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           Yousee,havingsaidthatifMegmarried‘thatBrooke’sheshouldn’thaveacentofhermoney,AuntMarchwasratherinaquandarywhentimehadappeasedherwrathandmadeherrepenthervow.Sheneverbrokeherword,andwasmuchexercisedinhermindhowtogetroundit,andatlastdevisedaplanwherebyshecouldsatisfyherself.Mrs.Carrol,Florence’smamma,wasorderedtobuy,havemade,andmarkedageneroussupplyofhouseandtablelinen,andsenditasherpresent,allofwhichwasfaithfullydone,butthesecretleakedout,andwasgreatlyenjoyedbythefamily,forAuntMarchtriedtolookutterlyunconscious,andinsistedthatshecouldgivenothingbuttheold-fashionedpearlslongpromisedtothefirstbride.

           "That’sahousewifelytastewhichIamgladtosee.Ihadayoungfriendwhosetuphousekeepingwithsixsheets,butshehadfingerbowlsforcompanyandthatsatisfiedher,"saidMrs.March,pattingthedamasktablecloths,withatrulyfeminineappreciationoftheirfineness.

           "Ihaven’tasinglefingerbowl,butthisisasetoutthatwilllastmeallmydays,Hannahsays."AndMeglookedquitecontented,aswellshemight.

           Atall,broad-shoulderedyoungfellow,withacroppedhead,afeltbasinofahat,andaflyawaycoat,cametrampingdowntheroadatagreatpace,walkedoverthelowfencewithoutstoppingtoopenthegate,straightuptoMrs.March,withbothhandsoutandahearty...

           "HereIam,Mother!Yes,it’sallright.

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