Little Women - 912 Freedom Library

Little Women‘You don’t look as if you’d had much. At any rate, youare none the better for it, as far as I can see. I said whenwe first met that you had improved. Now I take it allback, for I don’t think you half so nice as when I left youat home. You have grown abominably lazy, you likegossip, and waste time on frivolous things, you arecontented to be petted and admired by silly people, insteadof being loved and respected by wise ones. With money,talent, position, health, and beauty, ah you like that oldVanity! But it’s the truth, so I can’t help saying it, with allthese splendid things to use and enjoy, you can findnothing to do but dawdle, and instead of being the manyou ought to be, you are only...’ There she stopped, witha look that had both pain and pity in it.‘Saint Laurence on a gridiron,’ added Laurie, blandlyfinishing the sentence. But the lecture began to take effect,for there was a wide-awake sparkle in his eyes now and ahalf-angry, half-injured expression replaced the formerindifference.‘I supposed you’d take it so. You men tell us we areangels, and say we can make you what we will, but theinstant we honestly try to do you good, you laugh at usand won’t listen, which proves how much your flattery is717 of 861