Little Women - 912 Freedom Library

Little WomenPresently Jo appeared, proudly bearing a flannel bundlelaid forth upon a large pillow. Jo’s face was very sober, buther eyes twinkled, and there was an odd sound in hervoice of repressed emotion of some sort.‘Shut your eyes and hold out your arms,’ she saidinvitingly.Laurie backed precipitately into a corner, and put hishands behind him with an imploring gesture. ‘No, thankyou. I’d rather not. I shall drop it or smash it, as sure asfate.’‘Then you shan’t see your nevvy,’ said Jo decidedly,turning as if to go.‘I will, I will! Only you must be responsible fordamages.’ And obeying orders, Laurie heroically shut hiseyes while something was put into his arms. A peal oflaughter from Jo, Amy, Mrs. March, Hannah, and Johncaused him to open them the next minute, to find himselfinvested with two babies instead of one.No wonder they laughed, for the expression of his facewas droll enough to convulse a Quaker, as he stood andstared wildly from the unconscious innocents to thehilarious spectators with such dismay that Jo sat down onthe floor and screamed.500 of 861