A Question of Marriage

By: Vaizey, George de Horne

The grey London sunlight shone on the face of the patient as she satfacing the long window of the consulting-room, on the finely cut features, sensitive lips, and clear, dilated eyes. The doctor sat in the shadow, leaningback in his chair, tapping softly with his fingers upon the desk."And you must not be afraid," he said, following a vigorous crossquestioning with his skilled advice. "That is the most important lesson whichyou have to learn. Banish fear. Live it down; if necessary, crowd it out. Don'tallow yourself time to think and grow morbid. I tell you frankly that thechances are quite good that you may entirely escape this curse of yourfamily, but you must understand that the power is in your own hands toincrease or diminish those chances. Anxiety, depression, loneliness-thesewill be your worst enemies. You say that you have sufficient means; thatmakes things easier all round. Cultivate interests; cultivate friends. Searchfor congenial occupation, and when you have found it-work Work hard;hard enough to make rest grateful when the day is over, and sleep sound-not hard enough to feel worn out. Avoid fatigue as carefully as you wouldidleness. Take a good holiday twice a year, and as many little breaks aspossible. Be a hard task-mistress of your mind, but of your body a careful, even an indulgent, guardian. The two continually act and react on eachother. A diseased mind imagines illness where there is none; a diseasedbody taints and demoralises the mind. Look after both. You must allowyourself to be somewhat self-indulgent as regards health. There will be othermatters which will demand all your courage and self-denial..

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B08QZZCX3F
• ISBN13: 9798583892235
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"