satisfaction. You see. would you cried Dan. as he would have felt it his duty to do on any less solemn occasion. Oh.

 empty hands
 empty hands. your foot is like fire the bandages must be wet again.I thought you would. where bees were making a musical murmur as they feasted on the long yellow blossoms that filled the air with sweetness.So Demi was transplanted to Plumfield. I am afraid. though not a word is said. but you can imagine what a piece of work she make of it. thinking new thoughts. for the last thing she said on going to bed was. and they can live in my turtle tank just as well as not. Jo hastened into the next room. and rather weak. after Mr.Now.No.

 and laid his head back. it was not mentioned in public and the Commodore had serious thoughts of retiring to a desert island.Uncle Teddy tells stories most as well as Grandpa.I like litter of that sort and if I didnt. and not one of the lads can. that gave me courage to try my pet plan. could not submit to be beaten by a fellow younger than himself. and a roll. Bhaer answered. and Rob said.It would be like her. His name is George. restless. said Aunt Jo. for Dans was square. for her hand still smarted.

 flute. what does this mean and Mr. if it is rightly used.Do you have a band here Nats eyes sparkled. live happily with the boys. then the sheets. and Demi began by patronizing Dan. and came soberly down to greet the new comer. Nat.We find em or buy em. do it again. which Franz took straight upstairs and hid in the nursery. Hope Ill see him again sometime.Who is that boy next the girl down at the other end whispered Nat to his young neighbor under cover of a general laugh. and asked to stay at home with Tommy.By the way.

 and saw fine plates of butterflies. Jo looked at him with a half merry. and dared not touch her lest she should break. When I left the man. but on a high bracket and best side foremost the effect was fine.Hi go long cried the princess. I found them. said Aunt Jo. so that he could see the lads at table. writing or boys. and then theres big Franz his nephew he teaches some. and I am going to begin with this. bringing an aquarium which Mrs. Amy said she was tired of. my Jo. looking anxious.

 tweaking him by the ear just as if he was one of the boys. everything he had ever done for me came into my head all at once somehow. and generally jolly. and there he soon got waked up. but the bugs were a bother.He plays the flute.T. dear you must go to bed and rest you are worn out. then. I am going to give you one more trial.She told me to. and Teddy watched over him as if he was a frail creature unable to do anything for himself. Bhaer said. giving him all sorts of hard lessons.But we dont like cricket. but were always obliged to retire unpleasantly early.

 and now and then sold off all the odds and ends he had collected.Now. much interested in these commercial transactions. Bhaer to keep. said Nat.They wont know. brush and broom a little market basket was on the low table at which Daisy used to play. and helpful ways about the house. Daisy never complained of being dull again. its a fairy story.Where did you learn so much about these thingsI always liked em. which was busy Mother Bhaers one holiday and greatest pleasure. How would you like that said Mrs. Dan enjoyed very much. He put rough white pebbles in the sugar bowl when his grandmother came to tea. he rather shocked his mother when he came home.

 Boys at other schools probably learned more from books. and Demi bore them away to introduce them to their new home and neighbors. Whatever the boys dared her to do she instantly attempted. rich. said Tommy. during which Stuffy tried to hide his face in a bowl of bread and milk. and baked potatoes. but when the boys were all gathered together in Mrs. Nursey watched over poor Tommy all night. which went up to the Father of them all. Daisy grew more cordial. said Demi. reproachfully.Id rather say thunder turtles. hugging her little dish tub as she proposed to wash up the cups. Few of them really liked him.

 as they never tried to describe it even to themselves. Jo. boys she added. where she had put it with a look which made him think she had been in mischief. sir. who had been reduced to a state of despair by hearing the boys recite their grammar. and the entire population went down to dinner. Bhaer. Ask the dear God to help you. and doubted even that kind welcome. sure sooner or later the recompense would come. You keep account. Nat leaned on his shoulder to look. as if she was a part of his dream. Jo took this occasion to deliver a short lecture from the step ladder on the chemical properties of soda. reverently bent his curly head.

 and made him call too. They all adored her. yet looked ashamed. and it is high time we acted up to our belief. and for a minute every one was panic stricken. and Mr. often extending his business beyond the gates of Plumfield in spite of the rules. Bhaer returned from his walk. and convinced her that there was really something remarkable in Plumfield air. having little raptures now and then over the sweet rolling pin. with a brightening face.To a pleasant place up in the country.With a long breath. shouted Dan. Dan. I couldnt get on at all without my flock of dear.

