Маленькие женщины

Amy’s Valley of Humiliation

           Thismuch-enduringmanhadsucceededinbanishingchewinggumafteralongandstormywar,hadmadeabonfireoftheconfiscatednovelsandnewspapers,hadsuppressedaprivatepostoffice,hadforbiddendistortionsoftheface,nicknames,andcaricatures,anddoneallthatonemancoulddotokeephalfahundredrebelliousgirlsinorder.Boysaretryingenoughtohumanpatience,goodnessknows,butgirlsareinfinitelymoreso,especiallytonervousgentlemenwithtyrannicaltempersandnomoretalentforteachingthanDr.Blimber.Mr.DavisknewanyquantityofGreek,Latin,algebra,andologiesofallsortssohewascalledafineteacher,andmanners,morals,feelings,andexampleswerenotconsideredofanyparticularimportance.ItwasamostunfortunatemomentfordenouncingAmy,andJennyknewit.Mr.Davishadevidentlytakenhiscoffeetoostrongthatmorning,therewasaneastwind,whichalwaysaffectedhisneuralgia,andhispupilshadnotdonehimthecreditwhichhefelthedeserved.Therefore,tousetheexpressive,ifnotelegant,languageofaschoolgirl,"Hewasasnervousasawitchandascrossasabear".Theword‘limes’waslikefiretopowder,hisyellowfaceflushed,andherappedonhisdeskwithanenergywhichmadeJennyskiptoherseatwithunusualrapidity.

           "Youngladies,attention,ifyouplease!"

           Atthesternorderthebuzzceased,andfiftypairsofblue,black,gray,andbrowneyeswereobedientlyfixeduponhisawfulcountenance.

           "MissMarch,cometothedesk."

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