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If you make it smooth and charming for him you may be as certain that he will prefer to spend all his spare time with you as that he will break away immediately if you do not. IF YOU MAKE IT SMOOTH AND CHARMING FOR HIM YOU MAY BE AS CERTAIN THAT HE WILL PREFER TO SPEND ALL HIS SPARE TIME WITH YOU AS THAT HE WILL BREAK AWAY IMMEDIATELY IF YOU DO NOT
ter. We will pretend that he is the eldest son of some one of importance, and in his turn one day will occupy a great position. If you have carefully followed the advice I have been giving you, you will be so distinguished in appearance and manner that you ought to be an ornament to your new station. And you must make your husband feel from the very beginning that you mean to take the deepest interest in all his tastes and pursuits: if they are political, that you will endeavor to forward his interest and understand his aims; if they lie in the country and the management of his estate, that you mean to fulfil all the duties which such an existence requires. If he is a soldier, a sailor, a barrister, a financier--no matter what--this same principle applies, though in the latter professions you cannot take perhaps such active interest; but you must show him that at all events you can give him your sympathy and understanding, and make his home pleasant and agreeable when he returns to it. N FORTUNE AND CHARACTER WE WILL PRETEND THAT HE IS THE ELDEST SON OF SOME ONE OF IMPORTANCE AND IN HIS TURN ONE DAY WILL OCCUPY A GREAT POSITION IF YOU HAVE CAREFULLY FOLLOWED THE ADVICE I HAVE BEEN GIVING YOU YOU WILL BE SO DISTINGUISHED IN APPEARANCE AND MANNER THAT YOU OUGHT TO BE AN ORNAMENT TO YOUR NEW STATION AND YOU MUST MAKE YOUR HUSBAND FEEL FROM THE VERY BEGINNING THAT YOU MEAN TO TAKE THE DEEPEST INTEREST IN ALL HIS TASTES AND PURSUITS IF THEY ARE POLITICAL THAT YOU WILL ENDEAVOUR TO FORWARD HIS INTEREST AND UNDERSTAND HIS AIMS IF THEY LIE IN THE COUNTRY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF HIS ESTATE THAT YOU MEAN TO FULFIL ALL THE DUTIES WHICH SUCH AN EXISTENCE REQUIRES IF HE IS A SOLDIER A SAILOR A BARRISTER A FINANCIER NO MATTER WHAT THE SAME PRINCIPLE APPLIES THOUGH IN THE LATTER PROFESSIONS YOU CANNOT TAKE PERHAPS SUCH ACTIVE INTEREST BUT YOU MUST SHOW HIM THAT AT ALL EVENTS YOU CAN GIVE HIM YOUR SYMPATHY AND UNDERSTANDING AND MAKE HIS HOME PLEASANT AND AGREEABLE WHEN HE RETURNS TO IT
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