Little Women Page #8

Miss March?

No, thank you, I'm not dancing.

- There's that Kitty Ford.

- Where?

There in the pink dress and blue sash.

I don't see why she's allowed with

the grownups and I have to stay up here.

That beautiful piano.

It's as big as our kitchen.

What's this? Why aren't you young ladies

downstairs dancing?

Mother said we weren't to go down

with the grownups.

But can you see anything from here?

How about you?

She just likes to listen to the music.

You just come down with me

where it's playing.

- No, sir, please. I...

- Why not? What's the matter?

She has an infirmity.

She's shy.

I see.

If it weren't for that,

she'd be simply "fastidious"...

...because she plays beautifully.

She must come and play for me sometime.

No, she never would.

It wasn't that I wanted to hear her.

But that piano down there

is simply going to ruin for want of use.

I was hoping one of you young ladies

would come and practice on it...

...just to keep it in tune.

- But if you don't care to come, never mind.

- Sir.

We do care. Very, very much.

So you're the musical one.

I'm Beth. I love it dearly...

...and I'll come if you're quite sure

nobody will hear me and be disturbed.

Not a soul, my child. Not a soul.

You come, too, young lady...

...and tell your mother I think

all her daughters are simply "fastidious."

Beth, isn't he elegant?

This is the German, and I'll be hanged

if I'll let you refuse me all of them.

Don't you like to dance?

Yes, I love to dance, but I can't.

- I mean, I promised I wouldn't.

- Why?

- I may as well tell you. You won't tell?

- Silence to the death.

You see, I have a bad trick

of standing in front of the fire...

...and I scorched my frock

and I burned this one.

Where?

You can laugh if you want to. It is funny.

I'll tell you how we'll manage.

There's no one in the hall.

We could dance there without being seen.

- You're a trump.

- And I think you're just perfectly splendid.

Hello.

What are you doing up there?

Come on down.

No, they can't.

Have you had refreshments?

No, thank you, we really don't care for...

We'll bring some right up. Come on.

Then when Laurie goes to college,

what becomes of you?

I shall turn soldier as soon as he is off.

I am needed.

I'm so sorry.

I mean, I'm so sorry

for all the mothers and sisters...

...who have to stay home and worry.

I have neither and very few friends

to care whether I live or die.

Laurie and his grandfather

would care a great deal.

And we all would be very sorry

if any harm came to you.

Would you?

Here we come.

Jo!

Now you've done it!

- Look at me.

- It's a shame.

What a blunderbuss I am.

What are you going to do?

I'll ask Marmee.

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