Маленькие женщины

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           Shewasstillredderandmoreuncomfortableamomentafter,whenasuddenturnintheconversationintroducedthesubjectofdress.OneoftheyoungladiesaskedJowhereshegottheprettydrabhatsheworetothepicnicandstupidJo,insteadofmentioningtheplacewhereitwasboughttwoyearsago,mustneedsanswerwithunnecessaryfrankness,"Oh,Amypaintedit.Youcan’tbuythosesoftshades,sowepaintoursanycolorwelike.It’sagreatcomforttohaveanartisticsister."

           "Isn’tthatanoriginalidea?"criedMissLamb,whofoundJogreatfun.

           "That’snothingcomparedtosomeofherbrilliantperformances.There’snothingthechildcan’tdo.Why,shewantedapairofbluebootsforSallie’sparty,soshejustpaintedhersoiledwhiteonestheloveliestshadeofskyblueyoueversaw,andtheylookedexactlylikesatin,"addedJo,withanairofprideinhersister’saccomplishmentsthatexasperatedAmytillshefeltthatitwouldbearelieftothrowhercardcaseather.

           "Wereadastoryofyourstheotherday,andenjoyeditverymuch,"observedtheelderMissLamb,wishingtocomplimenttheliterarylady,whodidnotlookthecharacterjustthen,itmustbeconfessed.

           Anymentionofher‘works’alwayshadabadeffectuponJo,whoeithergrewrigidandlookedoffended,orchangedthesubjectwithabrusqueremark,asnow."Sorryyoucouldfindnothingbettertoread.

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