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On the other hand, if I should now go to war and have a brigade as I had my regiment before Santiago, I should take any chance that was necessary; because it would be worth while. ON THE OTHER HAND IF I SHOULD NOW GO TO WAR AND HAVE A BRIGADE AS I HAD MY REGIMENT BEFORE SANTIAGO I SHOULD TAKE ANY CHANCE THAT WAS NECESSARY BECAUSE IT WOULD BE WORTH WHILE
 the Rector, from Mr. Woods, and from Mr. Billings. They all say that you should play on the third squad, and Mr. Woods says you are now satisfied to do so. This was my first, and as I am convinced, my real judgment in the case. If you get mashed up now in a serious way it may prevent your playing later. As I think I wrote you, I do not in the least object to your getting smashed if it is for an object that is worth while, such as playing on the Groton team or playing on your class team when you get to Harvard. But I think it a little silly to run any imminent risk of a serious smash simply to play on the second squad instead of the third. I am judging for you as I would for myself. When I was young and rode across country I was light and tough, and if I did, as actually happened, break an arm or a rib no damage ensued and no scandal was caused. Now I am stiff and heavy, and any accident to me would cause immense talk, and I do not take the chance; simply because it is not worth while. VED LETTERS FROM THE RECTOR FROM MISTER WOODS AND FROM MISTER BILLINGS THEY ALL SAY THAT YOU SHOULD PLAY ON THE THIRD SQUAD AND MISTER WOODS SAYS YOU ARE NOW SATISFIED TO DO SO THIS WAS MY FIRST AND AS I AM CONVINCED MY REAL JUDGMENT IN THE CASE IF YOU GET MASHED UP NOW IN A SERIOUS WAY IT MAY PREVENT YOUR PLAYING LATER AS I THINK I WROTE YOU I DO NOT IN THE LEAST OBJECT TO YOUR GETTING SMASHED IF IT IS FOR AN OBJECT THAT IS WORTH WHILE SUCH AS PLAYING ON THE GROTEM OR PLAYING ON YOUR CLASS TEAM WHEN YOU GET TO HARVARD BUT I THINK IT'S A LITTLE SILLY TO RUN ANY IMMINENT RISK OF A SERIOUS SMASH SIMPLY TO PLAY ON THE SECOND SQUAD INSTEAD OF THE THIRD I AM JUDGING FOR YOU AS I WOULD FOR MYSELF WHEN I WAS YOUNG AND RODE ACROSS COUNTRY I WAS LIGHT AND TOUGH AND IF I DID AS ACTUALLY HAPPENED BREAK AN ARM OR A RIB NO DAMAGE ENSUED AND NO SCANDAL WAS CAUSED NOW I AM STIFF AND HEAVY AND ANY ACCIDENT TO ME WOULD CAUSE IMMENSE TALK AND I DO NOT TAKE THE CHANCE SIMPLY BECAUSE IT IS NOT WORTH WHILE
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