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I have just seen Archie dragging some fifty foot of hose pipe across the tennis court to play in the sand box. I have been playing tennis with Mr. Pinchot, who beat me three sets to one, the only deuce set being the one I won. This is just an occasion to show the stuff there is in you. I HAVE JUST SEEN ARCHY DRAGGING SOME FIFTY FOOT OF HOSEPIPE ACROSS THE TENNIS COURT TO PLAY IN THE SAND BOX I HAVE BEEN PLAYING TENNIS WITH MISTER PINCHOT WHO BEAT ME THREE SETS TO ONE THE ONLY DU SET BEING THE ONE I WANT THIS IS JUST AN OCCASION TO SHOW THE STUFF THERE IS IN YOU
away from anything you intend to do, whether it is football or anything else, and by going about your own business quietly and pleasantly, doing just what you would do if they were not there, generally they will get tired of it, and the boys themselves will see that it is not your fault, and will feel, if anything, rather a sympathy for you. Meanwhile I want you to know that we are all thinking of you and sympathizing with you the whole time; and it is a great comfort to me to have such confidence in you and to know that though these creatures can cause you a little trouble and make you feel a little downcast, they can not drive you one way or the other, or make you alter the course you have set out for yourself. We were all of us, I am almost ashamed to say, rather blue at getting back in the White House, simply because we missed Sagamore Hill so much. But it is very beautiful and we feel very ungrateful at having even a passing fit of blueness, and we are enjoying it to the full now. TO LET THEM DRIVE YOU AWAY FROM ANYTHING YOU INTEND TO DO WHETHER IT IS FOOTBALL OR ANYTHING ELSE AND BY GOING ABOUT YOUR OWN BUSINESS QUIETLY AND PLEASANTLY DOING JUST WHAT YOU WOULD DO IF THEY WERE NOT THERE GENERALLY THEY WILL GET TIRED OF IT AND THE BOYS THEMSELVES WILL SEE THAT IT IS NOT YOUR FAULT AND WILL FEEL IF ANYTHING RATHER A SYMPATHY FOR YOU MEANWHILE I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE ARE ALL THINKING OF YOU AND SYMPATHIZING WITH YOU THE WHOLE TIME AND IT IS A GREAT COMFORT TO ME TO HAVE SUCH CONFIDENCE IN YOU AND TO KNOW THAT THOUGH THESE CREATURES CAN CAUSE YOU A LITTLE TROUBLE AND MAKE YOU FEEL A LITTLE DOWNCAST THEY CANNOT DRIVE YOU ONE WAY OR THE OTHER OR MAKE YOU ALTER THE COURSE YOU HAVE SET OUT FOR YOURSELF WE WERE ALL OF US I AM ALMOST ASHAMED TO SAY RATHER BLUE AT GETTING BACK IN THE WHITE HOUSE SIMPLY BECAUSE WE MISS SAGAMORE HILL SO MUCH BUT IT IS VERY BEAUTIFUL AND WE FEEL VERY UNGRATEFUL AT HAVING EVEN A PASSING FIT OF BLUENESS AND WE ARE ENJOYING IT TO THE FULL NOW
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