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jenny/10363

This artful allusion to benefits conferred brought Tupman to his feet, looking as if he had quite made up his mind.

this artful allusion to benefits conferred brought tupman to his feet, looking as if he had quite made up his mind.

jenny/10364

'Yes; we ought to do it, even if we are afraid.

'yes, we ought to do it, even if we are afraid.

jenny/10365

I say he may come, and his grandpa, too, if he likes.'

i say he may come, and his grandpa, too, if he likes.'

jenny/10366

This spirited burst from Beth electrified the club, and Jo left her seat to shake hands approvingly.

this spirited burst from beth electrified the club, and jo left her seat to shake hands approvingly.

jenny/10367

'Now then, vote again.

'now then, vote again.

jenny/10368

Everybody remember it's our Laurie, and say, 'Aye!''

everybody remember it's our laurie, and say, 'aye!''

jenny/10369

cried Snodgrass excitedly.

cried snodgrass excitedly.

jenny/1036

He meditated resentfully on the physical texture of life.

he meditated resentfully on the physical texture of life.

jenny/10370

replied three voices at once.

jenny/10371

Now, as there's nothing like 'taking time by the fetlock', as Winkle characteristically observes, allow me to present the new member.'

now, as there's nothing like 'taking time by the fetlock', as winkle characteristically observes, allow me to present the new member.'

jenny/10372

And, to the dismay of the rest of the club, Jo threw open the door of the closet, and displayed Laurie sitting on a rag bag, flushed and twinkling with suppressed laughter.

and, to the dismay of the rest of the club, jo threw open the door of the closet, and displayed laurie sitting on a rag bag, flushed and twinkling with suppressed laughter.

jenny/10373

Jo, how could you?'

jo, how could you?'

jenny/10374

cried the three girls, as Snodgrass led her friend triumphantly forth, and producing both a chair and a badge, installed him in a jiffy.

cried the three girls, as snodgrass led her friend triumphantly forth, and producing both a chair and a badge, installed him in a jiffy.

jenny/10375

'The coolness of you two rascals is amazing,' began Mr. Pickwick, trying to get up an awful frown and only succeeding in producing an amiable smile.

'the coolness of you two rascals is amazing,' began mister pickwick, trying to get up an awful frown and only succeeding in producing an amiable smile.

jenny/10376

cried Jo, pounding with the handle of the old warming pan on which she leaned.

cried jo, pounding with the handle of the old warming pan on which she leaned.

jenny/10377

'My faithful friend and noble patron,' continued Laurie with a wave of the hand, 'who has so flatteringly presented me, is not to be blamed for the base stratagem of tonight.

'my faithful friend and noble patron,' continued laurie with a wave of the hand, 'who has so flatteringly presented me, is not to be blamed for the base stratagem of tonight.

jenny/10378

I planned it, and she only gave in after lots of teasing.'

i planned it, and she only gave in after lots of teasing.'

jenny/10379

'Come now, don't lay it all on yourself.

'come now, don't lay it all on yourself.

jenny/1037

Had it always been like this? Had food always tasted like this? He looked round the canteen.

had it always been like this? had food always tasted like this? he looked round the canteen.

jenny/10380

You know I proposed the cupboard,' broke in Snodgrass, who was enjoying the joke amazingly.

you know i proposed the cupboard,' broke in snodgrass, who was enjoying the joke amazingly.

jenny/10381

'Never mind what she says.

'never mind what she says.

jenny/10382

I'm the wretch that did it, sir,' said the new member, with a Welleresque nod to Mr. Pickwick.

i'm the wretch that did it, sir,' said the new member, with a welleresque nod to mister pickwick.

jenny/10383

'But on my honor, I never will do so again, and henceforth devote myself to the interest of this immortal club.'

'but on my honor, i never will do so again, and henceforth devote myself to the interest of this immortal club.'

jenny/10384

cried Jo, clashing the lid of the warming pan like a cymbal.

cried jo, clashing the lid of the warming pan like a cymbal.

jenny/10385

'Go on, go on!'

