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<strong>Little</strong> <strong>Women</strong>With tears and prayers and tender hands, Mother andsisters made her ready for the long sleep that pain wouldnever mar again, seeing with grateful eyes the beautifulserenity that soon replaced the pathetic patience that hadwrung their hearts so long, and feeling with reverent joythat to their darling death was a benignant angel, not aphantom full of dread.When morning came, for the first time in manymonths the fire was out, Jo’s place was empty, and theroom was very still. But a bird sang blithely on a buddingbough, close by, the snowdrops blossomed freshly at thewindow, and the spring sunshine streamed in like abenediction over the placid face upon the pillow, a face sofull of painless peace that those who loved it best smiledthrough their tears, and thanked God that Beth was well atlast.736 of 861

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