12.07.2015 Views

Little Women - 912 Freedom Library

Little Women - 912 Freedom Library

Little Women - 912 Freedom Library

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS
  • No tags were found...

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.

<strong>Little</strong> <strong>Women</strong>she was a fright’. Amy fared worst of all, for her resourceswere small, and when her sisters left her to amuse herself,she soon found that accomplished and important little selfa great burden. She didn’t like dolls, fairy tales werechildish, and one couldn’t draw all the time. Tea partiesdidn’t amount to much neither did picnics unless verywell conducted. ‘If one could have a fine house, full ofnice girls, or go traveling, the summer would bedelightful, but to stay at home with three selfish sisters anda grown-up boy was enough to try the patience of aBoaz,’ complained Miss Malaprop, after several daysdevoted to pleasure, fretting, and ennui.No one would own that they were tired of theexperiment, but by Friday night each acknowledged toherself that she was glad the week was nearly done.Hoping to impress the lesson more deeply, Mrs. March,who had a good deal of humor, resolved to finish off thetrial in an appropriate manner, so she gave Hannah aholiday and let the girls enjoy the full effect of the playsystem.When they got up on Saturday morning, there was nofire in the kitchen, no breakfast in the dining room, andno mother anywhere to be seen.197 of 861

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!