Say good-bye cheerfully and bravely , show a manly front , and leave a pleasant memory behind you . We all wish you well and hope much for you . Write to me every week and I 'll send a good , gossipy answer . Be careful what you write to Daisy ; do n't gush or wail , for sister Meg will see the letters ; and you can help your cause very much by sending sensible , cheery accounts of your life to us all . ' ' I will ; I will ; it looks brighter and better already , and I wo n't lose my one comfort by any fault of my own . Thank you so much , Mother Bhaer , for taking my side . I felt so ungrateful and mean and crushed when I thought you all considered me a sneak who had no business to love such a precious girl as Daisy . No one said anything , but I knew how you felt , and that Mr Laurie sent me off partly to get me out of the way . Oh dear , life is pretty tough sometimes , is n't it ? ' And Nat took his head in both hands as if it ached with the confusion of hopes and fears , passions and plans that proved boyhood was past and manhood had begun . ` Very tough , but it is that very struggle with obstacles which does us good . Things have been made easy for you in many ways , but no one can do everything . You must paddle your own canoe now , and learn to avoid the rapids and steer straight to the port you want to reach . I do n't know just what your temptations will be for you have no bad habits and seem to love music so well , nothing can lure you from it . I only hope you wo n't work too hard . ' ' I feel as if I could work like a horse , I 'm so eager to get on ; but I 'll take care . Ca n't waste time being sick , and you 've given me doses enough to keep me all right , I guess . ' Nat laughed as he remembered the book of directions Mrs Jo had written for him to consult on all occasions . She immediately added some verbal ones on the subject of foreign messes , and having mounted one of her pet hobbies , was in full gallop when Emil was seen strolling about on the roof of the old house , that being his favourite promenade ; for there he could fancy himself walking the deck , with only blue sky and fresh air about him . ' I want a word with the Commodore , and up there we shall be nice and quiet .
Go and play to XXXXX : it will put her to sleep and do you both good .
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