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You must start by understanding that the natures of men and women are totally different. Men are infinitely more simple, and the British education helps them by its drumming into their heads the knowledge of what is or is not "cricket." YOU MUST START BY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE NATURES OF MEN AND WOMEN ARE TOTALLY DIFFERENT MEN ARE INFINITELY MORE SIMPLE AND THE BRITISH EDUCATION HELPS THEM BY ITS DRUMMING INTO THEIR HEADS THE KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT IS OR IS NOT CRICKET
ke with more or less intensity according to the force of [Illustration: “_Think what it would be to be with him always._”] characters. I know you are highly educated, Caroline, and if you do not let yourself become priggish you should draw a very nice young man. Then let us suppose you have done so, and marry him. You are then contracting a bargain, and you have to fulfil your half. The modern young woman seems to imagine she has done quite enough by going through the ceremony, and henceforward she is to do exactly what she pleases, and only consider her own pleasure on all occasions. This attitude of mind makes things very hard upon the poor young man, who presently gets bored with her, and, as in these days honor and rigid morality are rather _vieux jeu_, he soon drifts away to other interests and amusements. And one cannot blame him. It is upon your obligations and behavior, not his, that I wish to write to you at length, Caroline, but in this letter I shall have time only to begin.  ONLY IN THE BEGINNING THAT JUDGMENT CAN BE EMPLOYED YOU MUST REMEMBER THAT LIKE DRAWS LIKE WITH MORE OR LESS INTENSITY ACCORDING TO THE FORCE OF CHARACTERS I KNOW YOU ARE HIGHLY EDUCATED CAROLINE AND IF YOU DO NOT LET YOURSELF BECOME PRIGGISH YOU SHOULD DRAW A VERY NICE YOUNG MAN THEN LET US SUPPOSE YOU HAVE DONE SO AND MARRY HIM YOU ARE THEN CONTRACTING A BARGAIN AND YOU HAVE TO FULFIL YOUR HALF THE MODERN YOUNG WOMAN SEEMS TO IMAGINE SHE HAS DONE QUITE ENOUGH BY GOING THROUGH THE CEREMONY AND HENCEFORWARD SHE IS TO DO EXACTLY WHAT SHE PLEASES AND ONLY CONSIDER HER OWN PLEASURE ON ALL OCCASIONS THIS ATTITUDE OF MIND MAKES THINGS VERY HARD UPON THE POOR YOUNG MAN WHO PRESENTLY GETS BORED WITH HER AND AS IN THESE DAYS HONOUR AND RIGID MORALITY ARE RATHER VIEUJEUR HE SOON DRIFTS AWAY TO OTHER INTERESTS AND AMUSEMENTS AND ONE CANNOT BLAME HIM IT IS UPON YOUR OBLIGATIONS AND BEHAVIOUR NOT HIS THAT I WISH TO WRITE TO YOU AT LENGTH CAROLINE BUT IN THIS LETTER I SHALL HAVE TIME ONLY TO BEGIN
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