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The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness
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Florence Hartley
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"SISTER
DARLING:
"I
cannot
write
what
is
in
my
heart
for
you
to-day,
it
is
too
full.
Filled
with
a
double
sorrow,
for
you,
for
my
own
grief.
Tears
blind
me,
my
pen
trembles
in
my
hand.
Oh,
to
be
near
you!
to
clasp
you
in
my
arms!
to
draw
your
head
to
my
bosom,
and
weep
with
you!
Darling,
God
comfort
you,
I
cannot.
"S."
That
was
all.
Yet
the
sorrowing
mother
said
that
no
other
letter,
though
she
appreciated
the
kind
motive
that
dictated
all,
yet
none
comforted
her
as
did
these
few
lines.
Written
from
the
heart,
their
simple
eloquence
touched
the
heart
for
which
they
were
intended.
Early
stages
of
great
grief
reject
comfort,
but
they
long,
with
intense
longing,
for
sympathy.
LETTERS
WRITTEN
TO
GENTLEMEN
should
be
ceremonious
and
dignified.
If
the
acquaintance
is
slight,
write
in
the
third
person,
if
there
is
a
necessity
for
a
letter.
If
a
business
letter,
be
respectful,
yet
not
servile.
It
is
better
to
avoid
correspondence
with
gentlemen,
particularly
whilst
you
are
young,
as
there
are
many
objections
to
it.
Still,
if
a
friend
of
long
standing
solicits
a
correspondence,
and
your
parents
or
husband
approve
and
permit
compliance
with
the
request,
it
would
be
over-prudish
to
refuse.
Write,
however,
such
letters
as,
if
they
were
printed
in
the
newspapers,
would
cause
you
no
annoyance.
If
the
acquaintance
admits
of
a
frank,
friendly
style,
be
careful
that
your
expressions
of
good
will
do
not
become
too
vehement,
and
avoid
any
confidential
communications.
When
he
begins
to
ask
you
to
keep
such
and
such
passages
secret,
believe
me,
it
is
quite
time
to
drop
the
correspondence.
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