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22 work from 2 or 2-30 p.m., to 4-30 or 5 p.m. Three hours are not quite necessary for office work every day, but at intervals you can read any books or write letters to friends. In the evening go out again riding or driving, or play at tennis, rackets, golf, or any other game. Return home before it gets dark, and take your dinner at an early hour. After meals or before, you can devote your time to music and such other pleasant pursuits and then retire. You must go to bed before 11 o'clock at the latest. A good unbroken sleep is always good for the body and the mind. You will be quite fresh again by the early morning.

Punctuality is one of the best moral and social principles that a person should acquire. If you have children, see them and enquire about them both morning and evening just before you go out.