Маленькие женщины

Tender Troubles

           Buthavinggiventhereintoherlivelyfancy,itgallopedawaywithheratagreatpace,andcommonsense,beingratherweakenedbyalongcourseofromancewriting,didnotcometotherescue.AsusualBethlayonthesofaandLauriesatinalowchaircloseby,amusingherwithallsortsofgossip,forshedependedonherweekly‘spin’,andheneverdisappointedher.ButthateveningJofanciedthatBeth’seyesrestedonthelively,darkfacebesideherwithpeculiarpleasure,andthatshelistenedwithintenseinteresttoanaccountofsomeexcitingcricketmatch,thoughthephrases,‘caughtoffatice’,‘stumpedoffhisground’,and‘theleghitforthree’,wereasintelligibletoherasSanskrit.Shealsofancied,havingsetherheartuponseeingit,thatshesawacertainincreaseofgentlenessinLaurie’smanner,thathedroppedhisvoicenowandthen,laughedlessthanusual,wasalittleabsent-minded,andsettledtheafghanoverBeth’sfeetwithanassiduitythatwasreallyalmosttender.

           "Whoknows?Strangerthingshavehappened,"thoughtJo,asshefussedabouttheroom."Shewillmakequiteanangelofhim,andhewillmakelifedelightfullyeasyandpleasantforthedear,iftheyonlyloveeachother.Idon’tseehowhecanhelpit,andIdobelievehewouldiftherestofuswereoutoftheway."

           Aseveryonewasoutofthewaybutherself,Jobegantofeelthatsheoughttodisposeofherselfwithallspeed.

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