Маленькие женщины

Jo’s Journal

           "Andhepointedtomywork‘Yes,’theysaytooneanother,thesesokindladies,‘heisastupidoldfellow,hewillseenotwhatwedo,hewillneverobservethathissockheelsgonotinholesanymore,hewillthinkhisbuttonsgrowoutnewwhentheyfall,andbelievethatstringsmaketheirselves.’"Ah!ButIhafaneye,andIseemuch.Ihafaheart,andIfeelthanksforthis.Come,alittlelessonthenandnow,ornomoregoodfairyworksformeandmine."

           OfcourseIcouldn’tsayanythingafterthat,andasitreallyisasplendidopportunity,Imadethebargain,andwebegan.Itookfourlessons,andthenIstuckfastinagrammaticalbog.TheProfessorwasverypatientwithme,butitmusthavebeentormenttohim,andnowandthenhe’dlookatmewithsuchanexpressionofmilddespairthatitwasatoss-upwithmewhethertolaughorcry.Itriedbothways,andwhenitcametoasnifforuttermortificationandwoe,hejustthrewthegrammarontothefloorandmarchedoutoftheroom.Ifeltmyselfdisgracedanddesertedforever,butdidn’tblamehimaparticle,andwasscramblingmypaperstogether,meaningtorushupstairsandshakemyselfhard,wheninhecame,asbriskandbeamingasifI’dcoveredmyselfinglory.

           "Nowweshalltryanewway.YouandIwillreadthesepleasantlittlemarchentogether,anddignomoreinthatdrybook,thatgoesinthecornerformakingustrouble.

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