'go on, go on!'

jenny/10386

added Winkle and Tupman, while the President bowed benignly.

added winkle and tupman, while the president bowed benignly.

jenny/10387

It's the old martin house, but I've stopped up the door and made the roof open, so it will hold all sorts of things, and save our valuable time.

it's the old martin house, but i've stopped up the door and made the roof open, so it will hold all sorts of things, and save our valuable time.

jenny/10388

Letters, manuscripts, books, and bundles can be passed in there, and as each nation has a key, it will be uncommonly nice, I fancy.

letters, manuscripts, books, and bundles can be passed in there, and as each nation has a key, it will be uncommonly nice, i fancy.

jenny/10389

Allow me to present the club key, and with many thanks for your favor, take my seat.'

allow me to present the club key, and with many thanks for your favor, take my seat.'

jenny/1038

A low-ceilinged, crowded room, its walls grimy from the contact of innumerable bodies; battered metal tables and chairs, placed so close together that you sat with elbows touching; bent spoons, dented trays, coarse white mugs; all surfaces greasy, grime in every crack; and a sourish, composite smell of bad gin and bad coffee and metallic stew and dirty clothes.

a low ceilinged, crowded room, its walls grimy from the contact of innumerable bodies, battered metal tables and chairs, placed so close together that you sat with elbows touching, bent spoons, dented trays, coarse white mugs, all surfaces greasy, grime in every crack, and a sourish, composite smell of bad gin and bad coffee and metallic stew and dirty clothes.

jenny/10390

Great applause as Mr. Weller deposited a little key on the table and subsided, the warming pan clashed and waved wildly, and it was some time before order could be restored.

great applause as mister weller deposited a little key on the table and subsided, the warming pan clashed and waved wildly, and it was some time before order could be restored.

jenny/10391

A long discussion followed, and everyone came out surprising, for everyone did her best.

a long discussion followed, and everyone came out surprising, for everyone did her best.

jenny/10392

So it was an unusually lively meeting, and did not adjourn till a late hour, when it broke up with three shrill cheers for the new member.

so it was an unusually lively meeting, and did not adjourn till a late hour, when it broke up with three shrill cheers for the new member.

jenny/10393

No one ever regretted the admittance of Sam Weller, for a more devoted, well-behaved, and jovial member no club could have.

no one ever regretted the admittance of sam weller, for a more devoted, well behaved, and jovial member no club could have.

jenny/10394

Jo regarded them as worthy of Bacon, Milton, or Shakespeare, and remodeled her own works with good effect, she thought.

jo regarded them as worthy of bacon, milton, or shakespeare, and remodeled her own works with good effect, she thought.

jenny/10395

The P. O. was a capital little institution, and flourished wonderfully, for nearly as many queer things passed through it as through the real post office.

the p. o. was a capital little institution, and flourished wonderfully, for nearly as many queer things passed through it as through the real post office.

jenny/10396

Tragedies and cravats, poetry and pickles, garden seeds and long letters, music and gingerbread, rubbers, invitations, scoldings, and puppies.

tragedies and cravats, poetry and pickles, garden seeds and long letters, music and gingerbread, rubbers, invitations, scoldings, and puppies.

jenny/10397

How they laughed when the secret came out, never dreaming how many love letters that little post office would hold in the years to come.

how they laughed when the secret came out, never dreaming how many love letters that little post office would hold in the years to come.

jenny/10398

'The first of June!

'the first of june!

jenny/10399

The Kings are off to the seashore tomorrow, and I'm free.

the kings are off to the seashore tomorrow, and i'm free.

jenny/1039

Always in your stomach and in your skin there was a sort of protest, a feeling that you had been cheated of something that you had a right to.

always in your stomach and in your skin there was a sort of protest, a feeling that you had been cheated of something that you had a right to.

jenny/10400

Three months' vacation--how I shall enjoy it!'

three months' vacation how i shall enjoy it!'

jenny/10401

'Aunt March went today, for which, oh, be joyful!'

'aunt march went today, for which, oh, be joyful!'

jenny/10402

'I was mortally afraid she'd ask me to go with her.

'i was mortally afraid she'd ask me to go with her.

jenny/10403

If she had, I should have felt as if I ought to do it, but Plumfield is about as gay as a churchyard, you know, and I'd rather be excused.

if she had, i should have felt as if i ought to do it, but plumfield is about as gay as a churchyard, you know, and i'd rather be excused.

jenny/10404

I quaked till she was fairly in the carriage, and had a final fright, for as it drove of, she popped out her head, saying, 'Josyphine, won't you--?'

i quaked till she was fairly in the carriage, and had a final fright, for as it drove of, she popped out her head, saying, 'josyphine, won't you ?'

jenny/10405

I didn't hear any more, for I basely turned and fled.

i didn't hear any more, for i basely turned and fled.

jenny/10406

I did actually run, and whisked round the corner where I felt safe.'

i did actually run, and whisked round the corner where i felt safe.'

jenny/10407

She came in looking as if bears were after her,' said Beth, as she cuddled her sister's feet with a motherly air.

she came in looking as if bears were after her,' said beth, as she cuddled her sister's feet with a motherly air.

jenny/10408

'Aunt March is a regular samphire, is she not?'

