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So now I will say good night, child. Your affectionate Godmother, E. SO NOW I WILL SAY GOOD NIGHT CHILD YOUR AFFECTIONATE GODMOTHER E
 with the manners or characters of their relations and servants. You can be feared and respected, or you can be revered and respected, or you can be outwardly respected and inwardly despised. You will be well served in the first case; you will be exquisitely served in the second; and you will be cheated and mocked in the third. It lies with yourself which of these you choose to call forth. You may think, Caroline, that, considering you are only just coming out, I might be talking to you upon lighter and more frivolous subjects; but, as you are pretty and an heiress, the marriage question will crop up so very soon that I feel that now, while you will still listen to me, is my only chance to impress its importance upon you--because the lighter things are for such a little time, and marriage is for so many years! But in my next and last letter before I shall see you, I will revert to the ways of girls, to give you your last polish before you make your curtsey to the King and Queen in May. NTIRELY WITH THEMSELVES AND NOT WITH THE MANNERS OR CHARACTERS OF THEIR RELATIONS AND SERVANTS YOU CAN BE FEARED AND RESPECTED OR YOU CAN BE REVERED AND RESPECTED OR YOU CAN BE OUTWARDLY RESPECTED AND INWARDLY DESPISED YOU WILL BE WELL SERVED IN THE FIRST CASE YOU WILL BE EXQUISITELY SERVED IN THE SECOND AND YOU WILL BE CHEATED AND MOCKED IN THE THIRD IT LIES WITH YOURSELF WHICH OF THESE YOU CHOOSE TO CALL FORTH YOU MAY THINK CAROLINE THAT CONSIDERING YOUR ONLY JUST COMING OUT I MIGHT BE TALKING TO YOU UPON LIGHTER AND MORE FRIVOLOUS SUBJECTS BUT AS YOU ARE PRETTY AND AN HEIRESS THE MARRIAGE QUESTION WILL CROP UP SO VERY SOON THAT I FEEL NOW WHILE YOU WILL STILL LISTEN TO ME IS MY ONLY CHANCE TO IMPRESS ITS IMPORTANCE UPON YOU BECAUSE THE LIGHTER THINGS ARE FOR SUCH A LITTLE TIME AND MARRIAGE IS FOR SO MANY YEARS BUT IN MY NEXT AND LAST LETTER BEFORE I SHALL SEE YOU I WILL REVERT TO THE WAYS OF GIRLS TO GIVE YOU YOUR LAST POLISH BEFORE YOU MAKE YOUR CURTSEY TO THE KING AND QUEEN IN MAY
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