“ I want everybody and everything to be happy here, to love and trust, and serve us, as we try to love and trust and serve them faithfully and willingly. ”
Louisa May Alcott, Little Men (1871). copy citation
| Author | Louisa May Alcott |
|---|---|
| Source | Little Men |
| Topic | trust love |
| Date | 1871 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/2788/2788-h/2788-h.htm |
Context
““ As I never expected to have any at Plumfield, I never did make such a rule, ” answered Mr. Bhaer, smiling in spite of himself at the boy's excuse. Then he added gravely, “ But one of the first and most important of our few laws is the law of kindness to every dumb creature on the place. I want everybody and everything to be happy here, to love and trust, and serve us, as we try to love and trust and serve them faithfully and willingly. I have often said that you were kinder to the animals than any of the other boys, and Mrs. Bhaer liked that trait in you very much, because she thought it showed a good heart. But you have disappointed us in that, and we are sorry, for we hoped to make you quite one of us.”
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