Little Women - 912 Freedom Library

Little Womencome home my Lady Something in a blaze of splendorand elegance.’‘People don’t have fortunes left them in that stylenowadays, men have to work and women marry formoney. It’s a dreadfully unjust world,’ said Meg bitterly.‘Jo and I are going to make fortunes for you all. Justwait ten years, and see if we don’t,’ said Amy, who sat in acorner making mud pies, as Hannah called her little claymodels of birds, fruit, and faces.‘Can’t wait, and I’m afraid I haven’t much faith in inkand dirt, though I’m grateful for your good intentions.Meg sighed, and turned to the frostbitten garden again.Jo groaned and leaned both elbows on the table in adespondent attitude, but Amy spatted away energetically,and Beth, who sat at the other window, said, smiling,‘Two pleasant things are going to happen right away.Marmee is coming down the street, and Laurie is trampingthrough the garden as if he had something nice to tell.’In they both came, Mrs. March with her usualquestion, ‘Any letter from Father, girls?’ and Laurie to sayin his persuasive way, ‘Won’t some of you come for adrive? I’ve been working away at mathematics till my headis in a muddle, and I’m going to freshen my wits by a briskturn. It’s a dull day, but the air isn’t bad, and I’m going to280 of 861