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And for a last word about the Tango. AND FOR A LAST WORD ABOUT THE TANGO
markable feature which the Spirit of this Age has brought--the intense desire in everyone to keep young, and it is a good desire at its base. I do not dance the Tango myself, although I am at the fashionable age for it here (over forty!), but it is not from principle, but because it would bore me terribly to have to do so--and I have arrived at a time of life when I can please myself about my amusements. But to you who are young I give this piece of worldly advice. Even if the Tango does not particularly attract you, _if it is the rage among your set try to learn it_ because otherwise you will soon begin to feel yourself left out and neglected, no matter how pretty and accomplished you are in other ways, for I know you well enough now to know that you are not strong enough, dear child, to turn a tide or make any considerable quantity of your friends follow your lead. There are only about three women in every age who can ever do this, so do not be offended with me for my plain speaking. R THIS IS ANOTHER REMARKABLE FEATURE WHICH THE SPIRIT OF THIS AGE HAS BROUGHT THE INTENSE DESIRE IN EVERYONE TO KEEP YOUNG AND IT IS A GOOD DESIRE AT ITS BASE I DO NOT DANCE THAT TANGER MYSELF ALTHOUGH I AM AT THE FASHIONABLE AGE FOR IT HERE OVER FORTY BUT IT IS NOT FROM PRINCIPLE BUT BECAUSE IT WOULD BORE ME TERRIBLY TO HAVE TO DO SO AND I HAVE ARRIVED AT A TIME OF LIFE WHEN I CAN PLEASE MYSELF ABOUT MY AMUSEMENTS BUT TO YOU WHO ARE YOUNG I GIVE THIS PIECE OF WORLDLY ADVICE EVEN IF THE TANGO DOES NOT PARTICULARLY ATTRACT YOU IF IT IS THE RAGE AMONG YOUR SET TRY TO LEARN IT BECAUSE OTHERWISE YOU WILL SOON BEGIN TO FEEL YOURSELF LEFT OUT AND NEGLECTED NO MATTER HOW PRETTY AND ACCOMPLISHED YOU ARE IN OTHER WAYS FOR I KNOW YOU WELL ENOUGH NOW TO KNOW THAT YOU ARE NOT STRONG ENOUGH DEAR CHILD TO TURN A TIDE OR MAKE ANY CONSIDERABLE QUANTITY OF YOUR FRIENDS FOLLOW YOUR LEAD THERE ARE ONLY ABOUT THREE WOMEN IN EVERY AGE WHO CAN EVER DO THIS SO DO NOT BE OFFENDED WITH ME FOR MY PLAIN SPEAKING
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