Little Women - 912 Freedom Library

Little Women‘There never was such a cross family!’ cried Jo, losingher temper when she had upset an inkstand, broken bothboot lacings, and sat down upon her hat.‘You’re the crossest person in it!’ returned Amy,washing out the sum that was all wrong with the tears thathad fallen on her slate.‘Beth, if you don’t keep these horrid cats down cellarI’ll have them drowned,’ exclaimed Meg angrily as shetried to get rid of the kitten which had scrambled up herback and stuck like a burr just out of reach.Jo laughed, Meg scolded, Beth implored, and Amywailed because she couldn’t remember how much ninetimes twelve was.‘Girls, girls, do be quiet one minute! I must get this offby the early mail, and you drive me distracted with yourworry,’ cried Mrs. March, crossing out the third spoiledsentence in her letter.There was a momentary lull, broken by Hannah, whostalked in, laid two hot turnovers on the table, and stalkedout again. These turnovers were an institution, and thegirls called them ‘muffs’, for they had no others and foundthe hot pies very comforting to their hands on coldmornings.60 of 861