Little Women - 912 Freedom Library

Little Women‘I’ll testify that you tried to do it,’ said Laurie with agrateful look.‘And I’ve succeeded beyond my hopes, for here youare, a steady, sensible businessman, doing heaps of goodwith your money, and laying up the blessings of the poor,instead of dollars. But you are not merely a businessman,you love good and beautiful things, enjoy them yourself,and let others go halves, as you always did in the oldtimes. I am proud of you, Teddy, for you get better everyyear, and everyone feels it, though you won’t let them sayso. Yes, and when I have my flock, I’ll just point to you,and say ‘There’s your model, my lads’.’Poor Laurie didn’t know where to look, for, manthough he was, something of the old bashfulness cameover him as this burst of praise made all faces turnapprovingly upon him.‘I say, Jo, that’s rather too much,’ he began, just in hisold boyish way. ‘You have all done more for me than Ican ever thank you for, except by doing my best not todisapoint you. You have rather cast me off lately, Jo, butI’ve had the best of help, nevertheless. So, if I’ve got on atall, you may thank these two for it.’ And he laid one handgently on his grandfather’s head, and the other on Amy’sgolden one, for the three were never far apart.849 of 861