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But marriage in this country is for life, unless it is broken by divorce, which, no matter how the law may be simplified, and altered presently, must always remain as a stain upon a woman and a thing to be faced only in the last extremity. BUT MARRIAGE IN THIS COUNTRY IS FOR LIFE UNLESS IT IS BROKEN BY DIVORCE WHICH NO MATTER HOW THE LAW MAY BE SIMPLIFIED AND ALTERED PRESENTLY MUST ALWAYS REMAIN AS A STAIN UPON A WOMAN AND A THING TO BE FACED ONLY IN THE LAST EXTREMITY
make you look the least ordinary. You have probably never thought of these things, and have just drifted on with other school-girls until you present the mass of incongruities your friend depicted in the drawing of you. I am extremely grateful that you have sent me this sketch now, when it is not too late, and we have still some months before us to alter matters. And your letter in answer to my first one shows me that you have a charming nature, and will understand this which I now write and take it as it is meant. Exaggeration is one of youth’s faults, and easily corrected and trained. And now we can begin about marriage. But, as the post is going, I shall not be able to say all that I want to in this letter. Marriage is the aim and end of all sensible girls, because it is the meaning of life. No single existence can be complete, however full of interests it may be. It is unfinished, and its pleasures at best are but _pis-allers_. You agree with me on this point, so we need not argue. LES WOULD SUIT YOU BEST AND MAKE YOU LOOK THE LEAST ORDINARY YOU HAVE PROBABLY NEVER THOUGHT OF THESE THINGS AND HAVE JUST DRIFTED ON WITH OTHER SCHOOLGIRLS UNTIL YOU PRESENT THE MASS OF INCONGRUITIES YOUR FRIEND DEPICTED IN THE DRAWING OF YOU I AM EXTREMELY GRATEFUL THAT YOU HAVE SENT ME THE SKETCH NOW WHEN IT IS NOT TOO LATE AND WE HAVE STILL SOME MONTHS BEFORE US TO ALTER MATTERS AND YOUR LETTER IN ANSWER TO MY FIRST ONE SHOWS ME THAT YOU HAVE A CHARMING NATURE AND WILL UNDERSTAND THIS WHICH I NOW WRITE AND TAKE IT AS IT IS MEANT EXAGGERATION IS ONE OF YOUTH'S FAULTS AND EASILY CORRECTED AND TRAINED AND NOW WE CAN BEGIN ABOUT MARRIAGE BUT AS THE POST IS GOING I SHALL NOT BE ABLE TO SAY ALL THAT I WANT TO IN THIS LETTER MARRIAGE IS THE AIM AND END OF ALL SENSIBLE GIRLS BECAUSE IT IS THE MEANING OF LIFE NO SINGLE EXISTENCE CAN BE COMPLETE HOWEVER FULL OF INTERESTS IT MAY BE IT IS UNFINISHED AND ITS PLEASURES AT BEST ARE BUT PIESOLET YOU AGREE WITH ME ON THIS POINT SO WE NEED NOT ARGUE
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