"She means vampire, not seaweed, but it doesn't matterIt's too warm to be particular about one's parts of speech," murmured Jo
"What shall you do all your vacation?" asked Amy, changing the subject with tact
"I shall lie abed late, and do nothing," replied Meg, from the depths of the rocking chair"I've been routed up early all winter and had to spend my days working for other people, so now I'm going to rest and revel to my heart's content
"No," said Jo, "that dozy way wouldn't suit meI've laid in a heap of books, and I'm going to improve my shining hours reading on my perch in the old apple tree, when I'm not having l
"Don't say `larks!'" implored Amy, as a return snub for the samphire' correction
"I'll say `nightingales' then, with LaurieThat's proper and appropriate, since he's a warbler
"Don't let us do any lessons, Beth, for a while, but play all the time and rest, as the girls mean to," proposed Amy
"Well, I will, if Mother doesn't mindI want to learn some new songs, and my children need fitting up for the summerThey are dreadfully out of order and really suffering for clothes
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"Oh, dear, no! It will be delicious, I'm sure," said Meg complacently
"I now propose a toast, as my `friend and pardner, Sairy Gamp', saysFun forever, and no grubbing!" cried Jo, rising, glass in hand, as the lemonade went round
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At teatime they compared notes, and all agreed that it had been a delightful, though unusually long dayMeg, who went shopping in the afternoon and got a `sweet blue muslin, had discovered, after she had cut the breadths off, that it wouldn't wash, which mishap made her slightly crossJo had burned the skin off her nose boating, and got a raging headache by reading too longBeth was worried by the confusion of her closet and the difficulty of learning three or four songs at once, and Amy deeply regretted the damage done her frock, for Katy Brown's party was to be the next day and now like Flora McFlimsey, she had `nothing to wear'But these were mere trifles, and they assured their mother that the experiment was http://www.ooluxury.com/categorys_103_Chanel-Necklaces_1.html" target="_blank working finelyShe smiled, said nothing, and with Hannah's help did their neglected work, keeping home pleasant and the domestic machinery running smoothlyIt was astonishing what a peculiar and uncomfortable state of things was produced by the `resting and reveling' processThe days kept getting longer and longer, the weather was unusually variable and so were tempers, and unsettled feeling possessed everyone, and Satan found plenty of mischief for the idle hands to doAs the height of luxury, Meg put out some of her sewing, and then found time hang so heavily that she fell to snipping and spoiling her clothes in her attempts to furbish them up a`la MoffatJo read till her eyes gave out and she was sick of books, got so fidgety that even good-natured Laurie had a quarrel with her, and so reduced in spirits that she desperately wished she had gone with Aunt MarchBeth got on pretty well, for she was constantly forgetting that it was to be all play and no work, and fell back into her old ways now and thenBut something in the air affected her, and more than once her tranquility was much disturbed, so much so that on one occasion she actually shook poor dear Joanna and http://www.culuxury.com/categorys_95_Gucci-Boston-Bag_1.html" target="_blank told her she was a fright'Amy fared worst of all, for her resources were small, and when her sisters left her to amuse herself, she soon found that accomplished and important little self a great burdenShe didn't like dolls, fairy tales were childish, and one couldn't draw all the timeTea parties didn't amount to much neither did picnics unless very well conducted"If one could have a fine house, full of nice girls, or go traveling, the summer would be delightful, but to stay at home with three selfish sisters and a grown-up boy was enough to try the patience of a Boaz," complained Miss Malaprop, after several days devoted to pleasure, fretting, and ennui
No one would own that they were tired of the experiment, but by Friday night each acknowledged to herself that she was glad the week was nearly doneHoping to impress the lesson more deeply, MrsMarch, who had a good deal of humor, resolved to finish off the trial in an appropriate manner, so she gave Hannah a holiday and let the girls enjoy the full effect of the play system
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