Little Women - 912 Freedom Library

Little Womenwas to rescue the absurd couple. Beth had disappearedbehind Jo, and Grace was asleep.‘So the poor knight is to be left sticking in the hedge, ishe?’ asked Mr. Brooke, still watching the river, andplaying with the wild rose in his buttonhole.‘I guess the princess gave him a posy, and opened thegate after a while,’ said Laurie, smiling to himself, as hethrew acorns at his tutor.‘What a piece of nonsense we have made! Withpractice we might do something quite clever. Do youknow Truth?’‘I hope so,’ said Meg soberly.‘The game, I mean?’‘what is it?’ said Fred.‘Why, you pile up your hands, choose a number, anddraw out in turn, and the person who draws at thenumber has to answer truly any question put by the rest.It’s great fun.’‘Let’s try it,’ said Jo, who liked new experiments.Miss Kate and Mr. Booke, Meg, and Ned declined, butFred, Sallie, Jo, and Laurie piled and drew, and the lot fellto Laurie.‘Who are your heroes?’ asked Jo.‘Grandfather and Napoleon.’233 of 861