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And when you see people with a fine title or great riches commanding no prestige, you may know it is because in themselves they have failed to come up to the standard of what the best society requires. AND WHEN YOU SEE PEOPLE WITH A FINE TITLE OR GREAT RICHES COMMANDING NO PRESTIGE YOU KNOW IT IS BECAUSE IN THEMSELVES THEY HAVE FAILED TO COME UP TO THE STANDARD OF WHAT THE BEST SOCIETY REQUIRES
point the third and great loop, which never mingles with the first and lowest one. You, Caroline, will enter society by the best door, so see that you are not drawn to the lower edge of your loop, and so into the vortex beneath. A large section of the world rave and storm that people are snobs who desire to be in the best society, but they forget that it is entirely the most amusing, the most intelligent and the most desirable, and therefore a very natural goal for newcomers to aim at. The cleverest men go where they meet the cleverest and most entertaining women. And these are naturally to be found among the leisured classes, who have had time to polish all their attractions, who have had money enough to see the world and cultivate their critical faculties, who have learned to dress and to move and to please the eye and ear, and whose abodes provide their guests not only with rich food and drink and spacious rooms, but surround them with an atmosphere of taste and distinction as well. S AT ITS HIGHEST POINT THE THIRD AND GREAT LOOP WHICH NEVER MINGLES WITH THE FIRST AND LOWEST ONE YOU CAROLINE WILL ENTER SOCIETY BY THE BEST DOOR SO SEE THAT YOU ARE NOT DRAWN TO THE LOWER EDGE OF YOUR LOOP AND SO INTO THE VORTEX BENEATH A LARGE SECTION OF THE WORLD RAVE AND STORM THAT PEOPLE ARE SNOBS WHO DESIRE TO BE IN THE BEST SOCIETY BUT THEY FORGET THAT IT IS ENTIRELY THE MOST AMUSING THE MOST INTELLIGENT AND THE MOST DESIRABLE AND THEREFORE A VERY NATURAL GOAL FOR NEW COMERS TO AIM AT THE CLEVEREST MEN GO WHERE THEY MEET THE CLEVEREST AND MOST ENTERTAINING WOMEN AND THESE ARE NATURALLY TO BE FOUND AMONG THE LEISURED CLASSES WHO HAVE HAD TIME TO POLISH ALL THEIR ATTRACTIONS WHO HAVE HAD MONEY ENOUGH TO SEE THE WORLD AND CULTIVATE THEIR CRITICAL FACULTIES WHO HAVE LEARNED TO DRESS AND TO MOVE AND TO PLEASE THE EYE AND EAR AND WHOSE ABODES PROVIDE THEIR GUESTS NOT ONLY WITH RICH FOOD AND DRINK AND SPACIOUS ROOMS BUT SURROUND THEM WITH AN ATMOSPHERE OF TASTE AND DISTINCTION AS WELL
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