Iquitelongtoseethedearman,“addedMrs。March。
Joheardthat,butmadenoanswer,excepttokisshermother,andwalkrapidlyaway,thinkingwithaglowofgratitude,inspiteofherheartache,“Howgoodsheistome!Whatdogirlsdowhohaven’tanymotherstohelpthemthroughtheirtroubles?“
Thedry-goodsstoreswerenotdownamongthecounting-houses,banks,andwholesalewarerooms,wheregentlemenmostdocongregate,butJofoundherselfinthatpartofthecitybeforeshedidasingleerrand,loiteringalongasifwaitingforsomeone,examiningengineeringinstrumentsinonewindowandsamplesofwoolinanother,withmostunfeminineinterest,tumblingoverbarrels,beinghalf-smotheredbydescendingbales,andhustledunceremoniouslybybusymenwholookedasiftheywondered`howthedeuceshegotthere’。Adropofrainonhercheekrecalledherthoughtsfrombaffledhopestoruinedribbons。Forthedropscontinuedtofall,andbeingawomanaswellasalover,shefeltthat,thoughitwastoolatetosaveherheart,shemightherbonnet。Nowsherememberedthelittleumbrella,whichshehadforgottentotakeinherhurrytobeoff,butregretwasunavailing,andnothingcouldbedonebutborrowoneorsubmittotoadrenching。Shelookedupattheloweringsky,downatthecrimsonbowalreadyfleckedwithblack,forwardalongthemuddystreet,thenonelong,lingeringlookbehind,atacertaingrimywarehouse,with`Hoffmann,Swartz,&;Co。’overthedoor,andsaidtoherself,withasternlyreproachfulair……
“Itservesmeright!whatbusinesshadItoputonallmybestthingsandcomephilanderingdownhere,hopingtoseetheProfessor?Jo,I’mashamedofyou!No,youshallnotgotheretoborrowanumbrella,orfindoutwhereheis,fromhisfriends。
Youshalltrudgeaway,anddoyourerrandsintherain,andifyoucatchyourdeathandruinyourbonnet,it’snomorethanyoudeserve。Nowthen!“
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