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Little Women - 912 Freedom Library

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<strong>Little</strong> <strong>Women</strong>Wasn’t that nonsensical?We only stopped at Liverpool a few hours. It’s a dirty,noisy place, and I was glad to leave it. Uncle rushed outand bought a pair of dogskin gloves, some ugly, thickshoes, and an umbrella, and got shaved ‘a la mutton chop,the first thing. Then he flattered himself that he lookedlike a true Briton, but the first time he had the mudcleaned off his shoes, the little bootblack knew that anAmerican stood in them, and said, with a grin, ‘There yerhar, sir. I’ve given ‘em the latest Yankee shine.’ It amusedUncle immensely. Oh, I must tell you what that absurdLennox did! He got his friend Ward, who came on withus, to order a bouquet for me, and the first thing I saw inmy room was a lovely one, with ‘Robert Lennox’scompliments,’ on the card. Wasn’t that fun, girls? I liketraveling.I never shall get to London if I don’t hurry. The tripwas like riding through a long picture gallery, full of lovelylandscapes. The farmhouses were my delight, withthatched roofs, ivy up to the eaves, latticed windows, andstout women with rosy children at the doors. The verycattle looked more tranquil than ours, as they stood kneedeepin clover, and the hens had a contented cluck, as ifthey never got nervous like Yankee biddies. Such perfect549 of 861

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