I saw the Madchen when I went over to place Franz . A child then , but most sweet and charming . Blumenthal is satisfied , I think , and the boy will be happy . He is too German to be content away from Vaterland , so we shall have him as a link between the new and the old , and that pleases me much . ' ` And Emil , he is to be second mate next voyage ; is n't that fine ? I 'm so happy that both your boys have done well ; you gave up so much for them and their mother . You make light of it , dear , but I never forget it , ' said Jo , with her hand in his as sentimentally as if she was a girl again and her Fritz had come a-wooing . He laughed his cheery laugh , and whispered behind her fan : ` If I had not come to America for the poor lads , I never should have found my Jo . The hard times are very sweet now , and I bless Gott for all I seemed to lose , because I gained the blessing of my life . ' ` Spooning ! spooning ! Here 's an awful flirtation on the sly , ' cried Teddy , peering over the fan just at that interesting moment , much to his mother 's confusion and his father 's amusement ; for the Professor never was ashamed of the fact that he still considered his wife the dearest woman in the world . Rob promptly ejected his brother from one window , to see him skip in at the other , while Mrs Jo shut her fan and held it ready to rap her unruly boy 's knuckles if he came near her again . Nat approached in answer to Mr Bhaer 's beckoning teaspoon , and stood before them with a face full of the respectful affection he felt for the excellent man who had done so much for him . ' I have the letters ready for thee , my son . They are two old friends of mine in Leipzig , who will befriend thee in that new life . It is well to have them , for thou wilt be heartbroken with Heimweh at the first , Nat , and need comforting , ' said the Professor , giving him several letters . ` Thanks , sir . Yes , I expect to be pretty lonely till I get started , then my music and the hope of getting on will cheer me up , ' answered Nat , who both longed and dreaded to leave all these friends behind him and make new ones . He was a man now ; but the blue eyes were as honest as ever , the mouth still a little weak , in spite of the carefully cherished moustache over it , and the broad forehead more plainly than ever betrayed the music-loving nature of the youth .
Modest , affectionate , and dutiful , XXXXX was considered a pleasant though not a brilliant success by Mrs Jo .
Bhaer Blumenthal Franz Fritz Gott Jo Leipzig Madchen Nat Vaterland