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Little Women - 912 Freedom Library

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<strong>Little</strong> <strong>Women</strong>CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHTIn France the young girls have a dull time of it till theyare married, when ‘Vive la liberte!’ becomes their motto.In America, as everyone knows, girls early sign thedeclaration of independence, and enjoy their freedom withrepublican zest, but the young matrons usually abdicatewith the first heir to the throne and go into a seclusionalmost as close as a French nunnery, though by no meansas quiet. Whether they like it or not, they are virtually putupon the shelf as soon as the wedding excitement is over,and most of them might exclaim, as did a very prettywoman the other day, ‘I’m as handsome as ever, but noone takes any notice of me because I’m married.’Not being a belle or even a fashionable lady, Meg didnot experience this affliction till her babies were a yearold, for in her little world primitive customs prevailed, andshe found herself more admired and beloved than ever.As she was a womanly little woman, the maternalinstinct was very strong, and she was entirely absorbed inher children, to the utter exclusion of everything andeverybody else. Day and night she brooded over themwith tireless devotion and anxiety, leaving John to the681 of 861

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