject--marriage--and one I want more fully to discuss with you. No one accomplishes any rôle successfully without some preparatory training--and the rôle of a married woman requires a good deal of thought bestowed upon it before it should be undertaken. As I said in my last epistle, the affair is a bargain, in which too often the modern young people refuse to recognize any of the responsibilities. Let us, for the sake of our argument, suppose, Caroline, that you have fallen in love with, and married, what appears to be a suitable young man in fortune and character. We will pretend that he is the eldest son of some one of importance, and in his turn one day will occupy a great position. If you have carefully followed the advice I have been giving you, you will be so distinguished in appearance and manner that you ought to be an ornament to your new station. ANOR GLEN LETTER FOUR FEBRUARY NINETEEN THIRTEEN I AM SO GLAD MY DEAR CAROLINE TO HEAR THAT YOU WERE INTERESTED IN MY LAST LETTER IT IS AN IMPORTANT SUBJECT MARRIAGE AND ONE I WANT MORE FULLY TO DISCUSS WITH YOU NO ONE ACCOMPLISHES ANY ROLE SUCCESSFULLY WITHOUT SOME PREPARATORY TRAINING AND THE ROLE OF A MARRIED WOMAN REQUIRES A GOOD DEAL OF THOUGHT BESTOWED UPON IT BEFORE IT SHOULD BE UNDERTAKEN AS I SAID IN MY LAST EPISTLE THE AFFAIR IS A BARGAIN IN WHICH TOO OFTEN THE MODERN YOUNG PEOPLE REFUSE TO RECOGNIZE ANY OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES LET US FOR THE SAKE OF OUR ARGUMENT SUPPOSE CAROLINE THAT YOU HAVE FALLEN IN LOVE WITH AND MARRIED WHAT APPEARS TO BE A SUITABLE YOUNG MAN IN FORTUNE AND CHARACTER WE WILL PRETEND THAT HE IS THE ELDEST SON OF SOME ONE OF IMPORTANCE AND IN HIS TURN ONE DAY WILL OCCUPY A GREAT POSITION IF YOU HAVE CAREFULLY FOLLOWED THE ADVICE I HAVE BEEN GIVING YOU YOU WILL BE SO DISTINGUISHED IN APPEARANCE AND MANNER THAT YOU OUGHT TO BE AN ORNAMENT TO YOUR NEW STATION
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