Маленькие женщины

Surprises

           Atthirtytheysaynothingaboutit,butquietlyacceptthefact,andifsensible,consolethemselvesbyrememberingthattheyhavetwentymoreuseful,happyyears,inwhichtheymaybelearningtogrowoldgracefully.Don’tlaughatthespinsters,deargirls,foroftenverytender,tragicromancesarehiddenawayintheheartsthatbeatsoquietlyunderthesobergowns,andmanysilentsacrificesofyouth,health,ambition,loveitself,makethefadedfacesbeautifulinGod’ssight.Eventhesad,soursistersshouldbekindlydealtwith,becausetheyhavemissedthesweetestpartoflife,iffornootherreason.Andlookingatthemwithcompassion,notcontempt,girlsintheirbloomshouldrememberthattheytoomaymisstheblossomtime.Thatrosycheeksdon’tlastforever,thatsilverthreadswillcomeinthebonniebrownhair,andthat,by-and-by,kindnessandrespectwillbeassweetasloveandadmirationnow.

           Gentlemen,whichmeansboys,becourteoustotheoldmaids,nomatterhowpoorandplainandprim,fortheonlychivalryworthhavingisthatwhichisthereadiesttopaydeferencetotheold,protectthefeeble,andservewomankind,regardlessofrank,age,orcolor.

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