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Castles in the Air

           "Idon’ttelltales,"repliedLaurie,withhis‘highandmighty’air,asJocalledacertainexpressionwhichheoccasionallywore."OnlyifBrookeisgoingtobeathermometer,Imustmindandhavefairweatherforhimtoreport."

           "Pleasedon’tbeoffended.Ididn’tmeantopreachortelltalesorbesilly.IonlythoughtJowasencouragingyouinafeelingwhichyou’dbesorryforby-and-by.Youaresokindtous,wefeelasifyouwereourbrotherandsayjustwhatwethink.Forgiveme,Imeantitkindly."AndMegofferedherhandwithagesturebothaffectionateandtimid.

           Ashamedofhismomentarypique,Lauriesqueezedthekindlittlehand,andsaidfrankly,"I’mtheonetobeforgiven.I’mcrossandhavebeenoutofsortsallday.Iliketohaveyoutellmemyfaultsandbesisterly,sodon’tmindifIamgrumpysometimes.Ithankyouallthesame."

           Bentonshowingthathewasnotoffended,hemadehimselfasagreeableaspossible,woundcottonforMeg,recitedpoetrytopleaseJo,shookdownconesforBeth,andhelpedAmywithherferns,provinghimselfafitpersontobelongtothe‘BusyBeeSociety’.Inthemidstofananimateddiscussiononthedomestichabitsofturtles(oneofthoseamiablecreatureshavingstrolledupfromtheriver),thefaintsoundofabellwarnedthemthatHannahhadputthetea‘todraw’,andtheywouldjusthavetimetogethometosupper.

           "MayIcomeagain?"askedLaurie.

           "Yes,ifyouaregood,andloveyourbook,astheboysintheprimeraretoldtodo,"saidMeg,smiling

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