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Little Women

CHAPTER FOUR
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I never, never should have got over such a agonizing mortification." And Amy went on with her work, in the proud consciousness of virtue and the successful utterance of two long words in a breath.
"I saw something I liked this morning, and I meant to tell it at dinner, but I forgot," said Beth, putting Jo's topsy-turvy basket in order as she talked.

"When I went to get some oysters for Hannah, Mr.
Laurence was in the fish shop, but he didn't see me, for I kept behind the fish barrel, and he was busy with Mr.Cutter the fish-man.

A poor woman came in with a pail and a mop, and asked Mr.Cutter if he would let her do some scrubbing for a bit of fish, because she hadn't any dinner for her children, and had been disappointed of a day's work.
Mr.Cutter was in a hurry and said 'No', rather crossly, so she was going away, looking hungry and sorry, when Mr.Laurence hooked up a big fish with the crooked end of his cane and held it out to her.

She was so glad and surprised she took it right into her arms, and thanked him over and over.

He told her to 'go along and cook it', and she hurried off, so happy! Wasn't it good of him?
Oh, she did look so funny, hugging the big, slippery fish, and hoping Mr.Laurence's bed in heaven would be 'aisy'." When they had laughed at Beth's story, they asked their mother for one, and after a moments thought, she said soberly, "As I sat cutting out blue flannel jackets today at the rooms, I felt very anxious about Father, and thought how lonely and helpless we should be, if anything happened to him.


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