Beth is as regular about her tasks as a clock , and never forgets what you told her . She grieves about Father , and looks sober except when she is at her little piano . Amy minds me nicely , and I take great care of her . She does her own hair , and I am teaching her to make buttonholes and mend her stockings . She tries very hard , and I know you will be pleased with her improvement when you come . Mr. Laurence watches over us like a motherly old hen , as Jo says , and Laurie is very kind and neighborly . He and Jo keep us merry , for we get pretty blue sometimes , and feel like orphans , with you so far away . Hannah is a perfect saint . She does not scold at all , and always calls me Miss Margaret , which is quite proper , you know , and treats me with respect . We are all well and busy , but we long , day and night , to have you back . Give my dearest love to Father , and believe me , ever your own ... MEG This note , prettily written on scented paper , was a great contrast to the next , which was scribbled on a big sheet of thin foreign paper , ornamented with blots and all manner of flourishes and curly-tailed letters . My precious Marmee : Three cheers for dear Father ! Brooke was a trump to telegraph right off , and let us know the minute he was better . I rushed up garret when the letter came , and tried to thank god for being so good to us , but I could only cry , and say , `` I 'm glad ! I 'm glad ! '' Did n't that do as well as a regular prayer ? For I felt a great many in my heart . We have such funny times , and now I can enjoy them , for everyone is so desperately good , it 's like living in a nest of turtledoves . You 'd laugh to see Meg head the table and try to be motherish . She gets prettier every day , and I 'm in love with her sometimes .
The children are regular archangels , and I -- well , I 'm XXXXX , and never shall be anything else .
Amy Beth Brooke Hannah Jo Laurence Margaret Meg day right