Venus and Cupid
Vermeer girl with the pearl earring
virgin of the rocks
Woman with a Parasol
she wanted, for the children's older sisters were just out, and Meg caught frequent glimpses of dainty party-dresses and bouquets, heard lively gossip about theatres, concerts, sleighing parties, and merry-makings of all kinds, and saw money lavished on trifles which would have been so precious to her. Poor Meg seldom complained, but a sense of injustice made her feel bitter towards everyone sometimes, for she had not yet learned to know how ri
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ch she was in the blessings which alone can make life happy. ¡¡¡¡Jo happened to suit Aunt March, who was lame, and needed an active person to wait upon her. The childless old lady had offered to adopt one of the girls when the troubles came, and was much offended because her offer was declined. Other friends told the Marches that they had lost all chance of being remembered in the rich old lady's will; but the unworldly Marches only said: ¡¡¡¡`We can't give up our girls for a dozen fortunes. Rich or poor, we will keep together and be happy in one another.'
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