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Beth
started
,
leaned
forward
,
smiled
and
nodded
,
watched
the
passer
-
by
till
his
quick
tramp
died
away
,
then
said
softly
as
if
to
herself
,
"
How
strong
and
well
and
happy
that
dear
boy
looks
.
"
"
Hum
!
"
said
Jo
,
still
intent
upon
her
sister
’
s
face
,
for
the
bright
color
faded
as
quickly
as
it
came
,
the
smile
vanished
,
and
presently
a
tear
lay
shining
on
the
window
ledge
.
Beth
whisked
it
off
,
and
in
her
half
-
averted
face
read
a
tender
sorrow
that
made
her
own
eyes
fill
.
Fearing
to
betray
herself
,
she
slipped
away
,
murmuring
something
about
needing
more
paper
.
"
Mercy
on
me
,
Beth
loves
Laurie
!
"
she
said
,
sitting
down
in
her
own
room
,
pale
with
the
shock
of
the
discovery
which
she
believed
she
had
just
made
.
"
I
never
dreamed
of
such
a
thing
.
What
will
Mother
say
?
I
wonder
if
her
.
.
.
"
there
Jo
stopped
and
turned
scarlet
with
a
sudden
thought
.
"
If
he
shouldn
’
t
love
back
again
,
how
dreadful
it
would
be
.
He
must
.
I
’
ll
make
him
!
"
and
she
shook
her
head
threateningly
at
the
picture
of
the
mischievous
-
looking
boy
laughing
at
her
from
the
wall
.
"
Oh
dear
,
we
are
growing
up
with
a
vengeance
.
Here
’
s
Meg
married
and
a
mamma
,
Amy
flourishing
away
at
Paris
,
and
Beth
in
love
.
I
’
m
the
only
one
that
has
sense
enough
to
keep
out
of
mischief
.
"
Jo
thought
intently
for
a
minute
with
her
eyes
fixed
on
the
picture
,
then
she
smoothed
out
her
wrinkled
forehead
and
said
,
with
a
decided
nod
at
the
face
opposite
,
"
No
thank
you
,
sir
,
you
’
re
very
charming
,
but
you
’
ve
no
more
stability
than
a
weathercock
.
So
you
needn
’
t
write
touching
notes
and
smile
in
that
insinuating
way
,
for
it
won
’
t
do
a
bit
of
good
,
and
I
won
’
t
have
it
.
"
Then
she
sighed
,
and
fell
into
a
reverie
from
which
she
did
not
wake
till
the
early
twilight
sent
her
down
to
take
new
observations
,
which
only
confirmed
her
suspicion
.
Though
Laurie
flirted
with
Amy
and
joked
with
Jo
,
his
manner
to
Beth
had
always
been
peculiarly
kind
and
gentle
,
but
so
was
everybody
’
s
.
Therefore
,
no
one
thought
of
imagining
that
he
cared
more
for
her
than
for
the
others
.
Indeed
,
a
general
impression
had
prevailed
in
the
family
of
late
that
‘
our
boy
’
was
getting
fonder
than
ever
of
Jo
,
who
,
however
,
wouldn
’
t
hear
a
word
upon
the
subject
and
scolded
violently
if
anyone
dared
to
suggest
it
.
If
they
had
known
the
various
tender
passages
which
had
been
nipped
in
the
bud
,
they
would
have
had
the
immense
satisfaction
of
saying
,
"
I
told
you
so
.
"
But
Jo
hated
‘
philandering
’
,
and
wouldn
’
t
allow
it
,
always
having
a
joke
or
a
smile
ready
at
the
least
sign
of
impending
danger
.
When
Laurie
first
went
to
college
,
he
fell
in
love
about
once
a
month
,
but
these
small
flames
were
as
brief
as
ardent
,
did
no
damage
,
and
much
amused
Jo
,
who
took
great
interest
in
the
alternations
of
hope
,
despair
,
and
resignation
,
which
were
confided
to
her
in
their
weekly
conferences
.
But
there
came
a
time
when
Laurie
ceased
to
worship
at
many
shrines
,
hinted
darkly
at
one
all
-
absorbing
passion
,
and
indulged
occasionally
in
Byronic
fits
of
gloom
.
Then
he
avoided
the
tender
subject
altogether
,
wrote
philosophical
notes
to
Jo
,
turned
studious
,
and
gave
out
that
he
was
going
to
‘
dig
’
,
intending
to
graduate
in
a
blaze
of
glory
.
This
suited
the
young
lady
better
than
twilight
confidences
,
tender
pressures
of
the
hand
,
and
eloquent
glances
of
the
eye
,
for
with
Jo
,
brain
developed
earlier
than
heart
,
and
she
preferred
imaginary
heroes
to
real
ones
,
because
when
tired
of
them
,
the
former
could
be
shut
up
in
the
tin
kitchen
till
called
for
,
and
the
latter
were
less
manageable
.
Things
were
in
this
state
when
the
grand
discovery
was
made
,
and
Jo
watched
Laurie
that
night
as
she
had
never
done
before
.
If
she
had
not
got
the
new
idea
into
her
head
,
she
would
have
seen
nothing
unusual
in
the
fact
that
Beth
was
very
quiet
,
and
Laurie
very
kind
to
her
.
But
having
given
the
rein
to
her
lively
fancy
,
it
galloped
away
with
her
at
a
great
pace
,
and
common
sense
,
being
rather
weakened
by
a
long
course
of
romance
writing
,
did
not
come
to
the
rescue
.
As
usual
Beth
lay
on
the
sofa
and
Laurie
sat
in
a
low
chair
close
by
,
amusing
her
with
all
sorts
of
gossip
,
for
she
depended
on
her
weekly
‘
spin
’
,
and
he
never
disappointed
her
.
But
that
evening
Jo
fancied
that
Beth
’
s
eyes
rested
on
the
lively
,
dark
face
beside
her
with
peculiar
pleasure
,
and
that
she
listened
with
intense
interest
to
an
account
of
some
exciting
cricket
match
,
though
the
phrases
,
‘
caught
off
a
tice
’
,
‘
stumped
off
his
ground
’
,
and
‘
the
leg
hit
for
three
’
,
were
as
intelligible
to
her
as
Sanskrit
.
She
also
fancied
,
having
set
her
heart
upon
seeing
it
,
that
she
saw
a
certain
increase
of
gentleness
in
Laurie
’
s
manner
,
that
he
dropped
his
voice
now
and
then
,
laughed
less
than
usual
,
was
a
little
absent
-
minded
,
and
settled
the
afghan
over
Beth
’
s
feet
with
an
assiduity
that
was
really
almost
tender
.
"
Who
knows
?
Stranger
things
have
happened
,
"
thought
Jo
,
as
she
fussed
about
the
room
.
"
She
will
make
quite
an
angel
of
him
,
and
he
will
make
life
delightfully
easy
and
pleasant
for
the
dear
,
if
they
only
love
each
other
.
I
don
’
t
see
how
he
can
help
it
,
and
I
do
believe
he
would
if
the
rest
of
us
were
out
of
the
way
.
"
