Little Women - 912 Freedom Library

Little Women‘I’ll try not to, but I’m always possessed to burst outwith some particularly blunt speech or revolutionarysentiment before her. It’s my doom, and I can’t help it.’They found Aunt Carrol with the old lady, bothabsorbed in some very interesting subject, but theydropped it as the girls came in, with a conscious lookwhich betrayed that they had been talking about theirnieces. Jo was not in a good humor, and the perverse fitreturned, but Amy, who had virtuously done her duty,kept her temper and pleased everybody, was in a mostangelic frame of mind. This amiable spirit was felt at once,and both aunts ‘my deared’ her affectionately, lookingwhat they afterward said emphatically, ‘That childimproves every day.’‘Are you going to help about the fair, dear?’ asked Mrs.Carrol, as Amy sat down beside her with the confiding airelderly people like so well in the young.‘Yes, Aunt. Mrs. Chester asked me if I would, and Ioffered to tend a table, as I have nothing but my time togive.’‘I’m not,’ put in Jo decidedly. ‘I hate to be patronized,and the Chesters think it’s a great favor to allow us to helpwith their highly connected fair. I wonder you consented,Amy, they only want you to work.’522 of 861