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THE SKJUTS-BOYo 293
you; and as fo obedicnce, if Borgenstierna should evcr wish for
anything #vhich was neither right nor reasonable, :[ probably
should hOt be blind either # but I should always know whîch of
us was right, and even if I should be obliged fo give way for the
sake of peace, I would draw his attention fo his injustice, in
friendship, but with firmness. I have learned from my mother
that women should always postpone their arguments until the
cause of the dispute no longer troubles their husbands. She is
perfectly rîght there# and I will always remember her lesson."
"Yes, yes; you bave all reason fo do so, indeed; your dear
bridegroom does hOt appear fo me as though he was of a very for-
bearing nature; but allow me fo counsel you as a friend. Always
t.ake a little care of your own dignity. Just look at Lamm and
me, and say whether you can read the smallest particle of respect
upon my countenance. :No, no; I know the custom better.
Lamm does nothing, hot even the lcast thing, without first hear-
ing my advice, and can hardly cease praising me for my care
attention, which does everything for his comfort and happiness.
I should like fo know what the poor fellows would do without
us. You would soon see how they would feel if we should leave
them some day in the kitchen or the wash-room; they would
cut queer capers there. :No, Amelia, do hOt be a child; you
must take reason and resolution with you when you are married.
Leave that fo those women who do not know better than to
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crouch on the floor before their husbands; but this is hOt fit
conduct for girls like you and me, who can weave their fourteen
yards of linen a day, and spin woollen yarn so nicely that if can-
hot be produced better even ai the factory; and who know how
fo conduct their domestîc matters in such a manner, that under
their hands the cent bccomes a dollar; and who know how to
manage a great many other things properly. :No, Amelia» I
say no again, such a woman is hot only obliged, but has the
right to carry ber head just as high as her husband’s; and as
now bave opened my hea## to you, I shall always be of the saine
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