You could not have given me better news. In
future I am relieved of all need of sympathetic anxiety about you, and
henceforth I can enjoy my freedom without a qualm, and dispose of life
just as I please.
Every good wish, dear friend! We must hope that this young person will
make you very happy; but, you know, young girls have their whims and
fancies. Fortunately, you are not only a good-looking man in the prime
of life, but also an uncommonly good match for any woman. The young
girls of the present day are seldom blind to such advantages, and you
will find her devotion very lasting, I have no doubt.
Who can she be? I have not the least idea. But I admire your
discretion--you have not changed in that respect. In any case, be
prepared, Richard, she will turn the house upside down and your work
will be cut out for you to get it straight again.
I am sure she bikes; she will probably drop her cigarette ashes into
your best Venetian glasses; she is certain to hate goloshes and long
skirts, and will enjoy rearranging the furniture.
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