"Enjoy with Fani the pleasures and advantages of his life, and don't try to bring about any special event, as you are so fond of doing.
And one thing more: don't forget to pray every day to God to protect you and to help you to carry out all your good resolutions.

Now that you are leaving home, my only comfort is that our Father's hand is still about you, there as well as here.

Promise me that you will pray for the heavenly blessing every night, as we do together at home." Emma promised not to neglect her morning and evening prayers, and begged her mother to have no anxiety about her.
Meanwhile, aunty had been standing by the window, talking with Fred.
"Pray be careful," she said, "never by any chance to let one of your small creatures, even the prettiest one, escape out of your pockets upon the table or the floor.

In fact, you would do better not to put them into your pockets at all, for fear of some such mishap, as often occurs at home.

It would spoil all the pleasure of your visit; for Mrs.
Stanhope would neither understand nor forgive such carelessness." "Don't worry, aunty," replied the boy; "I'll fix them so they can't stir.