Маленькие женщины

Heartache

           Iquiteenjoytheidea.Itwilldomegood,andmyoldboneswon’tsuffer,fortravelingnowadaysisalmostaseasyassittinginachair."

           ArestlessmovementfromLauriesuggestedthathischairwasnoteasy,orthathedidnotliketheplan,andmadetheoldmanaddhastily,"Idon’tmeantobeamarplotoraburden.IgobecauseIthinkyou’dfeelhappierthanifIwasleftbehind.Idon’tintendtogadaboutwithyou,butleaveyoufreetogowhereyoulike,whileIamusemyselfinmyownway.I’vefriendsinLondonandParis,andshouldliketovisitthem.MeantimeyoucangotoItaly,Germany,Switzerland,whereyouwill,andenjoypictures,music,scenery,andadventurestoyourheart’scontent."

           Now,Lauriefeltjustthenthathisheartwasentirelybrokenandtheworldahowlingwilderness,butatthesoundofcertainwordswhichtheoldgentlemanartfullyintroducedintohisclosingsentence,thebrokenheartgaveanunexpectedleap,andagreenoasisortwosuddenlyappearedinthehowlingwilderness.Hesighed,andthensaid,inaspiritlesstone,"Justasyoulike,Sir.Itdoesn’tmatterwhereIgoorwhatIdo."

           "Itdoestome,rememberthat,mylad.Igiveyouentireliberty,butItrustyoutomakeanhonestuseofit.Promisemethat,Laurie."

           "Anythingyoulike,Sir."

           "Good,"thoughttheoldgentleman."Youdon’tcarenow,butthere’llcomeatimewhenthatpromisewillkeepyououtofmischief,orI’mmuchmistaken.

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