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<strong>Little</strong> <strong>Women</strong>eBook brought to you byCreate, view, and edit PDF. Download the free trial version.Jo was in her element that day, and rushed about, withher gown pinned up, and her hat anywhere but on herhead, and her baby tucked under her arm, ready for anylively adventure which might turn up. <strong>Little</strong> Teddy bore acharmed life, for nothing ever happened to him, and Jonever felt any anxiety when he was whisked up into a treeby one lad, galloped off on the back of another, orsupplied with sour russets by his indulgent papa, wholabored under the Germanic delusion that babies coulddigest anything, from pickled cabbage to buttons, nails,and their own small shoes. She knew that little Ted wouldturn up again in time, safe and rosy, dirty and serene, andshe always received him back with a hearty welcome, forJo loved her babies tenderly.At four o’clock a lull took place, and baskets remainedempty, while the apple pickers rested and compared rentsand bruises. Then Jo and Meg, with a detachment of thebigger boys, set forth the supper on the grass, for an outof-doortea was always the crowning joy of the day. Theland literally flowed with milk and honey on suchoccasions, for the lads were not required to sit at table, butallowed to partake of refreshment as they liked—freedombeing the sauce best beloved by the boyish soul. Theyavailed themselves of the rare privilege to the fullest855 of 861

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