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But I am by no means sure that it is worth your while to run the risk of being laid up for the sake of playing in the second squad when you are a fourth former, instead of when you are a fifth former. I do not know that the risk is balanced by the reward. BUT I AM BY NO MEANS SURE THAT IT IS WORTH YOUR WHILE TO RUN THE RISK OF BEING LAID UP FOR THE SAKE OF PLAYING IN THE SECOND SQUAD WHEN YOU ARE A FOURTH FORMER INSTEAD OF WHEN YOU ARE A FIFTH FORMER I DO NOT KNOW THAT THE RISK IS BALANCED BY THE REWARD
D: In spite of the "Hurry! Hurry!" on the outside of your envelope, I did not like to act until I had consulted Mother and thought the matter over; and to be frank with you, old fellow, I am by no means sure that I am doing right now. If it were not that I feel you will be so bitterly disappointed, I would strongly advocate your acquiescing in the decision to leave you off the second squad this year. I am proud of your pluck, and I greatly admire football--though it was not a game I was ever able to play myself, my qualities resembling Kermit's rather than yours. But the very things that make it a good game make it a rough game, and there is always the chance of your being laid up. Now, I should not in the least object to your being laid up for a season if you were striving for something worth while, to get on the Groton school team, for instance, or on your class team when you entered Harvard--for of course I don't think you will have the weight to entitle you to try for the 'varsity. TH NINETEEN O THREE DEAR TED IN SPITE OF THE HURRY HURRY ON THE OUTSIDE OF YOUR ENVELOPE I DID NOT LIKE TO ACT UNTIL I HAD CONSULTED MOTHER AND THOUGHT THE MATTER OVER AND TO BE FRANK WITH YOU OLD FELLOW I AM BY NO MEANS SURE THAT I AM DOING RIGHT NOW IF IT WERE NOT THAT I FEEL YOU WILL BE SO BITTERLY DISAPPOINTED I WOULD STRONGLY ADVOCATE YOUR ACQUIESCING IN THE DECISION TO LEAVE YOU OFF THE SECOND SQUAD THIS YEAR I AM PROUD OF YOUR PLUCK AND I GREAT ADMIRE FOOTBALL THOUGH IT WAS NOT A GAME I WAS EVER ABLE TO PLAY MYSELF MY QUALITIES RESEMBLING KERMIT'S RATHER THAN YOURS BUT THE VERY THINGS THAT MAKE IT A GOOD GAME MAKE IT A ROUGH GAME AND THERE IS ALWAYS THE CHANCE OF YOUR BEING LAID UP NOW I SHOULD NOT IN THE LEAST OBJECT TO YOUR BEING LAID UP FOR A SEASON IF YOU WERE STRIVING FOR SOMETHING WORTH WHILE TO GET ON THE GROTON SCHOOL TEAM FOR INSTANCE OR ON YOUR CLASS TEAM WHEN YOU ENTERED HARVARD FOR OF COURSE I DON'T THINK YOU WILL HAVE THE WEIGHT TO ENTITLE YOU TO TRY FOR THE VARSITY
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