Little Women - 912 Freedom Library

Little Women‘I’ll say the first with all my heart, but how about theother? You don’t look as if you were having a good time.Are you?’ And Laurie looked at her with an expressionwhich made her answer in a whisper...‘No, not just now. Don’t think I’m horrid. I onlywanted a little fun, but this sort doesn’t pay, I find, andI’m getting tired of it.’‘Here comes Ned Moffat. What does he want?’ saidLaurie, knitting his black brows as if he did not regard hisyoung host in the light of a pleasant addition to the party.‘He put his name down for three dances, and I supposehe’s coming for them. What a bore!’ said Meg, assuming alanguid air which amused Laurie immensely.He did not speak to her again till suppertime, when hesaw her drinking champagne with Ned and his friendFisher, who were behaving ‘like a pair of fools’, as Lauriesaid to himself, for he felt a brotherly sort of right to watchover the Marches and fight their battles whenever adefender was needed.‘You’ll have a splitting headache tomorrow, if youdrink much of that. I wouldn’t, Meg, your mother doesn’tlike it, you know,’ he whispered, leaning over her chair, asNed turned to refill her glass and Fisher stooped to pickup her fan.164 of 861