Маленькие женщины

Domestic Experiences

           Idon’tmeantowasteyourmoney,andIdidn’tthinkthoselittlethingswouldcountupso.Ican’tresistthemwhenIseeSalliebuyingallshewants,andpityingmebecauseIdon’t.Itrytobecontented,butitishard,andI’mtiredofbeingpoor."

           Thelastwordswerespokensolowshethoughthedidnothearthem,buthedid,andtheywoundedhimdeeply,forhehaddeniedhimselfmanypleasuresforMeg’ssake.Shecouldhavebittenhertongueouttheminuteshehadsaidit,forJohnpushedthebooksawayandgotup,sayingwithalittlequiverinhisvoice,"Iwasafraidofthis.Idomybest,Meg."Ifhehadscoldedher,orevenshakenher,itwouldnothavebrokenherheartlikethosefewwords.Sherantohimandheldhimclose,crying,withrepentanttears,"Oh,John,mydear,kind,hard-workingboy.Ididn’tmeanit!Itwassowicked,sountrueandungrateful,howcouldIsayit!Oh,howcouldIsayit!"

           Hewasverykind,forgaveherreadily,anddidnotutteronereproach,butMegknewthatshehaddoneandsaidathingwhichwouldnotbeforgottensoon,althoughhemightneveralludetoitagain.Shehadpromisedtolovehimforbetterorworse,andthenshe,hiswife,hadreproachedhimwithhispoverty,afterspendinghisearningsrecklessly.Itwasdreadful,andtheworstofitwasJohnwentonsoquietlyafterward,justasifnothinghadhappened,exceptthathestayedintownlater,andworkedatnightwhenshehadgonetocryherselftosleep.

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