Little Women - 912 Freedom Library

Little WomenWhen John came down at last, expecting to find apensive or reproachful wife, he was agreeably surprised tofind Meg placidly trimming a bonnet, and to be greetedwith the request to read something about the election, ifhe was not too tired. John saw in a minute that arevolution of some kind was going on, but wisely askedno questions, knowing that Meg was such a transparentlittle person, she couldn’t keep a secret to save her life, andtherefore the clue would soon appear. He read a longdebate with the most amiable readiness and then explainedit in his most lucid manner, while Meg tried to lookdeeply interested, to ask intelligent questions, and keep herthoughts from wandering from the state of the nation tothe state of her bonnet. In her secret soul, however, shedecided that politics were as bad as mathematics, and thethe mission of politicians seemed to be calling each othernames, but she kept these feminine ideas to herself, andwhen John paused, shook her head and said with what shethought diplomatic ambiguity, ‘Well, I really don’t seewhat we are coming to.’John laughed, and watched her for a minute, as shepoised a pretty little preparation of lace and flowers on herhand, and regarded it with the genuine interest which hisharangue had failed to waken.698 of 861