Be good

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Be good.

a departure response meaning "good-bye and behave yourself." Jane: Well, we're off. Be back in a week. Mary: Okay, have fun. Be good. Jane: Do I have to? Tom: Bye. Be good. Bill: See you next month.

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It is only another name for trying to be good, and the story may help us, for though we do want to be good, it's hard work and we forget, and don't do our best. Little Women by Alcott, Louisa May View in context More results

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