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Little Women - 912 Freedom Library

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<strong>Little</strong> <strong>Women</strong>‘Opy doy. Me’s tummin!’‘It’s that naughty boy. I told him to go to sleep alone,and here he is, downstairs, getting his death a-coldpattering over that canvas,’ said Meg, answering the call.‘Mornin’ now,’ announced Demi in joyful tone as heentered, with his long nightgown gracefully festoonedover his arm and every curl bobbing gayly as he prancedabout the table, eyeing the ‘cakies’ with loving glances.‘No, it isn’t morning yet. You must go to bed, and nottrouble poor Mamma. Then you can have the little cakewith sugar on it.’‘Me loves Parpar,’ said the artful one, preparing toclimb the paternal knee and revel in forbidden joys. ButJohn shook his head, and said to Meg...‘If you told him to stay up there, and go to sleep alone,make him do it, or he will never learn to mind you.’‘Yes, of course. Come, Demi.’ And Meg led her sonaway, feeling a strong desire to spank the little marplotwho hopped beside her, laboring under the delusion thatthe bribe was to be administered as soon as they reachedthe nursery.Nor was he disappointed, for that shortsighted womanactually gave him a lump of sugar, tucked him into hisbed, and forbade any more promenades till morning.693 of 861

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