Маленькие женщины

Being Neighborly

           I’monlyafraidyouareverytiredoftalkingtome.Itwassopleasant,Icouldn’tbeartostop,"saidLauriegratefully.

           "Thedoctortoseeyou,sir,"andthemaidbeckonedasshespoke.

           "WouldyoumindifIleftyouforaminute?IsupposeImustseehim,"saidLaurie.

           "Don’tmindme.I’mhappyasacrickethere,"answeredJo.

           Lauriewentaway,andhisguestamusedherselfinherownway.Shewasstandingbeforeafineportraitoftheoldgentlemanwhenthedooropenedagain,andwithoutturning,shesaiddecidedly,"I’msurenowthatIshouldn’tbeafraidofhim,forhe’sgotkindeyes,thoughhismouthisgrim,andhelooksasifhehadatremendouswillofhisown.Heisn’tashandsomeasmygrandfather,butIlikehim."

           "Thankyou,ma’am,"saidagruffvoicebehindher,andthere,tohergreatdismay,stoodoldMr.Laurence.

           PoorJoblushedtillshecouldn’tblushanyredder,andherheartbegantobeatuncomfortablyfastasshethoughtwhatshehadsaid.Foraminuteawilddesiretorunawaypossessedher,butthatwascowardly,andthegirlswouldlaughather,sosheresolvedtostayandgetoutofthescrapeasshecould.Asecondlookshowedherthatthelivingeyes,underthebushyeyebrows,werekindereventhanthepaintedones,andtherewasaslytwinkleinthem,whichlessenedherfearagooddeal.Thegruffvoicewasgrufferthanever,astheoldgentlemansaidabruptly,afterthedreadfulpause,"Soyou’renotafraidofme,hey?"

           "Notmuch,sir."

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