Маленькие женщины

Domestic Experiences

           "Sheanswered,"I’lltakeit,"anditwascutoffandpaidfor,andSalliehadexulted,andshehadlaughedasifitwereathingofnoconsequence,anddrivenaway,feelingasifshehadstolensomething,andthepolicewereafterher.

           Whenshegothome,shetriedtoassuagethepangsofremorsebyspreadingforththelovelysilk,butitlookedlesssilverynow,didn’tbecomeher,afterall,andthewords‘fiftydollars’seemedstampedlikeapatterndowneachbreadth.Sheputitaway,butithauntedher,notdelightfullyasanewdressshould,butdreadfullyliketheghostofafollythatwasnoteasilylaid.WhenJohngotouthisbooksthatnight,Meg’sheartsank,andforthefirsttimeinhermarriedlife,shewasafraidofherhusband.Thekind,browneyeslookedasiftheycouldbestern,andthoughhewasunusuallymerry,shefanciedhehadfoundherout,butdidn’tmeantoletherknowit.Thehousebillswereallpaid,thebooksallinorder.Johnhadpraisedher,andwasundoingtheoldpocketbookwhichtheycalledthe‘bank’,whenMeg,knowingthatitwasquiteempty,stoppedhishand,sayingnervously...

           "Youhaven’tseenmyprivateexpensebookyet.

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