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"Life is full of its disappointments," observed the Duchess, "and I suppose the art of being happy is to disguise them as illusions. But that, my dear Reginald, becomes more difficult as one grows older." LIFE IS FULL OF ITS DISAPPOINTMENTS OBSERVED THE DUCHESS AND I SUPPOSE THE ART OF BEING HAPPY IS TO DISGUISE THEM AS ILLUSIONS BUT THAT MY DEAR REGINALD BECOMES MORE DIFFICULT AS ONE GROWS OLDER
to be a linguist, and spent no end of money on having him taught to speak--oh, dozens of languages!--and then he became a Trappist monk. And the youngest, who was intended for the American marriage market, has developed political tendencies, and writes pamphlets about the housing of the poor. Of course it's a most important question, and I devote a good deal of time to it myself in the mornings; but, as Laura Whimple says, it's as well to have an establishment of one's own before agitating about other people's. She feels it very keenly, but she always maintains a cheerful appetite, which I think is so unselfish of her." "There are different ways of taking disappointment. There was a girl I knew who nursed a wealthy uncle through a long illness, borne by her with Christian fortitude, and then he died and left his money to a swine-fever hospital. She found she'd about cleared stock in fortitude by that time, and now she gives drawing-room recitations. That's what I call being vindictive. NT TO THEM THEY WANTED HIM TO BE A LINGUIST AND SPENT NO END OF MONEY ON HAVING HIM TAUGHT TO SPEAK OH DOZENS OF LANGUAGES AND THEN HE BECAME A TRAPPIST MONK AND THE YOUNGEST WHO WAS INTENDED FOR THE AMERICAN MARRIAGE MARKET HAS DEVELOPED POLITICAL TENDENCIES AND WRITES PAMPHLETS ABOUT THE HOUSING OF THE POOR OF COURSE IT'S A MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION AND I DEVOTE A GOOD DEAL OF TIME TO IT MYSELF IN THE MORNINGS BUT AS LAURA WHIMPLE SAYS IT'S AS WELL TO HAVE AN ESTABLISHMENT OF ONE'S OWN BEFORE AGITATING ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE'S SHE FEELS IT VERY KEENLY BUT SHE ALWAYS MAINTAINS A CHEERFUL APPETITE WHICH I THINK IS SO UNSELFISH OF HER THERE ARE DIFFERENT WAYS OF TAKING DISAPPOINTMENT THERE WAS A GIRL I KNEW WHO NURSED A WEALTHY UNCLE THROUGH A LONG ILLNESS BORNE BY HER WITH CHRISTIAN FORTITUDE AND THEN HE DIED AND LEFT HIS MONEY TO A SWINE FEVER HOSPITAL SHE FOUND SHE'D ABOUT CLEARED STOCK IN FORTITUDE BY THAT TIME AND NOW SHE GIVES DRAWING ROOM RECITATIONS THAT'S WHAT I CALL BEING VINDICTIVE
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