It won't do any good.

I'm sure of that.

We won't be miserable, but enjoy being together while we wait.
We'll have happy times, for I don't suffer much, and I think the tide will go out easily, if you help me." Jo leaned down to kiss the tranquil face, and with that silent kiss, she dedicated herself soul and body to Beth.
She was right.

There was no need of any words when they got home, for Father and Mother saw plainly now what they had prayed to be saved from seeing.

Tired with her short journey, Beth went at once to bed, saying how glad she was to be home, and when Jo went down, she found that she would be spared the hard task of telling Beth's secret.