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But in this case I am uncertain, and I shall give you the benefit of the doubt. If, however, the coaches at any time come to the conclusion that you ought not to be in the second squad, why you must come off without grumbling. BUT IN THIS CASE I AM UNCERTAIN AND I SHALL GIVE YOU THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT IF HOWEVER THE COACHES AT ANY TIME COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT YOU OUGHT NOT TO BE IN THE SECOND SQUAD WHY YOU MUST COME OFF WITHOUT GRUMBLING
e, and there is always the chance of your being laid up. Now, I should not in the least object to your being laid up for a season if you were striving for something worth while, to get on the Groton school team, for instance, or on your class team when you entered Harvard--for of course I don't think you will have the weight to entitle you to try for the 'varsity. But I am by no means sure that it is worth your while to run the risk of being laid up for the sake of playing in the second squad when you are a fourth former, instead of when you are a fifth former. I do not know that the risk is balanced by the reward. However, I have told the Rector that as you feel so strongly about it, I think that the chance of your damaging yourself in body is outweighed by the possibility of bitterness of spirit if you could not play. Understand me, I should think mighty little of you if you permitted chagrin to make you bitter on some point where it was evidently right for you to suffer the chagrin. IT A ROUGH GAME AND THERE IS ALWAYS THE CHANCE OF YOUR BEING LAID UP NOW I SHOULD NOT IN THE LEAST OBJECT TO YOUR BEING LAID UP FOR A SEASON IF YOU WERE STRIVING FOR SOMETHING WORTH WHILE TO GET ON THE GROTON SCHOOL TEAM FOR INSTANCE OR ON YOUR CLASS TEAM WHEN YOU ENTERED HARVARD FOR OF COURSE I DON'T THINK YOU WILL HAVE THE WEIGHT TO ENTITLE YOU TO TRY FOR THE VARSITY BUT I AM BY NO MEANS SURE THAT IT IS WORTH YOUR WHILE TO RUN THE RISK OF BEING LAID UP FOR THE SAKE OF PLAYING IN THE SECOND SQUAD WHEN YOU ARE A FOURTH FORMER INSTEAD OF WHEN YOU ARE A FIFTH FORMER I DO NOT KNOW THAT THE RISK IS BALANCED BY THE REWARD HOWEVER I HAVE TOLD THE RECTOR THAT AS YOU FEEL SO STRONGLY ABOUT IT I THINK THAT THE CHANCE OF YOUR DAMAGING YOURSELF IN BODY IS OUTWEIGHED BY THE POSSIBILITY OF BITTERNESS OF SPIRIT IF YOU COULD NOT PLAY UNDERSTAND ME I SHOULD THINK MIGHTY LITTLE OF YOU IF YOU PERMITTED CHAGRIN TO MAKE YOU BITTER ON ON SOME POINT WHERE IT WAS EVIDENTLY RIGHT FOR YOU TO SUFFER THE CHAGRIN
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