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with teeth or a lizard with wings。 No�察�it isn't either�察�I've just
looked in the book。 It's a mesozoic mammal。
I've elected economics this yearvery illuminating subject。
When I finish that I'm going to take Charity and Reform�察�then��
Mr。 Trustee�察�I'll know just how an orphan asylum ought to be run。
Don't you think I'd make an admirable voter if I had my rights�拭�
I was twenty´one last week。 This is an awfully wasteful country to
throw away such an honest�察�educated�察�conscientious�察�intelligent citizen
as I would be。
Yours always��
Judy
7th December
Dear Daddy´Long´Legs��
Thank you for permission to visit JuliaI take it that silence
means consent。
Such a social whirl as we've been having� �The Founder's dance came
last weekthis was the first year that any of us could attend��
only upper classmen being allowed。
I invited Jimmie McBride�察�and Sallie invited his room´mate
at Princeton�察�who visited them last summer at their campan awfully
nice man with red hairand Julia invited a man from New York��
not very exciting�察�but socially irreproachable。 He is connected
with the De la Mater Chichesters。 Perhaps that means something
to you�拭 �It doesn't illuminate me to any extent。
Howeverour guests came Friday afternoon in time for tea in the
senior corridor�察�and then dashed down to the hotel for dinner。
The hotel was so full that they slept in rows on the billiard tables��
they say。 Jimmie McBride says that the next time he is bidden
to a social event in this college�察�he is going to bring one of their
Adirondack tents and pitch it on the campus。
At seven´thirty they came back for the President's reception and dance。
Our functions commence early� �We had the men's cards all made out
ahead of time�察�and after every dance�察�we'd leave them in groups��
under the letter that stood for their names�察�so that they could be
readily found by their next partners。 Jimmie McBride�察�for example��
would stand patiently under `M' until he was claimed。 ��At least��
he ought to have stood patiently�察�but he kept wandering off
and getting mixed with `R's' and `S's' and all sorts of letters。��
I found him a very difficult guest�察�he was sulky because he had
only three dances with me。 He said he was bashful about dancing
with girls he didn't know��
The next morning we had a glee club concertand who do you think
wrote the funny new song composed for the occasion�拭 �It's the truth。
She did。 Oh�察�I tell you�察�Daddy�察�your little foundling is getting
to be quite a prominent person��
Anyway�察�our gay two days were great fun�察�and I think the men enjoyed it。
Some of them were awfully perturbed at first at the prospect of
facing one thousand girls�察�but they got acclimated very quickly。
Our two Princeton men had a beautiful timeat least they politely
said they had�察�and they've invited us to their dance next spring。
We've accepted�察�so please don't object�察�Daddy dear。
Julia and Sallie and I all had new dresses。 Do you want to hear
about them�拭 �Julia's was cream satin and gold embroidery and she
wore purple orchids。 It was a DREAM and came from Paris�察�and cost
a million dollars。
Sallie's was pale blue trimmed with Persian embroidery�察�and went
beautifully with red hair。 It didn't cost quite a million��
but was just as effective as Julia's。
Mine was pale pink crepe de chine trimmed with ecru lace and rose satin。
And I carried crimson roses which J。 McB。 sent ��Sallie having told
him what colour to get��。 And we all had satin slippers and silk
stockings and chiffon scarfs to match。
You must be deeply impressed by these millinery details。
One can't help thinking�察�Daddy�察�what a colourless life a man is
forced to lead�察�when one reflects that chiffon and Venetian point
and hand embroidery and Irish crochet are to him mere empty words。
Whereas a womanwhether she is interested in babies or microbes
or husbands or poetry or servants or parallelograms or gardens or
Plato or bridgeis fundamentally and always interested in clothes。
It's the one touch of nature that makes the whole world kin。
��That isn't original。 I got it out of one of Shakespeare's plays��。
However�察�to resume。 Do you want me to tell you a secret that I've
lately discovered�拭 �And will you promise not to think me vain�拭�
Then listen��
I'm pretty。
I am�察�really。 I'd be an awful idiot not to know it with three
looking´glasses in the room。
A Friend
PS。 This is one of those wicked anonymous letters you read about
in novels。
20th December
Dear Daddy´Long´Legs��
I've just a moment�察�because I must attend two classes�察�pack a trunk
and a suit´case�察�and catch the four´o'clock trainbut I couldn't
go without sending a word to let you know how much I appreciate
my Christmas box。
