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JOHN: I'll do my best to listen, but women are illogical beings, and you will pardon a yawn now and then. ELINOR: All I ask is good manners  conceal your yawn behind a respectful hand. JOHN I DO MY BEST TO LISTEN BUT WOMEN ARE ILLOGICAL BEINGS AND YOU WILL PARDON A YAWN NOW AND THEN ELEANOR ALL I ASK IS GOOD MANNERS CONCEAL YOUR YAWN BEHIND A RESPECTFUL HAND
y aim is to try to help you to gain happiness spelt with a big H--as happiness is obtainable in this hour of the world’s enlightenment. It is not always possible for older people to secure it, because, when they were in the gloomy retrogressionist atmosphere which held sway in their younger days, they laid up for themselves limitations which may take them all their lives on this planet to get through. You, Caroline, have not had time to incur any serious debts to fate, so you have a real chance to achieve the desired end, and so progress in body, soul, and spirit. Now read the dialogue. DIALOGUE BETWEEN ELINOR AND JOHN _Dedicated to the shades of Lucian and Don Quixote_ ELINOR: Very well, my good friend, let us begin by discussing religion then, and from there we can branch off to other matters which come up, and, as you are here merely to make a few remarks, I gather, and leave the hard work to me, I consider I have the right to select my subjects--and I choose religion to begin upon. XPECT AND ABOVE ALL MY AIM IS TO TRY TO HELP YOU TO GAIN HAPPINESS SPELLED WITH A BIG AGE AS HAPPINESS IS OBTAINABLE IN THIS HOUR OF THE WORLD'S ENLIGHTENMENT IT IS NOT ALWAYS POSSIBLE FOR OLDER PEOPLE TO SECURE IT BECAUSE WHEN THEY WERE IN THE GLOOMY RETROGRESSIONIST ATMOSPHERE WHICH HELD SWAY IN THEIR YOUNGER DAYS THEY LAID UP FOR THEMSELVES LIMITATIONS WHICH MAY TAKE THEM ALL THEIR LIVES ON THIS PLANET TO GET THROUGH YOU CAROLINE HAVE NOT HAD TIME TO INCUR ANY SERIOUS DEBTS TO FATE SO YOU HAVE A REAL CHANCE TO ACHIEVE THE DESIRED END AND SO PROGRESS IN BODY SOUL AND SPIRIT NOW READ THE DIALOGUE DIALOGUE BETWEEN ELEANOR AND JOHN DEDICATED TO THE SHADES OF LUCIAN AND DON QUIXOTE ELEANOR VERY WELL MY GOOD FRIEND LET US BEGIN BY DISCUSSING RELIGION THEN AND FROM THERE WE CAN BRANCH OFF TO OTHER MATTERS WHICH COME UP AND AS YOU ARE HERE MERELY TO MAKE A FEW REMARKS I GATHER AND LEAVE THE HARD WORK TO ME I CONSIDER I HAVE THE RIGHT TO SELECT MY SUBJECTS AND I CHOOSE RELIGION TO BEGIN UPON
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