Little Women - 912 Freedom Library

Little Women‘I wish I had no heart, it aches so,’ sighed Meg, after apause.‘If life is often as hard as this, I don’t see how we evershall get through it,’ added her sister despondently.Here the clock struck twelve, and both forgotthemselves in watching Beth, for they fancied a changepassed over her wan face. The house was still as death, andnothing but the wailing of the wind broke the deep hush.Weary Hannah slept on, and no one but the sisters saw thepale shadow which seemed to fall upon the little bed. Anhour went by, and nothing happened except Laurie’s quietdeparture for the station. Another hour, still no one came,and anxious fears of delay in the storm, or accidents by theway, or, worst of all, a great grief at Washington, hauntedthe girls.It was past two, when Jo, who stood at the windowthinking how dreary the world looked in its winding sheetof snow, heard a movement by the bed, and turningquickly, saw Meg kneeling before their mother’s easy chairwith her face hidden. A dreadful fear passed coldly overJo, as she thought, ‘Beth is dead, and Meg is afraid to tellme.’She was back at her post in an instant, and to herexcited eyes a great change seemed to have taken place.331 of 861