Маленькие женщины

Heartache

           

           "WhatshallIdowithhim?"sighedJo,findingthatemotionsweremoreunmanagablethansheexpected."Youhaven’theardwhatIwantedtotellyou.Sitdownandlisten,forindeedIwanttodorightandmakeyouhappy,"shesaid,hopingtosoothehimwithalittlereason,whichprovedthatsheknewnothingaboutlove.

           Seeingarayofhopeinthatlastspeech,Lauriethrewhimselfdownonthegrassatherfeet,leanedhisarmonthelowerstepofthestile,andlookedupatherwithanexpectantface.NowthatarrangementwasnotconducivetocalmspeechorclearthoughtonJo’spart,forhowcouldshesayhardthingstoherboywhilehewatchedherwitheyesfullofloveandlonging,andlashesstillwetwiththebitterdroportwoherhardnessofhearthadwrungfromhim?Shegentlyturnedhisheadaway,saying,asshestrokedthewavyhairwhichhadbeenallowedtogrowforhersakehowtouchingthatwas,tobesure!"IagreewithMotherthatyouandIarenotsuitedtoeachother,becauseourquicktempersandstrongwillswouldprobablymakeusverymiserable,ifweweresofoolishasto..."Jopausedalittleoverthelastword,butLaurieuttereditwitharapturousexpression.

           "Marrynoweshouldn’t!Ifyoulovedme,Jo,Ishouldbeaperfectsaint,foryoucouldmakemeanythingyoulike."

           "No,Ican’t.I’vetriedandfailed,andIwon’triskourhappinessbysuchaseriousexperiment.

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