Now I am at ease about you . If only Daisy can be happy , and Josie give up her dream , I shall be quite contented . ' Demi let his mother enjoy herself for a few minutes , while he smiled over a certain little dream of his own , not ready yet for the telling ; then he said , in the paternal tone which he unconsciously used when speaking of his sisters : ` I 'll see to the girls ; but I begin to think grandpa is right in saying we must each be what God and nature makes us . We ca n't change it much -- only help to develop the good and control the bad elements in us . I have fumbled my way into my right place at last , I hope . Let Daisy be happy in her way , since it is a good and womanly one . If Nat comes home all right , I 'd say : `` Bless you , my children , '' and give them a nest of their own . Then you and I will help little Jo to find out if it is to be `` All the world 's a stage '' or `` Home , sweet home '' , for her . ' ' I suppose we must , John ; but I ca n't help making plans , and hoping they will come to pass . I see that Daisy is bound up in Nat ; and if he is worthy of her I shall let them be happy in their own way , as my parents let me . But Josie will be a trial , I foresee ; and much as I love the stage , and always did , I do n't see how I can ever let my little girl be an actress , though she certainly has great talent for it . ' ` Whose fault is that ? ' asked Demi , smiling , as he remembered his mother 's early triumphs and unquenchable interest in the dramatic efforts of the young people round her . ` Mine , I know . How could it be otherwise when I acted Babes in the Wood with you and Daisy before you could speak , and taught Josie to declaim Mother Goose in her cradle . Ah , me ! the tastes of the mother come out in her children , and she must atone for them by letting them have their own way , I suppose . ' And Mrs Meg laughed , even while she shook her head over the undeniable fact that the Marches were a theatrical family . ` Why not have a great actress of our name , as well as an authoress , a minister , and an eminent publisher ? We do n't choose our talents , but we need n't hide them in a napkin because they are not just what we want .
I say , let XXXXX have her way , and do what she can .
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