Маленькие женщины

Playing Pilgrims

           "I’mnot!Andifturningupmyhairmakesmeone,I’llwearitintwotailstillI’mtwenty,"criedJo,pullingoffhernet,andshakingdownachestnutmane."IhatetothinkI’vegottogrowup,andbeMissMarch,andwearlonggowns,andlookasprimasaChinaAster!It’sbadenoughtobeagirl,anyway,whenIlikeboy’sgamesandworkandmanners!Ican’tgetovermydisappointmentinnotbeingaboy.Andit’sworsethanevernow,forI’mdyingtogoandfightwithPapa.AndIcanonlystayhomeandknit,likeapokyoldwoman!"

           AndJoshookthebluearmysocktilltheneedlesrattledlikecastanets,andherballboundedacrosstheroom.

           "PoorJo!It’stoobad,butitcan’tbehelped.Soyoumusttrytobecontentedwithmakingyournameboyish,andplayingbrothertousgirls,"saidBeth,strokingtheroughheadwithahandthatallthedishwashinganddustingintheworldcouldnotmakeungentleinitstouch.

           "Asforyou,Amy,"continuedMeg,"youarealtogethertooparticularandprim.Yourairsarefunnynow,butyou’llgrowupanaffectedlittlegoose,ifyoudon’ttakecare.Ilikeyournicemannersandrefinedwaysofspeaking,whenyoudon’ttrytobeelegant.ButyourabsurdwordsareasbadasJo’sslang."

           "IfJoisatomboyandAmyagoose,whatamI,please?"askedBeth,readytosharethelecture.

           "You’readear,andnothingelse,"answeredMegwarmly,andnoonecontradictedher,forthe‘Mouse’wasthepetofthefamily.

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