Leave these things to time.

Make this home happy, so that you may be fit for homes of your own, if they are offered you, and contented here if they are not.

One thing remember, my girls.

Mother is always ready to be your confidant, Father to be your friend, and both of us hope and trust that our daughters, whether married or single, will be the pride and comfort of our lives." "We will, Marmee, we will!" cried both, with all their hearts, as she bade them good night..