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So I must forcibly state that, although the actual emotion in its coming or going is not under human control, the demonstration of it most emphatically is, being entirely a question of will. SO I MUST FORCIBLY STATE THAT ALTHOUGH THE ACTUAL EMOTION IN ITS COMING OR GOING IS NOT UNDER HUMAN CONTROL THE DEMONSTRATION OF IT MOST EMPHATICALLY IS BEING ENTIRELY A QUESTION OF WILL
supposing that his actions kill your affection (this, though, is not so likely to happen as that your actions will damp his--because of that hunting instinct in man making him more fickle by nature)--but supposing it does happen that you find yourself utterly disillusioned and disgusted, then all you can aim at is to obtain peace and dignity in your home, and at least merit your husband’s respect, and the respect of all who know you. But this possibility I must leave the discussion of to another letter; it would be a digression in this one. The magnet and the needle simile works both ways. If your husband ceases to draw your affection he will only have himself or his misfortune to blame--not you. We have been speaking of emotions hitherto, and of their impossibility of control--and to leave the discussion at that would open a dangerous door to those feather brains who never, if they can help it, look at the real meaning of an argument, but adapt it and turn it to fit their own desires.  LOVE IN RETURN BUT SUPPOSING THAT HIS ACTIONS KILL YOUR AFFECTION THIS THOUGH IS NOT SO LIKELY TO HAPPEN AS THAT YOUR ACTION WILL DAMP HIS BECAUSE OF THAT HUNTING INSTINCT IN MAN MAKING HIM MORE FICKLE BY NATURE BUT SUPPOSING IT DOES HAPPEN THAT YOU FIND YOURSELF UTTERLY DISILLUSIONED AND DISGUSTED THEN ALL YOU CAN AIM AT IS TO OBTAIN PEACE AND DIGNITY IN YOUR HOME AND AT LEAST MERIT YOUR HUSBAND'S RESPECT AND THE RESPECT OF ALL WHO KNOW YOU BUT THIS POSSIBILITY I MUST LEAVE THE DISCUSSION OF TO ANOTHER LETTER IT WOULD BE A DIGRESSION IN THIS ONE THE MAGNET AND THE NEEDLE SIMILE WORKS BOTH WAYS IF YOUR HUSBAND CEASES TO DRAW YOUR AFFECTION HE WILL ONLY HAVE HIMSELF OR HIS MISFORTUNE TO BLAME NOT YOU WE HAVE BEEN SPEAKING OF EMOTIONS HITHERTO AND OF THEIR IMPOSSIBILITY OF CONTROL AND TO LEAVE THE DISCUSSION AT THAT WOULD OPEN A DANGEROUS DOOR TO THOSE FEATHERBRAINS WHO NEVER IF THEY CAN HELP US LOOK AT THE REAL MEANING OF AN ARGUMENT BUT IT'S APT IT AND TURN IT TO FIT THEIR OWN DESIRES
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