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Emperors and strict parents may desire its banishment, and forbid its being indulged in by those over whose actions they have command,  but presently their orders will be evaded by even these, for youth will have its way, and general society will do as it pleases. EMPERORS AND STRICT PARENTS MAY DESIRE ITS BANISHMENT AND FORBID ITS BEING INDULGED IN BY THOSE OVER WHOSE ACTIONS THEY HAVE COMMAND BUT PRESENTLY THEIR ORDERS WILL BE EVADED BY EVEN THESE FOR YOUTH WILL HAVE ITS WAY AND GENERAL SOCIETY WILL DO AS IT PLEASES
ic, or even admit that she was countenancing the new exercise. Do not think for a moment, Caroline, that, in all this that I have been saying, I am advocating a hypocritical course of conduct which may be applied to other things. This “wait and see” attitude I am only suggesting as prudent to adopt over such light matters as fashions and fads. But this, I hope, child, you have been intelligent enough to understand as you have read my words. You are fortunately not of that turn of mind which twists sentences to your own liking. So now, as I feel that you will have grasped my point of view about all new amusements and innovations, we can get on to the actual point of the much discussed Tango! It would seem that it has been brought by the spirit of the Age, and so no outcries from any section of society will stop its progress. It will only cease to be danced when satiety has set in, and the spirit which brought it has moved further on. Its great difficulty will help to lengthen its reign. AY OF THE FASHION IN PUBLIC OR EVEN ADMIT THAT SHE WAS COUNTENCING THE NEW EXERCISE DO NOT THINK FOR A MOMENT CAROLINE THAT IN ALL THIS THAT I HAVE BEEN SAYING I AM ADVOCATING A HYPOCRITICAL CAUSE OF CONDUCT WHICH MAY BE APPLIED TO OTHER THINGS THIS WEIGHT AND SEE ATTITUDE I AM ONLY SUGGESTING AS PRUDENT TO ADOPT OVER SUCH LIGHT MASSES AS FASHIONS AND FADS BUT THIS I HOPE CHILD YOU HAVE BEEN INTELLIGENT ENOUGH TO UNDERSTAND AS YOU HAVE READ MY WORDS YOU ARE FORTUNATELY NOT OF THAT TURN OF MIND WHICH TWISTS SENTENCES TO YOUR OWN LIKING SO NOW AS I FEEL THAT YOU WILL HAVE GRASPED MY POINT OF VIEW ABOUT ALL NEW AMUSEMENTS AND INNOVATIONS WE CAN GET ON TO THE ACTUAL POINT OF THE MUCH DISCUSSED TANGO IT WOULD SEEM THAT IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT BY THE SPIRIT OF THE AGE AND SO NO OUTCRIES FROM ANY SECTION OF SOCIETY WILL STOP ITS PROGRESS IT WILL ONLY CEASE TO BE DANCED WHEN SATIETY HAS SET IN AND THE SPIRIT WHICH BROUGHT IT HAS MOVED FURTHER ON ITS GREAT DIFFICULTY WILL HELP TO LENGTHEN ITS REIGN
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