'aunt march is a regular samphire, is she not?'

jenny/10409

observed Amy, tasting her mixture critically.

observed amy, tasting her mixture critically.

jenny/1040

It was true that he had no memories of anything greatly different.

it was true that he had no memories of anything greatly different.

jenny/10410

'She means vampire, not seaweed, but it doesn't matter.

'she means vampire, not seaweed, but it doesn't matter.

jenny/10411

It's too warm to be particular about one's parts of speech,' murmured Jo.

it's too warm to be particular about one's parts of speech,' murmured jo.

jenny/10412

'What shall you do all your vacation?'

'what shall you do all your vacation?'

jenny/10413

asked Amy, changing the subject with tact.

asked amy, changing the subject with tact.

jenny/10414

'I shall lie abed late, and do nothing,' replied Meg, from the depths of the rocking chair.

'i shall lie abed late, and do nothing,' replied meg, from the depths of the rocking chair.

jenny/10415

'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.'

'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.'

jenny/10416

'No,' said Jo, 'that dozy way wouldn't suit me.

'no,' said jo, 'that dozy way wouldn't suit me.

jenny/10417

I'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----'

i'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 '

jenny/10418

'Don't say 'larks!''

'don't say 'larks!''

jenny/10419

implored Amy, as a return snub for the 'samphire' correction.

implored amy, as a return snub for the 'samphire' correction.

jenny/1041

In any time that he could accurately remember, there had never been quite enough to eat, one had never had socks or underclothes that were not full of holes, furniture had always been battered and rickety, rooms underheated, tube trains crowded, houses falling to pieces, bread dark-coloured, tea a rarity, coffee filthy-tasting, cigarettes insufficient -- nothing cheap and plentiful except synthetic gin.

in any time that he could accurately remember, there had never been quite enough to eat, one had never had socks or underclothes that were not full of holes, furniture had always been battered and rickety, rooms underheated, tube trains crowded, houses falling to pieces, bread dark coloured, tea a rarity, coffee filthy tasting, cigarettes insufficient nothing cheap and plentiful except synthetic gin.

jenny/10420

'I'll say 'nightingales' then, with Laurie.

'i'll say 'nightingales' then, with laurie.

jenny/10421

That's proper and appropriate, since he's a warbler.'

that's proper and appropriate, since he's a warbler.'

jenny/10422

'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.

'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.

jenny/10423

'Well, I will, if Mother doesn't mind.

'well, i will, if mother doesn't mind.

jenny/10424

I want to learn some new songs, and my children need fitting up for the summer.

i want to learn some new songs, and my children need fitting up for the summer.

jenny/10425

They are dreadfully out of order and really suffering for clothes.'

they are dreadfully out of order and really suffering for clothes.'

jenny/10426

'May we, Mother?'

'may we, mother?'

jenny/10427

asked Meg, turning to Mrs. March, who sat sewing in what they called 'Marmee's corner'.

asked meg, turning to misess march, who sat sewing in what they called 'marmee's corner'.

jenny/10428

'You may try your experiment for a week and see how you like it.

'you may try your experiment for a week and see how you like it.

jenny/10429

I think by Saturday night you will find that all play and no work is as bad as all work and no play.'

i think by saturday night you will find that all play and no work is as bad as all work and no play.'

jenny/1042

And though, of course, it grew worse as one's body aged, was it not a sign that this was not the natural order of things, if one's heart sickened at the discomfort and dirt and scarcity, the interminable winters, the stickiness of one's socks, the lifts that never worked, the cold water, the gritty soap, the cigarettes that came to pieces, the food with its strange evil tastes? Why should one feel it to be intolerable unless one had some kind of ancestral memory that things had once been different?.

and though, of course, it grew worse as one's body aged, was it not a sign that this was not the natural order of things, if one's heart sickened at the discomfort and dirt and scarcity, the interminable winters, the stickiness of one's socks, the lifts that never worked, the cold water, the gritty soap, the cigarettes that came to pieces, the food with its strange evil tastes? why should one feel it to be intolerable unless one had some kind of ancestral memory that things had once been different?.

jenny/10430

It will be delicious, I'm sure,' said Meg complacently.

it will be delicious, i'm sure,' said meg complacently.

jenny/10431

'I now propose a toast, as my 'friend and pardner, Sairy Gamp', says.

