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Little Women - 912 Freedom Library

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<strong>Little</strong> <strong>Women</strong>state of mind that her breakages, accidents, and mistakeswere uncommonly numerous, serious, and trying.It it was not fair on Monday, the young ladies were tocome on Tuesday, and arrangement which aggravated Joand Hannah to the last degree. On Monday morning theweather was in that undecided state which is moreexasperating than a steady pour. It drizzled a little, shone alittle, blew a little, and didn’t make up its mind till it wastoo late for anyone else to make up theirs. Amy was up atdawn, hustling people out of their beds and through theirbreakfasts, that the house might be got in order. Theparlor struck her as looking uncommonly shabby, butwithout stopping to sigh for what she had not, sheskillfully made the best of what she had, arranging chairsover the worn places in the carpet, covering stains on thewalls with homemade statuary, which gave an artistic airto the room, as did the lovely vases of flowers Jo scatteredabout.The lunch looked charming, and as she surveyed it, shesincerely hoped it would taste well, and that the borrowedglass, china, and silver would get safely home again. Thecarriages were promised, Meg and Mother were all readyto do the honors, Beth was able to help Hannah behindthe scenes, Jo had engaged to be as lively and amiable as an457 of 861

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