[20] “Ilikegoodstrongwordsthatmeansomething,” repliedJo, catchingherhatasittookaleapoffherheadpreparatorytoflyingawayaltogether.
[21] “Callyourselfanynamesyoulike, butIamneitherarascalnorawretchandIdon’tchoosetobecalledso.”
[22] “You’reablightedbeing, anddecidedlycrosstodaybecauseyoucan’, justwaittillImakemyfortune, andyoushallrevelincarriagesandicecreamandhigh-heeledslippers, andposies, andred-headedboystodancewith.” “Howridiculousyouare, Jo!” ButMeglaughedatthenonsenseandfeltbetterinspiteofherself.
[23] “LuckyforyouIam, forifIputoncrushedairsandtriedtobedismal, asyoudo, , ’tcroakanymore, butcomehomejolly, there’sadear.”
[24] Jogavehersisteranencouragingpatontheshoulderastheypartedfortheday, eachgoingadifferentway, eachhuggingherlittlewarmturnover, andeachtryingtobecheerfulinspiteofwintryweather, hardwork, andtheunsatisfieddesiresofpleasure —lovingyouth.
[25] , thetwooldestgirlsbeggedtobeallowedtodosomethingtowardtheirownsupport, , industry, andindependence, theirparentsconsented, andbothfelltoworkwiththeheartygoodwillwhichinspiteofallobstaclesissuretosucceedatlast.
