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As I said before, there is no rigid law of right and wrong about such affairs, all are weighed by custom and suitability to present circumstances. As an illustration I will tell you a story of, perhaps, nineteen years ago. AS I SAID BEFORE THERE IS NO RIGID LAW OF RIGHT AND WRONG ABOUT SUCH AFFAIRS ALL ARE WEIGHED BY CUSTOM AND SUITABILITY TO PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES AS AN ILLUSTRATION I WILL TELL YOU A STORY OF PERHAPS NINETEEN YEARS AGO
 step, were bumping against and clinging in strange fashion to some equally preoccupied partner! I thought then how undignified, how even revolting it was. But now when I go out here in Paris, even among the most _recherchées grandes dames_ and see them (grandmothers some of them!) taking their hour or two of exercise by dancing the Tango, I am moved by no spirit of disgust, I merely feel critical as to whether or no they do it well--so far has custom and familiarity removed antipathy! So I want you to take this powerful factor into consideration, Caroline, dear, in all matters of innovations. I want you to realize that they will become unremarkable and unimportant--so that the only sensible, just and _sagacious_ way to look at them, if you should feel you wish to indulge in them, is to try to find out how far you can do so at that present moment of the day without making yourself ridiculous or looking unseemly. You can always exploit and expand your style when you see it is advisable.  OF STRAIN IN CASE THEY SHOULD FORGET A STEP WERE BUMPING AGAINST AND CLINGING IN STRANGE FASHION TO SOME EQUALLY PREOCCUPIED PARTNER I THOUGHT THEN HOW UNDIGNIFIED HOW EVEN REVOLTING IT WAS BUT NOW WHEN I GO OUT HERE IN PARIS EVEN AMONG THE MOST RUSSICH GRANDMES AND SEE THEM GRANDMOTHER SOME OF THEM TAKING THEIR HOUR OR TWO OF EXERCISE BY DANCING THE TANGO I MOVED BY NO SPIRIT OF DISGUST I MERELY FEEL CRITICAL AS TO WHETHER OR NO THEY DO IT WELL SO FAR HAS CUSTOM AND FAMILIARITY REMOVED ANTIPATHY SO I WANT YOU TO TAKE THIS POWERFUL FACTOR INTO CONSIDERATION CAROLINE DEAR IN ALL MATTERS OF INNOVATIONS I WANT YOU TO REALIZE THAT THEY WILL BECOME UNREMARKABLE AND UNIMPORTANT SO THAT THE ONLY SENSIBLE JUST AND SAGACIOUS WAY TO LOOK AT THEM IF YOU SHOULD FEEL YOU WISH TO INDULGE IN THEM IS TO TRY TO FIND OUT HOW FAR YOU CAN DO SO AT THAT PRESENT MOMENT OF THE DAY WITHOUT MAKING YOURSELF RIDICULOUS OR LOOKING UNSEEMLY YOU CAN ALWAYS EXPLOIT AND EXPAND YOUR STYLE WHEN YOU SEE IT IS ADVISABLE
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