Маленькие женщины

Jo Meets Apollyon

           Sittingonthefloorwithonebooton,AmybegantocryandMegtoreasonwithher,whenLauriecalledfrombelow,andthetwogirlshurrieddown,leavingtheirsisterwailing.Fornowandthensheforgothergrown-upwaysandactedlikeaspoiledchild.Justasthepartywassettingout,Amycalledoverthebanistersinathreateningtone,"You’llbesorryforthis,JoMarch,seeifyouain’t."

           "Fiddlesticks!"returnedJo,slammingthedoor.

           Theyhadacharmingtime,forTheSevenCastlesOfTheDiamondLakewasasbrilliantandwonderfulasheartcouldwish.Butinspiteofthecomicalredimps,sparklingelves,andthegorgeousprincesandprincesses,Jo’spleasurehadadropofbitternessinit.Thefairyqueen’syellowcurlsremindedherofAmy,andbetweentheactssheamusedherselfwithwonderingwhathersisterwoulddotomakeher‘sorryforit’.SheandAmyhadhadmanylivelyskirmishesinthecourseoftheirlives,forbothhadquicktempersandwereapttobeviolentwhenfairlyroused.AmyteasedJo,andJoirritatedAmy,andsemioccasionalexplosionsoccurred,ofwhichbothweremuchashamedafterward.Althoughtheoldest,Johadtheleastself-control,andhadhardtimestryingtocurbthefieryspiritwhichwascontinuallygettingherintotrouble.Herangerneverlastedlong,andhavinghumblyconfessedherfault,shesincerelyrepentedandtriedtodobetter.HersistersusedtosaythattheyratherlikedtogetJointoafurybecauseshewassuchanangelafterward.

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