` Good ! that 's the right spirit , Nat . Hold to it and make yourself a man . No one will be quicker to see and admire the brave work than my sister Meg . She does not despise your poverty or your past ; but mothers are very tender over their daughters , and we Marches , though we have been poor , are , I confess , a little proud of our good family . We do n't care for money ; but a long line of virtuous ancestors is something to desire and to be proud of . ' ` Well , the Blakes are a good lot . I looked 'em up , and not one was ever in prison , hanged , or disgraced in any way . We used to be rich and honoured years ago , but we 've died out and got poor , and father was a street musician rather than beg ; and I 'll be one again before I 'll do the mean things some men do and pass muster . ' Nat was so excited that Mrs Jo indulged in a laugh to calm him , and both went on more quietly . ' I told my sister all that and it pleased her . I am sure if you do well these next few years that she will relent and all be happily settled , unless that wonderful change , which you do n't believe possible , should occur . Now , cheer up ; do n't be lackadaisical and blue . Say good-bye cheerfully and bravely , show a manly front , and leave a pleasant memory behind you . We all wish you well and hope much for you . Write to me every week and I 'll send a good , gossipy answer . Be careful what you write to Daisy ; do n't gush or wail , for sister Meg will see the letters ; and you can help your cause very much by sending sensible , cheery accounts of your life to us all . ' ' I will ; I will ; it looks brighter and better already , and I wo n't lose my one comfort by any fault of my own . Thank you so much , Mother Bhaer , for taking my side . I felt so ungrateful and mean and crushed when I thought you all considered me a sneak who had no business to love such a precious girl as Daisy .
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