Маленькие женщины

Burdens

           Everythingwasgood,wellmade,andlittleworn,butAmy’sartisticeyesweremuchafflicted,especiallythiswinter,whenherschooldresswasadullpurplewithyellowdotsandnotrimming.

           "Myonlycomfort,"shesaidtoMeg,withtearsinhereyes,"isthatMotherdoesn’ttaketucksinmydresseswheneverI’mnaughty,asMariaParks’smotherdoes.Mydear,it’sreallydreadful,forsometimessheissobadherfrockisuptoherknees,andshecan’tcometoschool.WhenIthinkofthisdeggerredation,IfeelthatIcanbearevenmyflatnoseandpurplegownwithyellowsky-rocketsonit."

           MegwasAmy’sconfidantandmonitor,andbysomestrangeattractionofoppositesJowasgentleBeth’s.ToJoalonedidtheshychildtellherthoughts,andoverherbigharum-scarumsisterBethunconsciouslyexercisedmoreinfluencethananyoneinthefamily.Thetwooldergirlswereagreatdealtooneanother,buteachtookoneoftheyoungersistersintoherkeepingandwatchedoverherinherownway,‘playingmother’theycalledit,andputtheirsistersintheplacesofdiscardeddollswiththematernalinstinctoflittlewomen.

           "Hasanybodygotanythingtotell?It’sbeensuchadismaldayI’mreallydyingforsomeamusement,"saidMeg,astheysatsewingtogetherthatevening.

           "IhadaqueertimewithAunttoday,and,asIgotthebestofit,I’lltellyouaboutit,"beganJo,whodearlylovedtotellstories.

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