Маленькие женщины

Meg Goes to Vanity Fair

           AndMrs.Marchsmoothedthesoftcheek,whichsuddenlygrewrosyasMegansweredslowly...

           "Yes.It’sverysilly,butIwanttotellit,becauseIhatetohavepeoplesayandthinksuchthingsaboutusandLaurie."

           ThenshetoldthevariousbitsofgossipshehadheardattheMoffats’,andasshespoke,Josawhermotherfoldherlipstightly,asifillpleasedthatsuchideasshouldbeputintoMeg’sinnocentmind.

           "Well,ifthatisn’tthegreatestrubbishIeverheard,"criedJoindignantly."Whydidn’tyoupopoutandtellthemsoonthespot?"

           "Icouldn’t,itwassoembarrassingforme.Icouldn’thelphearingatfirst,andthenIwassoangryandashamed,Ididn’trememberthatIoughttogoaway."

           "JustwaittillIseeAnnieMoffat,andI’llshowyouhowtosettlesuchridiculousstuff.Theideaofhaving‘plans’andbeingkindtoLauriebecausehe’srichandmaymarryusby-and-by!Won’theshoutwhenItellhimwhatthosesillythingssayaboutuspoorchildren?"AndJolaughed,asifonsecondthoughtsthethingstruckherasagoodjoke.

           "IfyoutellLaurie,I’llneverforgiveyou!Shemustn’t,mustshe,Mother?"saidMeg,lookingdistressed.

           "No,neverrepeatthatfoolishgossip,andforgetitassoonasyoucan,"saidMrs.Marchgravely."IwasveryunwisetoletyougoamongpeopleofwhomIknowsolittle,kind,Idaresay,butworldly,ill-bred,andfullofthesevulgarideasaboutyoungpeople.IammoresorrythanIcanexpressforthemischiefthisvisitmayhavedoneyou,Meg."

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