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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. 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
 not bore you by speaking of this--for my religion, and the one I want you to believe in as yours, is a very simple one, and will not take me long to explain. You see, we cannot possibly go on until this point is settled, because it is the key to all others. I believe I had better enclose you a dialogue I once wrote when strongly under the influence of the style of Lucian, that later Greek master of inimitable cynical humor. Your appreciation of style and your sense of humor, I trust, have been cultivated sufficiently 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 armory of weapons which must be of a sort which is not obsolete for the fight of life. PE CAROLINE THAT I SHALL NOT BORE YOU BY SPEAKING OF THIS FOR MY RELIGION AND THE ONE I WANT YOU TO BELIEVE IN AS YOURS IS A VERY SIMPLE ONE AND WILL NOT TAKE ME LONG TO EXPLAIN YOU SEE WE CANNOT POSSIBLY GO ON UNTIL THIS POINT IS SETTLED BECAUSE IT IS THE KEY TO ALL OTHERS I BELIEVE I HAD BETTER ENCLOSE YOU A DIALOGUE I ONCE WROTE WHEN STRONGLY UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE STYLE OF LUCIAN THAT LATER GREEK MASTER OF INIMITABLE CYNICAL HUM YOUR APPRECIATION OF STYLE AND YOUR SENSE OF HUMOUR I TRUST HAVE BEEN CULTIVATED SUFFICIENTLY 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
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