Маленькие женщины

Meg Goes to Vanity Fair

           Soyou’llnottell,willyou?"

           "IgiveyoumywordIwon’t,onlywhatshallIsaywhentheyaskme?"

           "JustsayIlookedprettywellandwashavingagoodtime."

           "I’llsaythefirstwithallmyheart,buthowabouttheother?Youdon’tlookasifyouwerehavingagoodtime.Areyou?"AndLaurielookedatherwithanexpressionwhichmadeheranswerinawhisper...

           "No,notjustnow.Don’tthinkI’mhorrid.Ionlywantedalittlefun,butthissortdoesn’tpay,Ifind,andI’mgettingtiredofit."

           "HerecomesNedMoffat.Whatdoeshewant?"saidLaurie,knittinghisblackbrowsasifhedidnotregardhisyounghostinthelightofapleasantadditiontotheparty.

           "Heputhisnamedownforthreedances,andIsupposehe’scomingforthem.Whatabore!"saidMeg,assumingalanguidairwhichamusedLaurieimmensely.

           Hedidnotspeaktoheragaintillsuppertime,whenhesawherdrinkingchampagnewithNedandhisfriendFisher,whowerebehaving‘likeapairoffools’,asLauriesaidtohimself,forhefeltabrotherlysortofrighttowatchovertheMarchesandfighttheirbattleswheneveradefenderwasneeded.

           "You’llhaveasplittingheadachetomorrow,ifyoudrinkmuchofthat.Iwouldn’t,Meg,yourmotherdoesn’tlikeit,youknow,"hewhispered,leaningoverherchair,asNedturnedtorefillherglassandFisherstoopedtopickupherfan.

           "I’mnotMegtonight,I’m‘adoll’whodoesallsortsofcrazythings.

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