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Little Women - 912 Freedom Library

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<strong>Little</strong> <strong>Women</strong>‘Mercy, no! Don’t ask or tell anyone. Get me myrubbers, and put these slippers with our things. I can’tdance anymore, but as soon as supper is over, watch forHannah and tell me the minute she comes.’‘They are going out to supper now. I’ll stay with you.I’d rather.’‘No, dear, run along, and bring me some coffee. I’m sotired I can’t stir.’So Meg reclined, with rubbers well hidden, and Jowent blundering away to the dining room, which shefound after going into a china closet, and opening thedoor of a room where old Mr. Gardiner was taking a littleprivate refreshment. Making a dart at the table, shesecured the coffee, which she immediately spilled, therebymaking the front of her dress as bad as the back.‘Oh, dear, what a blunderbuss I am!’ exclaimed Jo,finishing Meg’s glove by scrubbing her gown with it.‘Can I help you?’ said a friendly voice. And there wasLaurie, with a full cup in one hand and a plate of ice inthe other.‘I was trying to get something for Meg, who is verytired, and someone shook me, and here I am in a nicestate,’ answered Jo, glancing dismally from the stained skirtto the coffee-colored glove.53 of 861

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