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NOTE that nimble pen, as, for example, under 'How to begin a Letter':

And never, never, dear madam" (N.B.—This remark is addressed to ladies only. No man would ever do such a thing), "put 'Wednesday' simply as the date! "That way madness lies!

From section 3: 'How to go on with a Letter.'—'A great deal of the bad writing in the world comes simply from writing too quickly. Of course you reply, "I do it to save time." A very good object, no doubt, but what right have you to do it at your friend's expense? Isn't his time as valuable as yours? Years ago I used to receive letters from a friend—and very interesting letters too written in one of the most atrocious hands ever invented. It generally took me about ix