The girls gave their hearts into their mother’s keeping — their souls into their father’s; and to both parents, who lived and labored so faithfully f… - Louisa May Alcott

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The girls gave their hearts into their mother’s keeping — their souls into their father’s; and to both parents, who lived and labored so faithfully for them, they gave a love that grew with their growth, and bound them tenderly together by the sweetest tie which blesses life and outlives death.