Маленькие женщины

Artistic Attempts

           Grundy,andhelphersisterthroughwhatsheregardedas‘anonsensicalbusiness’.

           Theinvitationsweresent,nearlyallaccepted,andthefollowingMondaywassetapartforthegrandevent.Hannahwasoutofhumorbecauseherweek’sworkwasderanged,andprophesiedthat"efthewashin’andironin’warn’tdonereg’lar,nothin’wouldgowellanywheres".Thishitchinthemainspringofthedomesticmachineryhadabadeffectuponthewholeconcern,butAmy’smottowas‘Nildesperandum’,andhavingmadeuphermindwhattodo,sheproceededtodoitinspiteofallobstacles.Tobeginwith,Hannah’scookingdidn’tturnoutwell.Thechickenwastough,thetonguetoosalty,andthechocolatewouldn’tfrothproperly.ThenthecakeandicecostmorethanAmyexpected,sodidthewagon,andvariousotherexpenses,whichseemedtriflingattheoutset,countedupratheralarminglyafterward.Bethgotacoldandtooktoherbed.Meghadanunusualnumberofcallerstokeepherathome,andJowasinsuchadividedstateofmindthatherbreakages,accidents,andmistakeswereuncommonlynumerous,serious,andtrying.

           IfitwasnotfaironMonday,theyoungladiesweretocomeonTuesday,anarrangementwhichaggravatedJoandHannahtothelastdegree.OnMondaymorningtheweatherwasinthatundecidedstatewhichismoreexasperatingthanasteadypour.Itdrizzledalittle,shonealittle,blewalittle,anddidn’tmakeupitsmindtillitwastoolateforanyoneelsetomakeuptheirs.

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