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Little Women - 912 Freedom Library

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<strong>Little</strong> <strong>Women</strong>CHAPTER TWENTY-TWOLike sunshine after a storm were the peaceful weekswhich followed. The invalids improved rapidly, and Mr.March began to talk or returning early in the new year.Beth was soon able to lie on the study sofa all day,amusing herself with the well-beloved cats at first, and intime with doll’s sewing, which had fallen sadlybehindhand. Her once active limbs were so stiff and feeblethat Jo took her for a daily airing about the house in herstrong arms. Meg cheerfully blackened and burned herwhite hands cooking delicate messes for ‘the dear’, whileAmy, a loyal slave of the ring, celebrated her return bygiving away as many of her treasures as she could prevailon her sisters to accept.As Christmas approached, the usual mysteries began tohaunt the house, and Jo frequently convulsed the familyby proposing utterly impossible or magnificently absurdceremonies, in honor of this unusually merry Christmas.Laurie was equally impracticable, and would have hadbonfires, skyrockets, and triumphal arches, if he had hadhis own way. After many skirmishes and snubbings, theambitious pair were considered effectually quenched and382 of 861

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