Маленькие женщины

Secrets

           "I’llbeadoubledistilledsaint."

           "Ican’tbearsaints.Justbeasimple,honest,respectableboy,andwe’llneverdesertyou.Idon’tknowwhatIshoulddoifyouactedlikeMr.King’sson.Hehadplentyofmoney,butdidn’tknowhowtospendit,andgottipsyandgambled,andranaway,andforgedhisfather’sname,Ibelieve,andwasaltogetherhorrid."

           "YouthinkI’mlikelytodothesame?Muchobliged."

           "No,Idon’toh,dear,no!butIhearpeopletalkingaboutmoneybeingsuchatemptation,andIsometimeswishyouwerepoor.Ishouldn’tworrythen."

           "Doyouworryaboutme,Jo?"

           "Alittle,whenyoulookmoodyanddiscontented,asyousometimesdo,foryou’vegotsuchastrongwill,ifyouoncegetstartedwrong,I’mafraiditwouldbehardtostopyou."

           Lauriewalkedinsilenceafewminutes,andJowatchedhim,wishingshehadheldhertongue,forhiseyeslookedangry,thoughhislipssmiledasifatherwarnings.

           "Areyougoingtodeliverlecturesallthewayhome?"heaskedpresently.

           "Ofcoursenot.Why?"

           "Becauseifyouare,I’lltakeabus.Ifyou’renot,I’dliketowalkwithyouandtellyousomethingveryinteresting."

           "Iwon’tpreachanymore,andI’dliketohearthenewsimmensely."

           "Verywell,then,comeon.It’sasecret,andifItellyou,youmusttellmeyours."

           "Ihaven’tgotany,"beganJo,butstoppedsuddenly,rememberingthatshehad.

           "Youknowyouhaveyoucan’thideanything,soupand‘fess,orIwon’ttell,"criedLaurie.

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