Маленькие женщины

Playing Pilgrims

           Asyoungreadersliketoknow‘howpeoplelook’,wewilltakethismomenttogivethemalittlesketchofthefoursisters,whosatknittingawayinthetwilight,whiletheDecembersnowfellquietlywithout,andthefirecrackledcheerfullywithin.Itwasacomfortableroom,thoughthecarpetwasfadedandthefurnitureveryplain,foragoodpictureortwohungonthewalls,booksfilledtherecesses,chrysanthemumsandChristmasrosesbloomedinthewindows,andapleasantatmosphereofhomepeacepervadedit.

           Margaret,theeldestofthefour,wassixteen,andverypretty,beingplumpandfair,withlargeeyes,plentyofsoftbrownhair,asweetmouth,andwhitehands,ofwhichshewasrathervain.Fifteen-year-oldJowasverytall,thin,andbrown,andremindedoneofacolt,forsheneverseemedtoknowwhattodowithherlonglimbs,whichwereverymuchinherway.Shehadadecidedmouth,acomicalnose,andsharp,grayeyes,whichappearedtoseeeverything,andwerebyturnsfierce,funny,orthoughtful.Herlong,thickhairwasheronebeauty,butitwasusuallybundledintoanet,tobeoutofherway.RoundshouldershadJo,bighandsandfeet,aflyawaylooktoherclothes,andtheuncomfortableappearanceofagirlwhowasrapidlyshootingupintoawomananddidn’tlikeit.Elizabeth,orBeth,aseveryonecalledher,wasarosy,smooth-haired,bright-eyedgirlofthirteen,withashymanner,atimidvoice,andapeacefulexpressionwhichwasseldomdisturbed.

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