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Ted blew in to day. I think he has been studying pretty well this term and now he is through all his examinations but one. He hopes, and I do, that you will pay what attention you can to athletics. Play hockey, for instance, and try to get into shape for the mile run. I know it is too short a distance for you, but if you will try for the hare and hounds running and the mile, too, you may be able to try for the two miles when you go to Harvard. TED BLEW IN TO DAY I THINK HE HAS BEEN STUDYING PRETTY WELL THIS TERM AND NOW HE IS THROUGH ALL HIS EXAMINATIONS BUT ONE HE HOPES AND I DO THAT YOU WILL PAY WHAT ATTENTION YOU CAN TO ATHLETICS PLAY HAWKEY FOR INSTANCE AND TRY TO GET INTO SHAPE FOR THE MILE RUN I KNOW IT IS TOO SHORT A DISTANCE FOR YOU BUT IF YOU WILL TRY FOR THE HARE AND HOUNDS RUNNING AND THE MILE TOO YOU MAY BE ABLE TO TRY FOR THE TWO MILES WHEN YOU GO TO HARVARD
 with these children but with their various small friends. DICKENS AND THACKERAY White House, February 3, 1906. DEAR KERMIT: I agree pretty well with your views of David Copperfield. Dora was very cunning and attractive, but I am not sure that the husband would retain enough respect for her to make life quite what it ought to be with her. This is a harsh criticism and I have known plenty of women of the Dora type whom I have felt were a good deal better than the men they married, and I have seen them sometimes make very happy homes. I also feel as you do that if a man had to struggle on and make his way it would be a great deal better to have some one like Sophie. Do you recollect that dinner at which David Copperfield and Traddles were, where they are described as seated at the dinner, one "in the glare of the red velvet lady" and the other "in the gloom of Hamlet's aunt"? I am so glad you like Thackeray. "Pendennis" and "The Newcomes" and "Vanity Fair" I can read over and over again. THIS LIEBREVOX RECORDING IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN READ BY JEREMY LOGAN DICKENS AND THACKERAY WHITE HOUSE FEBRUARY THIRD NINETEEN O SIX DEAR KERMIT I AGREE PRETTY WELL WITH YOUR VIEWS OF DAVID COPPERFIELD DORA WAS VERY CUNNING AND ATTRACTIVE BUT I AM NOT SURE THAT THE HUSBAND WOULD RETAIN ENOUGH RESPECT FOR HER TO MAKE LIFE QUITE WHAT IT OUGHT TO BE WITH HER THIS IS A HARSH CRITICISM AND I HAVE KNOWN PLENTY OF WOMEN OF THE DORA TYPE WHOM I HAVE FELT WERE A GOOD DEAL BETTER THAN THE MEN THEY MARRIED AND I HAVE SEEN THEM SOMETIMES MAKE VERY HAPPY HOMES I ALSO FEEL AS YOU DO THAT IF A MAN HAD TO STRUGGLE ON AND MAKE HIS WAY IT WOULD BE A GREAT DEAL BETTER TO HAVE SOMEONE LIKE SOPHIE DO YOU RECOLLECT THAT DINNER AT WHICH DAVID COPPERFIELD AND TRADDLES WERE WHERE THEY ARE DESCRIBED AS SEATED AT THE DINNER ONE IN THE GLARE OF THE RED VELVET LADY AND THE OTHER IN THE GLOOM OF HAMLET'S AUNT I AM SO GLAD YOU LIKE THACKERAY PENDENNIS AND THE NEW COMES AND VANITY FAIR I CAN READ OVER AND OVER AGAIN
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