Little Women - 912 Freedom Library

Little Womenexciting moments it was pushed rakishly askew, and whendespair seized the author it was plucked wholly off, andcast upon the floor, and cast upon the floor. At such timesthe intruder silently withdrew, and not until the red bowwas seen gaily erect upon the gifted brow, did anyone dareaddress Jo.She did not think herself a genius by any means, butwhen the writing fit came on, she gave herself up to itwith entire abandon, and led a blissful life, unconscious ofwant, care, or bad weather, while she sat safe and happy inan imaginary world, full of friends almost as real and dearto her as any in the flesh. Sleep forsook her eyes, mealsstood untasted, day and night were all too short to enjoythe happiness which blessed her only at such times, andmade these hours worth living, even if they bore no otherfruit. The devine afflatus usually lasted a week or two, andthen she emerged from her ‘vortex’, hungry, sleepy, cross,or despondent.She was just recovering from one of these attacks whenshe was prevailed upon to escort Miss Crocker to alecture, and in return for her virtue was rewarded with anew idea. It was a People’s Course, the lecture on thePyramids, and Jo rather wondered at the choice of such asubject for such an audience, but took it for granted that466 of 861