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Little Women - 912 Freedom Library

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<strong>Little</strong> <strong>Women</strong>‘I shall never ‘go and marry’ anyone,’ observed Meg,walking on with great dignity while the others followed,laughing, whispering, skipping stones, and ‘behaving likechildren’, as Meg said to herself, though she might havebeen tempted to join them if she had not had her bestdress on.For a week or two, Jo behaved so queerly that hersisters were quite bewildered. She rushed to the doorwhen the postman rang, was rude to Mr. Brookewhenever they met, would sit looking at Meg with awoe-begone face, occasionally jumping up to shake andthen kiss her in a very mysterious manner. Laurie and shewere always making signs to one another, and talkingabout ‘Spread Eagles’ till the girls declared they had bothlost their wits. On the second Saturday after Jo got out ofthe window, Meg, as she sat sewing at her window, wasscandalized by the sight of Laurie chasing Jo all over thegarden and finally capturing her in Amy’s bower. Whatwent on there, Meg could not see, but shrieks of laughterwere heard, followed by the murmur of voices and a greatflapping of newspapers.‘What shall we do with that girl? She never will behavelike a young lady,’ sighed Meg, as she watched the racewith a disapproving face.274 of 861

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