Маленькие женщины

Being Neighborly

           Yetitseemedalonely,lifelesssortofhouse,fornochildrenfrolickedonthelawn,nomotherlyfaceeversmiledatthewindows,andfewpeoplewentinandout,excepttheoldgentlemanandhisgrandson.

           ToJo’slivelyfancy,thisfinehouseseemedakindofenchantedpalace,fullofsplendorsanddelightswhichnooneenjoyed.Shehadlongwantedtobeholdthesehiddenglories,andtoknowtheLaurenceboy,wholookedasifhewouldliketobeknown,ifheonlyknewhowtobegin.Sincetheparty,shehadbeenmoreeagerthanever,andhadplannedmanywaysofmakingfriendswithhim,buthehadnotbeenseenlately,andJobegantothinkhehadgoneaway,whensheonedayspiedabrownfaceatanupperwindow,lookingwistfullydownintotheirgarden,whereBethandAmyweresnow-ballingoneanother.

           "Thatboyissufferingforsocietyandfun,"shesaidtoherself."Hisgrandpadoesnotknowwhat’sgoodforhim,andkeepshimshutupallalone.Heneedsapartyofjollyboystoplaywith,orsomebodyyoungandlively.I’veagreatmindtogooverandtelltheoldgentlemanso!"

           TheideaamusedJo,wholikedtododaringthingsandwasalwaysscandalizingMegbyherqueerperformances.Theplanof‘goingover’wasnotforgotten.Andwhenthesnowyafternooncame,Joresolvedtotrywhatcouldbedone.ShesawMr.Lawrencedriveoff,andthensalliedouttodigherwaydowntothehedge,whereshepausedandtookasurvey.

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