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Watch how the thing seems to you and if it is likely to lead to pleasure or disgust. WATCH HOW THE THING SEEMS TO YOU AND IF IT IS LIKELY TO LEAD TO PLEASURE OR DISGUST
hose two standards that I have just indicated, and not by what anyone else thinks of it. Ask yourself, “If I play this game, or wear these clothes, or dance this dance, am I degrading my ideal of myself in any way? Is there really something indecent and immodest in it? Or is it shrieked at simply because some of the shriekers are too old to enjoy it, or their minds have turned to whatever side of it they can fix upon which can be developed into something suggesting impropriety?” When you have sifted the motives for the outcries against the new fashion, whatever it may be, and have come to your own conclusions, go along steadily on your way, and be not disturbed, remembering always that excess in anything is undesirable and all eccentricity is vulgar in a young girl. There will be plenty of unbalanced youths and maidens in your world who will rush headlong into any new fad the instant that it is suggested to them. Well, Caroline, be very sagacious! And let them be the _ballons d’essai_!  JUDGE THE THING ITSELF BY THOSE TWO STANDARDS THAT I HAVE JUST INDICATED AND NOT BY WHAT ANY ONE ELSE THINKS OF IT ASK YOURSELF IF I PLAY THIS GAME OR WEAR THESE CLOTHES OR DANCE THIS DANCE AM I DEGRADING MY IDEAL OF MYSELF IN ANY WAY IS THERE REALLY SOMETHING INDECENT OR IMMODEST IN IT OR IS IT SHRIEKED AT SIMPLY BECAUSE SOME OF THE SHRIEKERS ARE TOO OLD TO ENJOY IT OR THEIR MINDS HAVE TURNED TO WHATEVER SIDE OF IT THEY CAN FIX UPON WHICH CAN BE DEVELOPED INTO SOMETHING SUGGESTING IMPROPRIETY WHEN YOU HAVE SIFTED THE MOTIVES FOR THE OUTCRIES AGAINST THE NEW FASHION WHATEVER IT MAY BE AND HAVE COME TO YOUR OWN CONCLUSIONS GO ALONG STEADILY ON YOUR WAY AND BE NOT DISTURBED REMEMBERING ALWAYS THAT EXCESS IN ANYTHING IS UNDESIRABLE AND ALL ECCENTRICITY IS VULGAR IN A YOUNG GIRL THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF UNBALANCED YOUTHS AND MAIDENS IN YOUR WORLD WHO WILL RUSH HEADLONG INTO ANY NEW FAD THE INSTANT IT IS SUGGESTED TO THEM WELL CAROLINE BE VERY SAGACIOUS AND LET THEM BE THE BOULOGNE DE SAINT
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