I love the furs and the necklace and the Liberty scarf and the gloves
and handkerchiefs and books and purseand most of all I love you� �
But Daddy�察�you have no business to spoil me this way。 I'm only human
and a girl at that。 How can I keep my mind sternly fixed on a
studious career�察�when you deflect me with such worldly frivolities��
I have strong suspicions now as to which one of the John Grier
Trustees used to give the Christmas tree and the Sunday ice´cream。
He was nameless�察�but by his works I know him� �You deserve to be
happy for all the good things you do。
Goodbye�察�and a very merry Christmas。
Yours always��
Judy
PS。 I am sending a slight token�察�too。 Do you think you would
like her if you knew her��
11th January
I meant to write to you from the city�察�Daddy�察�but New York
is an engrossing place。
I had an interestingand illuminatingtime�察�but I'm glad I don't
belong to such a family� �I should truly rather have the John Grier
Home for a background。 Whatever the drawbacks of my bringing up��
there was at least no pretence about it。 I know now what people
mean when they say they are weighed down by Things。 The material
atmosphere of that house was crushing�察�I didn't draw a deep breath
until I was on an express train coming back。 All the furniture
was carved and upholstered and gorgeous�察�the people I met were
beautifully dressed and low´voiced and well´bred�察�but it's the truth��
Daddy�察�I never heard one word of real talk from the time we arrived
until we left。 I don't think an idea ever entered the front door。
Mrs。 Pendleton never thinks of anything but jewels and dressmakers
and social engagements。 She did seem a different kind of mother from
Mrs。 McBride� �If I ever marry and have a family�察�I'm going to make them
as exactly like the McBrides as I can。 Not for all the money in the
world would I ever let any children of mine develop into Pendletons。
Maybe it isn't polite to criticize people you've been visiting�拭�
If it isn't�察�please excuse。 This is very confidential�察�between you
and me。
I only saw Master Jervie once when he called at tea time��
and then I didn't have a chance to speak to him alone。
It was really disappointing after our nice time last summer。
I don't think he cares much for his relativesand I am sure they
don't care much for him� �Julia's mother says he's unbalanced。
He's a Socialistexcept�察�thank Heaven�察�he doesn't let his hair grow
and wear red ties。 She can't imagine where he picked up his queer ideas��
the family have been Church of England for generations。 He throws
away his money on every sort of crazy reform�察�instead of spending it
on such sensible things as yachts and automobiles and polo ponies。
He does buy candy with it though� �He sent Julia and me each a box
for Christmas。
You know�察�I think I'll be a Socialist�察�too。 You wouldn't mind��
would you�察�Daddy�拭 �They're quite different from Anarchists��
they don't believe in blowing people up。 Probably I am one by rights��
I belong to the proletariat。 I haven't determined yet just which
kind I am going to be。 I will look into the subject over Sunday��
and declare my principles in my next。
I've seen loads of theatres and hotels and beautiful houses。
My mind is a confused jumble of onyx and gilding and mosaic floors
and palms。 I'm still pretty breathless but I am glad to get back
to college and my booksI believe that I really am a student��
this atmosphere of academic calm I find more bracing than New York。
College is a very satisfying sort of life�察�the books and study
and regular classes keep you alive mentally�察�and then when your
mind gets tired�察�you have the gymnasium and outdoor athletics��
and always plenty of congenial friends who are thinking about the
same things you are。 We spend a whole evening in nothing but talk
talktalkand go to bed with a very uplifted feeling�察�as though we
had settled permanently some pressing world problems。 And filling
in every crevice�察�there is always such a lot of nonsensejust silly
jokes about the little things that come up but very satisfying。
We do appreciate our own witticisms��
It isn't the great big pleasures that count the most�察�it's making
a great deal out of the little onesI've discovered the true
secret of happiness�察�Daddy�察�and that is to live in the now。
Not to be for ever regretting the past�察�or anticipating the future��
but to get the most that you can out of this very instant。
It's like farming。 You can have extensive farming and intensive
farming�察�well�察�I am going to have intensive living after this。
I'm going to enjoy every second�察�and I'm going to KNOW I'm enjoying
it while I'm enjoying it。 Most people don't live�察�they just race。
They are trying to reach some goal far away on the h
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