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Updated: May 4, 2025
She could cry all night and all day too, if she wished without having to stop because people might notice that her eyes were red. She could mope in her room all she liked. And there were no men who demanded civility. When the fortnight was over, Aunt Eleanor took crafty counsel with herself. The letting-alone policy was all very well, but it would not do to have the girl die on her hands.
The hurt which the mother's heart feels at the thought of causing her child's downfall is pain too great to be endured. The letting-alone principle is a short-sighted one. Even in infancy a spoiled child may make such a nuisance of himself as to produce a disagreeable impression upon all who know him, an impression which it takes many years of model behavior to eradicate.
Now the English in their vast country houses have reduced the custom of visiting and receiving their friends to a system. They are said to be in all respects the best hosts in the world, the masters of the letting-alone system.
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