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 don'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 don't choose our talents, but we needn't hide them in a napkin because they are not just what we want.

I say, let Jo have her way, and do what she can.