Маленькие женщины

Learning to Forget

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           Lauriedidnotutterthewords,buthethoughtthem,andthenextinstantkissedthelittleoldring,sayingtohimself,"No,Iwon’t!Ihaven’tforgotten,Inevercan.I’lltryagain,andifthatfails,whythen..."

           Leavinghissentenceunfinished,heseizedpenandpaperandwrotetoJo,tellingherthathecouldnotsettletoanythingwhiletherewastheleasthopeofherchanginghermind.Couldn’tshe,wouldn’tsheandlethimcomehomeandbehappy?Whilewaitingforananswerhedidnothing,buthediditenergetically,forhewasinafeverofimpatience.Itcameatlast,andsettledhismindeffectuallyononepoint,forJodecidedlycouldn’tandwouldn’t.ShewaswrappedupinBeth,andneverwishedtohearthewordloveagain.Thenshebeggedhimtobehappywithsomebodyelse,butalwayskeepalittlecornerofhisheartforhislovingsisterJo.InapostscriptshedesiredhimnottotellAmythatBethwasworse,shewascominghomeinthespringandtherewasnoneedofsaddeningtheremainderofherstay.Thatwouldbetimeenough,pleaseGod,butLauriemustwritetoheroften,andnotletherfeellonely,homesickoranxious.

           "SoIwill,atonce.Poorlittlegirl,itwillbeasadgoinghomeforher,I’mafraid,"andLaurieopenedhisdesk,asifwritingtoAmyhadbeentheproperconclusionofthesentenceleftunfinishedsomeweeksbefore.

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