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'Go and fetch Laurie,Jo,'said Mrs March.'I'll put a stop to all this at once.'
去把羅瑞找來，瓊，馬奇太太說，我要這一切立刻停下來。
Away ran Jo,and Mrs March gently told Meg Mr Brooke's real feelings.'Now,dear, do you love him enough to wait until he can make a home for you?'
瓊跑了，馬奇太太輕柔地給麥格講了布魯克先生的真實感覺。現在，親愛的，你愛他足以到愿意等他給你建個家嗎？
'I'm frightened and worried,'answered Meg.'I don't want anything to do with love for a long time-perhaps never.
我又害怕又擔心，麥格答道。我在很長時間內也不想讓任何事與愛有關—也許永遠不想。
If John doesn't know about all this, don't tell him, and please make Jo and Laurie keep quiet.'
如果約翰不知道這些，就別告訴他，請讓瓊和羅瑞也別說出去。
Mrs March tried to calm her daughter, but as soon as Meg heard Laurie coming back with Jo, she ran out of the room,and Mrs March saw the boy alone.
馬奇太太盡力安慰女兒，可當麥格一聽到羅瑞正和瓊回來，她就跑出了房間，馬奇太太單獨見了那男孩。
When Laurie saw Mrs March's angry face,he guessed the reason.Jo waited outside the room as,inside,the voices rose and fell for half an hour.
羅瑞一看到馬奇太太憤怒的面容，他就猜到了原因。瓊在房間外面等著，只聽里面的聲音高一聲低一聲地持續了半個小時。
But the girls never knew what was said.
可女孩們并不知道都說了些什么。
When they were called in,Laurie apologized to Meg,and told her that Mr Brooke knew nothing about either of the two letters.'Please forgive me,Meg,'he said.
當她們被叫進去以后，羅瑞向麥格道了歉，告訴她布魯克先生根本不知道那兩封信的事。請饒恕我，麥格，他說。
'I'll try,'said Meg,'but I didn't think you could be so unkind.'
我會試試，麥格說，可我沒想到你會那么不友好。
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