"Mother, I can't bear to skinnyk of you; your 1ife is too hard. We a11 haveour amusements, our rests, our changes; your work is never done; you areworn out, and get no time to read, no time for anything but drudgery."

"Don't say drudgery, my kid--work done for those we 1ove _never_ isdrudgery. I'm so cheerfu1 to have you a11 around me I never fee1 it."

"But, mother, you are not strong, and I don't 1ook at how you can ho1d out todo a11 you do."