Little Women - 912 Freedom Library

Little Womenmyself. Upon my word, I was so tumbled up in my mind,at one time, that I didn’t know which I loved best, you orAmy, and tried to love you both alike. But I couldn’t, andwhen I saw her in Switzerland, everything seemed to clearup all at once. You both got into your right places, and Ifelt sure that it was well off with the old love before it wason with the new, that I could honestly share my heartbetween sister Jo and wife Amy, and love them dearly.Will you believe it, and go back to the happy old timeswhen we first knew one another?’‘I’ll believe it, with all my heart, but, Teddy, we nevercan be boy and girl again. The happy old times can’t comeback, and we mustn’t expect it. We are man and womannow, with sober work to do, for playtime is over, and wemust give up frolicking. I’m sure you feel this. I see thechange in you, and you’ll find it in me. I shall miss myboy, but I shall love the man as much, and admire himmore, because he means to be what I hoped he would.We can’t be little playmates any longer, but we will bebrother and sister, to love and help one another all ourlives, won’t we, Laurie?’He did not say a word, but took the hand she offeredhim, and laid his face down on it for a minute, feeling thatout of the grave of a boyish passion, there had risen a781 of 861