Маленькие женщины

New Impressions

           Shecouldn’tunderstanditanddidnotventuretoaskquestions,sosheshookherheadandtouchedupherponies,astheprocessionwoundawayacrossthearchesofthePaglionibridgeandvanishedinthechurch.

           "Quepensez-vous?"shesaid,airingherFrench,whichhadimprovedinquantity,ifnotinquality,sinceshecameabroad.

           "Thatmademoisellehasmadegooduseofhertime,andtheresultischarming,"repliedLaurie,bowingwithhishandonhisheartandanadmiringlook.

           Sheblushedwithpleasure,butsomehowthecomplimentdidnotsatisfyherlikethebluntpraisesheusedtogiveherathome,whenhepromenadedroundheronfestivaloccasions,andtoldhershewas‘altogetherjolly’,withaheartysmileandanapprovingpatonthehead.Shedidn’tlikethenewtone,forthoughnotblase,itsoundedindifferentinspiteofthelook.

           "Ifthat’sthewayhe’sgoingtogrowup,Iwishhe’dstayaboy,"shethought,withacurioussenseofdisappointmentanddiscomfort,tryingmeantimetoseemquiteeasyandgay.

           AtAvigdor’sshefoundtheprecioushomelettersand,givingthereinstoLaurie,readthemluxuriouslyastheywounduptheshadyroadbetweengreenhedges,wheretearosesbloomedasfreshlyasinJune.

           "Bethisverypoorly,Mothersays.IoftenthinkIoughttogohome,buttheyallsay‘stay’.SoIdo,forIshallneverhaveanotherchancelikethis,"saidAmy,lookingsoberoveronepage.

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