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Friends may be divided into three classes : — (t) Friends from youth, such as cousins, playmates, and fallow-pupils, (2) neighbours and the enemies of one's enemies, (3) those with whom friend- ship is made in return for the benefits received.

The friends of the first and second classes may in some cases become enemies; but the friendship made under the circumstances referred to under the third heading is likely to be permanent.

In the same way enemies may also be divided into three classes: — Enemies by birth, enemies in the neighbourhood, and those who have been made enemies by ingratitude. Enemies by birth, unfortunately, sometimes include 'undivided' brothers and cousins; and the enmity arises because