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Little Women - 912 Freedom Library

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<strong>Little</strong> <strong>Women</strong>‘To you and your sisters. I know it, Madame confidesin me. I witnessed her will, and it is to be so,’ whisperedEsther smiling.‘How nice! But I wish she’d let us have them now.Procrastination is not agreeable,’ observed Amy, taking alast look at the diamonds.‘It is too soon yet for the young ladies to wear thesethings. The first one who is affianced will have the pearls,Madame has said it, and I have a fancy that the littleturquoise ring will be given to you when you go, forMadame approves your good behavior and charmingmanners.’‘Do you think so? Oh, I’ll be a lamb, if I can only havethat lovely ring! It’s ever so much prettier than KittyBryant’s. I do like Aunt March after all.’ And Amy triedon the blue ring with a delighted face and a firm resolve toearn it.From that day she was a model of obedience, and theold lady complacently admired the success of her training.Esther fitted up the closet with a little table, placed afootstool before it, and over it a picture taken from one ofthe shut-up rooms. She thought it was of no great value,but, being appropriate, she borrowed it, well knowing thatMadame would never know it, nor care if she did. It was,340 of 861

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