Your Affectionate
Godmother

By
Elinor  Glyn
Author of “The Point of View,” “The Reason Why,” etc.




Illustrated by Grace Hart


D. Appleton and Company
New York 1914


Copyright, 1914, by

D. APPLETON AND COMPANY
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Copyright, 1912, 1913, by Harper’s Bazaar, Inc.
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Published in England as
“Letters to Caroline”

List of Illustrations

I

Your Affectionate
Godmother

November, 1912.

NOW that you are soon about to return from Paris, Caroline—polished, let us hope, in education—it may be interesting for us to have some little talks together upon the meaning of things and the aspects which life is likely to present to you.

If you had been with me from early childhood you would by now have grown so completely to understand my point of view that words would not be necessary between us. But circumstances have arranged that only in your eighteenth year have you been given into my charge, so, as I want you to be happy, my dear godchild, we must lose no time in looking at a number of points which can assist that end.

I understand, by what I know of your character, that you have a clear idea of what you want, and that is to take some place in the world of no mean importance. Therefore, the first thing to assure yourself of is that you are not the square peg screaming to get into the