Little Women - 912 Freedom Library

Little Women‘My Dearest Margaret,‘I can no longer restrain my passion, and must knowmy fate before I return. I dare not tell your parents yet,but I think they would consent if they knew that weadored one another. Mr. Laurence will help me to somegood place, and then, my sweet girl, you will make mehappy. I implore you to say nothing to your family yet,but to send one word of hope through Laurie to,‘Your devoted John.’‘Oh, the little villain! That’s the way he meant to payme for keeping my word to Mother. I’ll give him a heartyscolding and bring him over to beg pardon,’ cried Jo,burning to execute immediate justice. But her motherheld her back, saying, with a look she seldom wore...‘Stop, Jo, you must clear yourself first. You have playedso many pranks that I am afraid you have had a hand inthis.’‘On my word, Mother, I haven’t! I never saw that notebefore, and don’t know anything about it, as true as I live!’said Jo, so earnestly that they believed her. ‘If I had takenpart in it I’d have done it better than this, and havewritten a sensible note. I should think you’d have knownMr. Brooke wouldn’t write such stuff as that,’ she added,scornfully tossing down the paper.364 of 861