'Go and fetch Laurie,Jo,'said Mrs March.'I'll put a stop to all this at once.'
去把罗瑞找来，琼，马奇太太说，我要这一切立刻停下来。
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?'
琼跑了，马奇太太轻柔地给麦格讲了布鲁克先生的真实感觉。现在，亲爱的，你爱他足以到愿意等他给你建个家吗？
'I'm frightened and worried,'answered Meg.'I don't want anything to do with love for a long time-perhaps never.
我又害怕又担心，麦格答道。我在很长时间内也不想让任何事与爱有关—也许永远不想。
If John doesn't know about all this, don't tell him, and please make Jo and Laurie keep quiet.'
如果约翰不知道这些，就别告诉他，请让琼和罗瑞也别说出去。
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.
马奇太太尽力安慰女儿，可当麦格一听到罗瑞正和琼回来，她就跑出了房间，马奇太太单独见了那男孩。
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.
罗瑞一看到马奇太太愤怒的面容，他就猜到了原因。琼在房间外面等着，只听里面的声音高一声低一声地持续了半个小时。
But the girls never knew what was said.
可女孩们并不知道都说了些什么。
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.
当她们被叫进去以后，罗瑞向麦格道了歉，告诉她布鲁克先生根本不知道那两封信的事。请饶恕我，麦格，他说。
'I'll try,'said Meg,'but I didn't think you could be so unkind.'
我会试试，麦格说，可我没想到你会那么不友好。
关于《小妇人》
四姐妹的性格是既有共性又有个性的。共性是她们都生活于一个和谐的家庭，父母慈爱，子女孝顺，伦理观念强，相爱互助，自强自立，个性是大姐梅格是贤妻良母型，结婚后相夫教子，持家有道。
