Маленькие женщины

Aunt March Settles the Question

           "Wouldyoumindtellingmewhatyou’dsay?"askedJomorerespectfully.

           "Notatall.Youaresixteennow,quiteoldenoughtobemyconfident,andmyexperiencewillbeusefultoyouby-and-by,perhaps,inyourownaffairsofthissort."

           "Don’tmeantohaveany.It’sfuntowatchotherpeoplephilander,butIshouldfeellikeafooldoingitmyself,"saidJo,lookingalarmedatthethought.

           "Ithinknot,ifyoulikedanyoneverymuch,andhelikedyou."Megspokeasiftoherself,andglancedoutatthelanewhereshehadoftenseenloverswalkingtogetherinthesummertwilight.

           "Ithoughtyouweregoingtotellyourspeechtothatman,"saidJo,rudelyshorteninghersister’slittlereverie.

           "Oh,Ishouldmerelysay,quitecalmlyanddecidedly,‘Thankyou,Mr.Brooke,youareverykind,butIagreewithFatherthatIamtooyoungtoenterintoanyengagementatpresent,sopleasesaynomore,butletusbefriendsaswewere.’"

           "Hum,that’sstiffandcoolenough!Idon’tbelieveyou’lleversayit,andIknowhewon’tbesatisfiedifyoudo.Ifhegoesonliketherejectedloversinbooks,you’llgivein,ratherthanhurthisfeelings."

           "No,Iwon’t.IshalltellhimI’vemadeupmymind,andshallwalkoutoftheroomwithdignity."

           Megroseasshespoke,andwasjustgoingtorehearsethedignifiedexit,whenastepinthehallmadeherflyintoherseatandbegintosewasfastasifherlifedependedonfinishingthatparticularseaminagiventime.

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