Маленькие женщины

Daisy and Demi

           

           "Melovesevvybody,"sheoncesaid,openingherarms,withherspooninonehand,andhermugintheother,asifeagertoembraceandnourishthewholeworld.

           Asshegrew,hermotherbegantofeelthattheDovecotewouldbeblessedbythepresenceofaninmateassereneandlovingasthatwhichhadhelpedtomaketheoldhousehome,andtopraythatshemightbesparedalosslikethatwhichhadlatelytaughtthemhowlongtheyhadentertainedanangelunawares.Hergrandfatheroftencalledher‘Beth’,andhergrandmotherwatchedoverherwithuntiringdevotion,asiftryingtoatoneforsomepastmistake,whichnoeyebutherowncouldsee.

           Demi,likeatrueYankee,wasofaninquiringturn,wantingtoknoweverything,andoftengettingmuchdisturbedbecausehecouldnotgetsatisfactoryanswerstohisperpetual"Whatfor?"

           Healsopossessedaphilosophicbent,tothegreatdelightofhisgrandfather,whousedtoholdSocraticconversationswithhim,inwhichtheprecociouspupiloccasionallyposedhisteacher,totheundisguisedsatisfactionofthewomenfolk.

           "Whatmakesmylegsgo,Dranpa?"askedtheyoungphilosopher,surveyingthoseactiveportionsofhisframewithameditativeair,whilerestingafterago-to-bedfroliconenight.

           "It’syourlittlemind,Demi,"repliedthesage,strokingtheyellowheadrespectfully.

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