'i now propose a toast, as my 'friend and pardner, sairy gamp', says.

jenny/10432

Fun forever, and no grubbing!'

fun forever, and no grubbing!'

jenny/10433

cried Jo, rising, glass in hand, as the lemonade went round.

cried jo, rising, glass in hand, as the lemonade went round.

jenny/10434

They all drank it merrily, and began the experiment by lounging for the rest of the day.

they all drank it merrily, and began the experiment by lounging for the rest of the day.

jenny/10435

Next morning, Meg did not appear till ten o'clock.

next morning, meg did not appear till ten o'clock.

jenny/10436

Her solitary breakfast did not taste good, and the room seemed lonely and untidy, for Jo had not filled the vases, Beth had not dusted, and Amy's books lay scattered about.

her solitary breakfast did not taste good, and the room seemed lonely and untidy, for jo had not filled the vases, beth had not dusted, and amy's books lay scattered about.

jenny/10437

Nothing was neat and pleasant but 'Marmee's corner', which looked as usual.

nothing was neat and pleasant but 'marmee's corner', which looked as usual.

jenny/10438

And there Meg sat, to 'rest and read', which meant to yawn and imagine what pretty summer dresses she would get with her salary.

and there meg sat, to 'rest and read', which meant to yawn and imagine what pretty summer dresses she would get with her salary.

jenny/10439

Jo spent the morning on the river with Laurie and the afternoon reading and crying over _The Wide, Wide World_, up in the apple tree.

jo spent the morning on the river with laurie and the afternoon reading and crying over _the wide, wide world_, up in the apple tree.

jenny/1043

He looked round the canteen again.

he looked round the canteen again.

jenny/10440

As no one appeared but an inquisitive daddy-longlegs, who examined her work with interest, she went to walk, got caught in a shower, and came home dripping.

as no one appeared but an inquisitive daddy longlegs, who examined her work with interest, she went to walk, got caught in a shower, and came home dripping.

jenny/10441

At teatime they compared notes, and all agreed that it had been a delightful, though unusually long day.

at teatime they compared notes, and all agreed that it had been a delightful, though unusually long day.

jenny/10442

Meg, 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 cross.

meg, 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 cross.

jenny/10443

Jo had burned the skin off her nose boating, and got a raging headache by reading too long.

jo had burned the skin off her nose boating, and got a raging headache by reading too long.

jenny/10444

But these were mere trifles, and they assured their mother that the experiment was working finely.

but these were mere trifles, and they assured their mother that the experiment was working finely.

jenny/10445

She smiled, said nothing, and with Hannah's help did their neglected work, keeping home pleasant and the domestic machinery running smoothly.

she smiled, said nothing, and with hannah's help did their neglected work, keeping home pleasant and the domestic machinery running smoothly.

jenny/10446

It was astonishing what a peculiar and uncomfortable state of things was produced by the 'resting and reveling' process.

it was astonishing what a peculiar and uncomfortable state of things was produced by the 'resting and reveling' process.

jenny/10447

The days kept getting longer and longer, the weather was unusually variable and so were tempers; an unsettled feeling possessed everyone, and Satan found plenty of mischief for the idle hands to do.

the days kept getting longer and longer, the weather was unusually variable and so were tempers, an unsettled feeling possessed everyone, and satan found plenty of mischief for the idle hands to do.

jenny/10448

As 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 Moffat.

as 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 moffat.

jenny/10449

Beth 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 then.

beth 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 then.

jenny/1044

Nearly everyone was ugly, and would still have been ugly even if dressed otherwise than in the uniform blue overalls.

nearly everyone was ugly, and would still have been ugly even if dressed otherwise than in the uniform blue overalls.

jenny/10450

But 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 told her she was 'a fright'.

but 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 told her she was 'a fright'.

jenny/10451

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 burden.

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 burden.

jenny/10452

She didn't like dolls, fairy tales were childish, and one couldn't draw all the time.

she didn't like dolls, fairy tales were childish, and one couldn't draw all the time.

jenny/10453

Tea parties didn't amount to much, neither did picnics, unless very well conducted.

tea parties didn't amount to much, neither did picnics, unless very well conducted.