I know he wanted to speak , but I think , from something he once hinted , that he had promised his father not to do anything of the sort yet a while , for he is a rash boy , and the old gentleman dreads a foreign daughter-in-law . We shall soon meet in Rome , and then , if I do n't change my mind , I 'll say `` Yes , thank you , '' when he says `` Will you , please ? '' Of course this is all very private , but I wished you to know what was going on . Do n't be anxious about me , remember I am your ` prudent Amy ' , and be sure I will do nothing rashly . Send me as much advice as you like . I 'll use it if I can . I wish I could see you for a good talk , Marmee . Love and trust me . Ever your AMY CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO TENDER TROUBLES `` Jo , I 'm anxious about Beth . '' `` Why , Mother , she has seemed unusually well since the babies came . '' `` It 's not her health that troubles me now , it 's her spirits . I 'm sure there is something on her mind , and I want you to discover what it is . '' `` What makes you think so , Mother ? '' `` She sits alone a good deal , and does n't talk to her father as much as she used . I found her crying over the babies the other day . When she sings , the songs are always sad ones , and now and then I see a look in her face that I do n't understand . This is n't like Beth , and it worries me . '' `` Have you asked her about it ? '' `` I have tried once or twice , but she either evaded my questions or looked so distressed that I stopped . I never force my children 's confidence , and I seldom have to wait for long . ''
Mrs. March glanced at Jo as she spoke , but the face opposite seemed quite unconscious of any secret disquietude but Beth 's , and after sewing thoughtfully for a minute , XXXXX said , `` I think she is growing up , and so begins to dream dreams , and have hopes and fears and fidgets , without knowing why or being able to explain them .
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