Маленькие женщины

All Alone

           

           OtherhelpshadJohumble,wholesomedutiesanddelightsthatwouldnotbedeniedtheirpartinservingher,andwhichsheslowlylearnedtoseeandvalue.Broomsanddishclothsnevercouldbeasdistastefulastheyoncehadbeen,forBethhadpresidedoverboth,andsomethingofherhousewifelyspiritseemedtolingeraroundthelittlemopandtheoldbrush,neverthrownaway.Assheusedthem,JofoundherselfhummingthesongsBethusedtohum,imitatingBeth’sorderlyways,andgivingthelittletoucheshereandtherethatkepteverythingfreshandcozy,whichwasthefirststeptowardmakinghomehappy,thoughshedidn’tknowittillHannahsaidwithanapprovingsqueezeofthehand...

           "Youthoughtfulcreeter,you’redeterminedweshan’tmissthatdearlambefyoucanhelpit.Wedon’tsaymuch,butweseeit,andtheLordwillblessyoufor’t,seeefHedon’t."

           Astheysatsewingtogether,JodiscoveredhowmuchimprovedhersisterMegwas,howwellshecouldtalk,howmuchsheknewaboutgood,womanlyimpulses,thoughts,andfeelings,howhappyshewasinhusbandandchildren,andhowmuchtheywerealldoingforeachother.

           "Marriageisanexcellentthing,afterall.IwonderifIshouldblossomouthalfaswellasyouhave,ifItriedit?,always’perwisin’Icould,"saidJo,assheconstructedakiteforDemiinthetopsy-turvynursery.

           "It’sjustwhatyouneedtobringoutthetenderwomanlyhalfofyournature,Jo.

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