Little Women - 912 Freedom Library

Little Womenhumming, till he went to the window to turn the hyacinthbulbs toward the sun, and stroke the cat, who receivedhim like an old friend. Then he smiled, and when a tapcame at the door, called out in a loud, brisk tone,‘Herein!’I was just going to run, when I caught sight of a morselof a child carrying a big book, and stopped, to see whatwas going on.‘Me wants me Bhaer,’ said the mite, slamming downher book and running to meet him.‘Thou shalt haf thy Bhaer. Come, then, and take a goothug from him, my Tina,’ said the Professor, catching herup with a laugh, and holding her so high over his headthat she had to stoop her little face to kiss him.‘Now me mus tuddy my lessin,’ went on the funnylittle thing. So he put her up at the table, opened the greatdictionary she had brought, and gave her a paper andpencil, and she scribbled away, turning a leaf now andthen, and passing her little fat finger down the page, as iffinding a word, so soberly that I nearly betrayed myself bya laugh, while Mr. Bhaer stood stroking her pretty hairwith a fatherly look that made me think she must be hisown, though she looked more French than German.588 of 861