Маленькие женщины

Being Neighborly

           Allquiet,curtainsdownatthelowerwindows,servantsoutofsight,andnothinghumanvisiblebutacurlyblackheadleaningonathinhandattheupperwindow.

           "Thereheis,"thoughtJo,"Poorboy!Allaloneandsickthisdismalday.It’sashame!I’lltossupasnowballandmakehimlookout,andthensayakindwordtohim."

           Upwentahandfulofsoftsnow,andtheheadturnedatonce,showingafacewhichlostitslistlesslookinaminute,asthebigeyesbrightenedandthemouthbegantosmile.Jonoddedandlaughed,andflourishedherbroomasshecalledout...

           "Howdoyoudo?Areyousick?"

           Laurieopenedthewindow,andcroakedoutashoarselyasaraven...

           "Better,thankyou.I’vehadabadcold,andbeenshutupaweek."

           "I’msorry.Whatdoyouamuseyourselfwith?"

           "Nothing.It’sdullastombsuphere."

           "Don’tyouread?"

           "Notmuch.Theywon’tletme."

           "Can’tsomebodyreadtoyou?"

           "Grandpadoessometimes,butmybooksdon’tinteresthim,andIhatetoaskBrookeallthetime."

           "Havesomeonecomeandseeyouthen."

           "Thereisn’tanyoneI’dliketosee.Boysmakesucharow,andmyheadisweak."

           "Isn’ttheresomenicegirlwho’dreadandamuseyou?Girlsarequietandliketoplaynurse."

           "Don’tknowany."

           "Youknowus,"beganJo,thenlaughedandstopped.

           "SoIdo!Willyoucome,please?"criedLaurie.

           "I’mnotquietandnice,butI’llcome,ifMotherwillletme.I’llgoaskher.Shutthewindow,likeagoodboy,andwaittillIcome."

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