![]() But the general practice is to regard the obligation as one which prevents a man from passing the secret on, except to an equally trusted friend and on the same condition of silence. It is true that we always ask him not to tell anyone else and this is a condition which, if taken literally, would break the series of comforting confidences at once. ![]() When we allow ourselves the comfort of depositing a secret in the bosom of a friend, we inspire him with the wish to enjoy the same comfort for himself. But friendship does not pair us off into couples, as marriage does each of us generally has more than one friend to his name, and so a chain is formed, of which no man can see the end. “One of the greatest comforts of this life is friendship and one of the comforts of friendship is that of having someone we can trust with a secret. ![]()
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