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Aunt March Settles the Question

           "AndIneedn’tgoaway,butmaystayandbehappy,mayI,dear?"

           Herewasanotherfinechancetomakethecrushingspeechandthestatelyexit,butMegneverthoughtofdoingeither,anddisgracedherselfforeverinJo’seyesbymeeklywhispering,"Yes,John,"andhidingherfaceonMr.Brooke’swaistcoat.

           FifteenminutesafterAuntMarch’sdeparture,Jocamesoftlydownstairs,pausedaninstantattheparlordoor,andhearingnosoundwithin,noddedandsmiledwithasatisfiedexpression,sayingtoherself,"Shehasseenhimawayasweplanned,andthataffairissettled.I’llgoandhearthefun,andhaveagoodlaughoverit."

           ButpoorJonevergotherlaugh,forshewastransfixeduponthethresholdbyaspectaclewhichheldherthere,staringwithhermouthnearlyaswideopenashereyes.Goingintoexultoverafallenenemyandtopraiseastrong-mindedsisterforthebanishmentofanobjectionablelover,itcertainlywasashocktobeholdtheaforesaidenemyserenelysittingonthesofa,withthestrongmindedsisterenthroneduponhiskneeandwearinganexpressionofthemostabjectsubmission.Jogaveasortofgasp,asifacoldshowerbathhadsuddenlyfallenuponher,forsuchanunexpectedturningofthetablesactuallytookherbreathaway.Attheoddsoundtheloversturnedandsawher.

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