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"Not only is wisdom born with Joanna and Batavius, it will also die with

thenantly, after one of Joanna's

periodical visitations

A tear twinkled in madam's eyes; but she answered, "I shall not distress

myself overmuch Always I have said, 'Joanna has a little soul Only

what is for her own good can she love'"

"It is Batavius; and a woman must love her husband, mother"

"That is the truth: first and best of all, she must love him, Katherine;

but not as the dog loves and fawns on his ives not up her own principles and

thoughts and ways A good woman will remember the love of her father and

mother and brother and sister, her old home, her old friends; and

contes of the past, which

often, for her, were far better than she orthy of"

"There is one I love, mother, love with all my soul For him I would

die But for thee also I would die Love thee, mother? I love thee and

my father better because I love him My mother, fret thee not, nor think

that ever Joanna can really forget thee If a daughter could forget her