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Little Women - 912 Freedom Library

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<strong>Little</strong> <strong>Women</strong>often offered her the coveted trifles, but Meg declinedthem, knowing that John wouldn’t like it, and then thisfoolish little woman went and did what John disliked evenworse.She knew her husband’s income, and she loved to feelthat he trusted her, not only with his happiness, but whatsome men seem to value more—his money. She knewwhere it was, was free to take what she liked, and all heasked was that she should keep account of every penny,pay bills once a month, and remember that she was a poorman’s wife. Till now she had done well, been prudent andexact, kept her little account books neatly, and showedthem to him monthly without fear. But that autumn theserpent got into Meg’s paradise, and tempted her likemany a modern Eve, not with apples, but with dress. Megdidn’t like to be pitied and made to feel poor. It irritatedher, but she was ashamed to confess it, and now and thenshe tried to console herself by buying something pretty, sothat Sallie needn’t think she had to economize. She alwaysfelt wicked after it, for the pretty things were seldomnecessaries, but then they cost so little, it wasn’t worthworrying about, so the trifles increased unconsciously, andin the shopping excursions she was no longer a passivelooker-on.492 of 861

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