werenoyou?oh,no!obesureiwaspoordarlingfrediookwihme,irememberionlywenooxenhamonceaferiwasmarried,oyouraunshawswedding;andpoorlilefredwashebabyhenandiknowdixondidnolikechangingfromdysmaidonurse,andiwasafraidhaifiookhernearheroldhome,andamongsherownpeople,shemighwanoleavemebupoorbabywasakenillaoxenham,wihhiseehing;and,whawihmybeingagreadealwiha

ajusbeforehermarriage,andnobeingverysrongmyself,dixonhadmoreofhechargeofhimhansheeverhadbefore;andimadehersofondofhim,andshewassoproudwhenhewouldurnawayfromeveryoneandclingoher,haidon believesheeverhoughofleavingmeagain;houghiwasverydifferenfromwhashedbeen

accusomedopoorfred!everybodylovedhimhewasbornwihhegifofwi

inghearsimakesmehinkverybadlyofcapainreidwheniknowhahedislikedmyowndearboyihinkiacerainproofhehadabadhearah!yourpoorfaher,margarehehaslefheroomhecan bearohearfredspokenof

iloveohearabouhim,mammaellmeallyoulike;younevercanellmeoomuchellmewhahewaslikeasababy

why,margare,youmusnobehur,buhewasmuchpreierhanyouwereiremember,whenifirssawyouindixonsarms,isaid,dear,whaanuglylilehing!andshesaid,isnoeverychildhaslikemaserfred,blesshim!dear!howwellirememberihenicouldhavehadfredinmyarmseveryminueofheday,andhiscowasclosebymybed;andnow,nowmargareidon knowwheremyboyis,andsomeimesihinkishallneverseehimagain

margaresadownbyhermoherssofaonalilesool,andsoflyookholdofherhand,caressingiandkissingi,asifocomformrshalecriedwihouresrainas,shesasraigh,siffuponhesofa,andurningroundoherdaugher,shesaidwihearful,almossolemnearnesness,margare,ificangebeer,ifgodlesmehaveachanceofrecovery,imusbehroughseeingmysonfrederickoncemoreiwillwakenupallhepoorspringsofhealhlefinme

shepaused,andseemedoryandgahersrenghforsomehingmoreyeobesaidhervoicewaschokedasshewenonwasquaveringaswihheconempionofsomesrange,yecloselypresenidea

and,margare,ifiamodieifiamoneofhoseappoinedodiebeforemanyweeksareoverimusseemychildfirsica

ohinkhowimusbemanaged;buichargeyou,margare,asyouyourselfhopeforcomforinyoursillness,bringhimomehaimayblesshimonlyforfiveminues,margareherecouldbenodangerinfiveminuesoh,margare,lemeseehimbeforeidie!

margaredidnohinkofanyhinghamighbeuerlyunreasonableinhisspeech:wedonolookforreasonorlogicinhepassionaeenreaiesofhosewhoaresickunodeah;wearesungwihherecollecionofahousandslighedopporuniiesoffulfillinghewishesofhosewhowillsoonpassawayfromamongus:anddoheyaskusforhefuurehappinessofourlives,weyiaheirfee,andwilliawayfromusbuhiswishofmrshaleswassonaural,sojus,sorighobohparies,hamargarefelasif,onfredericksaccounaswellasonhermohers,sheoughooverlookallinermediaechancesofdanger,andpledgeherselfodoeveryhinginherpowerforisrealisaionherge,pleading,diedeyeswerefixeduponherwisfully,seadyinheirgaze,houghhepoorwhielipsquiveredlikehoseofachildmargaregenlyroseupandsoodopposieoherfrail

moher;sohashemighgaherhesecurefulfilmenofherwishfromhecalmseadinessofherdaughersface

mamma,iwillwrieonigh,andellfrederickwhayousayiamassurehahewillcomedireclyous,asiamsureofmylifebeeasy,mamma,youshallseehimasfarasanyhingearhlycanbepromised

youwillwrieonigh?oh,margare!heposgoesouafiveyouwillwriebyi,won you?ihavesofewhourslefifeel,dear,asifishouldnorecover,houghsomeimesyourfaheroverpersuadesmeinohoping;youwillwriedirecly,won you?don loseasinglepos;forjusbyhaveryposimaymisshim

u,mamma,papaisou