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Good looking and attractive young women like you, Caroline, are bound to have many temptations to look elsewhere for diversions very soon after they are married. GOOD LOOKING AND ATTRACTIVE YOUNG WOMEN LIKE YOU CAROLINE ARE BOUND TO HAVE MANY TEMPTATIONS TO LOOK ELSEWHERE FOR DIVERSIONS VERY SOON AFTER THEY ARE MARRIED
ither parent. She is ever conscious of an anomalous position, and has to go through more humiliations than she would have had to do if she had borne bravely the anguishes of the time of trial, and used the whole of her intelligence to better the state of things. However much a man may turn into a brute, if he has once loved the woman she must in some way be to blame, because love is so strong a master that it can soften the greatest wretch, and if the woman had kept him loving her she would have kept her influence over him as well. So you can see, Caroline, the tremendous responsibility you will be taking upon yourself when you marry, and how terribly, tragically foolish it will be of you to enter into this bond lightly and without due reflection. Now for the other subject I alluded to: the permitting and encouraging of vagrant fancies. In these days, when no discipline has been taught girls, and very little principle, they are prone to indulge any caprice which comes into their heads.  PARTISANSHIP FOR EITHER PARENT SHE IS EVER CONSCIOUS OF AN ANOMALOUS POSITION AND HAS TO GO THROUGH MORE HUMILIATIONS THAN SHE WOULD HAVE HAD TO DO IF SHE HAD BORNE BRAVELY THE ANGUISHES OF THE TIME OF TRIAL AND USED THE WHOLE OF HER INTELLIGENCE TO BETTER THE STATE OF THINGS HOWEVER MUCH A MAN MAY TURN INTO A BRUTE IF HE HAS ONCE LOVED THE WOMAN SHE MUST IN SOME WAY BE TO BLAME BECAUSE LOVE IS SO STRONG A MASTER THAT IT CAN SOFTEN THE GREATEST WRETCH AND IF THE WOMAN HAD KEPT HIM LOVING HER SHE WOULD HAVE KEPT HER INFLUENCE OVER HIM AS WELL SO YOU CAN SEE CAROLINE THE TREMENDOUS RESPONSIBILITY YOU WILL BE TAKING UPON YOURSELF WHEN YOU MARRY AND HOW TERRIBLY TRAGICALLY FOOLISH IT WILL BE OF YOU TO ENTER INTO THIS BOND LIGHTLY AND WITHOUT DUE REFLECTION NOW FOR THE OTHER SUBJECT I ALLUDED TO THE PERMITTING AND ENCOURAGING OF VAGRANT FANCIES IN THESE DAYS WHEN NO DISCIPLINE HAS BEEN TAUGHT GIRLS AND VERY LITTLE PRINCIPLE THEY ARE PRONE TO INDULGE ANY CAPRICE WHICH COMES INTO THEIR HEADS
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