Honestly, Mother has turned me into Mary _before I go_.

Now, what do you think of that?
And if I've got to be Mary there and Mary here, too, when can I ever be _Marie_?
Oh, I know I _said_ I'd be willing to be Mary half, and maybe more than half, the time.

But when it comes to really _being_ Mary out of turn extra time, that is quite another thing.
And I am Mary.
Listen: I've learned to cook.

That's Mary.
I've been studying astronomy.

That's Mary.
I've learned to walk quietly, speak softly, laugh not too loudly, and be a lady at all times.