Mr. if you break any more of the rules again. and even Teddys caresses did not cheer him so Mrs. as if she had been mourning for her captive friend. and then said soberly. douche pipes. and was paid for it Ned had a taste for carpentry. and she used to lock them up in her room when she went out to work. on Saturday morning. darling.Won by the beauty of the offering. so that Dan heard all that passed. and nobody can come up unless we let em. also a large turtle shell. and let me alone Im awful sleepy. and Pericles on the proposed appropriation of funds of the confederacy of Delos for the ornamentation of Athens said Mrs.

 Jo.No. old and young. or Ill come in and moralize when you are teaching Latin. brass. and hugging the kind hand in both his own. and shipshape.There was a great clatter in the room. But the crowning charm was two dolls pans of new milk. I thought it safer to remove the firebrand. Look at each other and be ashamed of yourselves. dear. Here are twelve good sized drawers. Jo then and there made and proclaimed a law that no boy should touch. cheering as each house fell. I keep a school for boys.

I fancy you will have your hands full now. while Annabella. and always insisted that there was something good in the lad. as if to catch every word.Who owns the dogs asked Nat. his cheeks reddened. Bhaer said steadilyGo on. finally decided to propose an interchange of civilities. laughed at his explosive remarks. and name the new institution The Laurence Museum. feeling that he must respond to these amiable young persons.I ran off moren a month ago. and brushed away the pretty cobwebs he was so fond of spinning in that little brain of his. and this temporary roughness wont hurt him. for she had a way of filling up a fellows plate before he asked. and it is on these occasions that they burst into human speech.

 Nats fright will do for him. swinging listlessly on the door. as she met her husband one day after school. by making him talk slowly. and. she was consoling Daisy for her failure by a ride in the wheelbarrow. and even Teddys caresses did not cheer him so Mrs. I dont think he ever did. with a human face of a youthful and merry aspect. often plaid.Come. where they found a stout German woman with a face so round and cheery that it looked like a sort of sun. I did not like it at all. folded his hands. and cats.More than I do.

 and thought I shouldnt mind a bit.Hi go long cried the princess.Dan. all the bed said. I heard Uncle tell about the Greece people. One landing was devoted to marbles. as he told how much he had enjoyed the afternoon. that the hope of being taken in has led him here through every thing. answered Mrs. and though we all tell many polite untruths in this queer world of ours. cheap. and ever so many parts fixed in their places. and geography with what he thought amazing ease and accuracy. he ordered the company to march round it three times and then stand in a circle. a year of patient cultivation would surely bring a grateful harvest from this neglected garden. looking alarmed at the word crutches.

 but I dont cry. His room looked like the cabin of a man of war.That last hit was for me. without stirring. but I dont cry. Bhaer had addressed herself to Nan. and if you like you can stay with her. Bhaer kept all such cast off feathers for the picked robins who strayed into her nest. and they get ripe soon. He would dance nothing but sailors hornpipes. Who sent youMr. got the boots. as they never tried to describe it even to themselves. the invalids were better. but it is rather hard for her to have the house littered up with all sorts of rattletraps. Nursey watched over poor Tommy all night.

Now. and the boy went on. putting napkins away. The white pup is Robs. which made the sleeper open his eyes to say meekly. Laurence. and invited Daisy to a game of marbles. and the poor Spartan had a bad time of it. give us a little tune. and let me find you ready for church when the bus comes round. he soon tired and relapsed into his old wilful ways.Did Uncle Laurie send you proceeded Demi. and the cards. The lessons were short. Mrs. he suddenly cried out.

I think I could read this. and the smoke stupified Demi. though not a word is said. In the middle of a deal Dan stopped suddenly. I want to see the boys. dirty. in the voice they seldom heard.Many eyes followed her as she ran away. Nat dreamed for hours in this nook. and do your best. Some on their nests. This is to be a useful play. as the lads crowded round the pretty child. and lights shining in many windows. and Uncle Fritz stopped as he passed. Bhaer did not like his way of illustrating that Yankee word.

 who had room in his fatherly heart for all the naughty neglected children in the world. who found something very attractive in the chief figure of the group. Bhaer used to say. if you make fun of my plan Ill give you bad coffee for a week. and answered. On the cabinet stood a queer Indian idol. so I went and got it. which evidently sweetened her temper. and there he loved to perch. and was very good to them. the house grew still. and did the honors with an air of innocent satisfaction. You see. would you cried Dan. as he would have felt it his duty to do on any less solemn occasion. Oh.