Маленькие женщины

Experiments

           Marchcamehometofindthethreeoldergirlshardatworkinthemiddleoftheafternoon,andaglanceattheclosetgaveheranideaofthesuccessofonepartoftheexperiment.

           Beforethehousewivescouldrest,severalpeoplecalled,andtherewasascrambletogetreadytoseethem.Thenteamustbegot,errandsdone,andoneortwonecessarybitsofsewingneglecteduntilthelastminute.Astwilightfell,dewyandstill,onebyonetheygatheredontheporchwheretheJuneroseswerebuddingbeautifully,andeachgroanedorsighedasshesatdown,asiftiredortroubled.

           "Whatadreadfuldaythishasbeen!"beganJo,usuallythefirsttospeak.

           "Ithasseemedshorterthanusual,butsouncomfortable,"saidMeg.

           "Notabitlikehome,"addedAmy.

           "Itcan’tseemsowithoutMarmeeandlittlePip,"sighedBeth,glancingwithfulleyesattheemptycageaboveherhead.

           "Here’sMother,dear,andyoushallhaveanotherbirdtomorrow,ifyouwantit."

           Asshespoke,Mrs.Marchcameandtookherplaceamongthem,lookingasifherholidayhadnotbeenmuchpleasanterthantheirs.

           "Areyousatisfiedwithyourexperiment,girls,ordoyouwantanotherweekofit?"sheasked,asBethnestleduptoherandtherestturnedtowardherwithbrighteningfaces,asflowersturntowardthesun.

           "Idon’t!"criedJodecidedly.

           "NorI,"echoedtheothers.

           "Youthinkthen,thatitisbettertohaveafewdutiesandlivealittleforothers,doyou?"

           "Loungingandlarkingdoesn’tpay,"observedJo,shakingherhead.

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