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And if when I see you I perceive that, though sweet and well educated, you are still of a commonplace turn of mind, I shall desist from teaching you to be a personage, but encourage you to take sensible pleasure in the things suitable to your brain capacity; and so you will become a happy little wife and a valuable atom of the community of England's best society. AND IF WHEN I SEE YOU I PERCEIVE THAT THOUGH SWEET AND WELL EDUCATED YOU ARE STILL OF A COMMONPLACE TURN OF MIND I SHALL DESIST FROM TEACHING YOU TO BE A PERSONAGE BUT ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE SENSIBLE PLEASURE IN THE THING SUITABLE TO YOUR BRAIN CAPACITY AND SO YOU WILL BECOME A HAPPY LITTLE WIFE AND A VALUABLE ATOM OF THE COMMUNITY OF ENGLAND'S BEST SOCIETY
these. The mass of women could not have been intended to be individual by the laws of Nature--not of man--and the few who are highly gifted have unconsciously been raised on pedestals without their own effort. These are the first to comprehend that it is necessary to look facts straight in the face, and to realize that when it comes to the last stand, no matter what laws are made, man will still be the master, through physical force. And oh! it would be perfectly frightful, would it not, Caroline, dear? if we got back to a state where men were obliged to club us to get their own way! I am talking of this because I have often in these letters urged you to acquire prestige through individuality, so I must explain, that you may not misunderstand me. The thing I have been suggesting for you is social, the individuality which exquisite manners and courtesy and understanding can alone graft upon your natural talents and careful education. Any other sort in a young girl turns to eccentricity. TTES ARE COMPOSED OF THESE THE MASS OF WOMEN COULD NOT HAVE BEEN INTENDED TO BE INDIVIDUAL BY THE LAWS OF NATURE NOT OF MAN AND THE FEW WHO ARE HIGHLY GIFTED HAVE UNCONSCIOUSLY BEEN RAISED ON PEDESTALS WITHOUT THEIR OWN EFFORT THESE ARE THE FIRST TO COMPREHEND THAT IT IS NECESSARY TO LOOK FACTS STRAIGHT IN THE FACE AND TO REALIZE THAT WHEN IT COMES TO THE LAST STAND NO MATTER WHAT LAWS ARE MADE MAN WILL STILL BE THE MASTER THROUGH PHYSICAL FORCE AND OH IT WOULD BE PERFECTLY FRIGHTFUL WOULD IT NOT CAROLINE DEAR IF WE GOT BACK TO A STATE WHERE MEN WERE OBLIGED TO CLUB US TO GET THEIR OWN WAY I AM TALKING OF THIS BECAUSE I HAVE OFTEN IN THESE LETTERS URGED YOU TO ACQUIRE PRESTIGE THROUGH INDIVIDUALITY SO I MUST EXPLAIN THAT YOU MAY NOT MISUNDERSTAND ME THE THING I HAVE BEEN SUGGESTING FOR YOU IS SOCIAL THE INDIVIDUALITY WHICH EXQUISITE MANNERS AND COURTESY AND UNDERSTANDING CAN ALONE GRAFT UPON YOUR NATURAL TALENTS AND CAREFUL EDUCATION ANY OTHER SORT IN A YOUNG GIRL TURNS TO ECCENTRICITY
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