Her mother kissed her．'I'm sure you will succeed，'she said．'Now I must go back to Beth． Be patient， little daughter， and we'll soon have you home again．
她的母亲吻了她。我肯定你会成功的，她说。现在我得回到白丝那儿去。耐心点，小女儿，我们不久就让你回家。
'That evening， while Meg was writing to her father， Jo went upstairs to Beth's room and found her mother beside the bed，as the little girl slept．
那天晚上，在麦格给父亲写信的时候，琼走上楼，来到白丝的房间，她发现母亲正在床边，白丝睡着了。
'I want to tell you something， Mother，'said Jo．
我想告诉你些事，妈妈，琼说。
'Is it about Meg？'said Mrs March．
是关于麦格的吧？马奇太太问。
'How quickly you guessed！'said Jo．'Yes， it's about her．
你猜得真快！琼说，是的，是关于她。
Last summer，Meg lost one of her gloves at the Laurences'picnic，and later Laurie told me that Mr Brooke had it，and kept it in his coat pocket．
夏天，麦格在劳伦斯家的野餐会上丢了一只手套，后来罗瑞告诉我布鲁克先生拿了，把它放在他的外套口袋里。
It fell out once， and Laurie saw it．Mr Brooke told Laurie that he liked Meg but was afraid to tell her because she was so young and he was so poor．
有一次它掉了出来，罗瑞看到了。布鲁克先生告诉罗瑞他喜欢麦格，却不敢告诉她，因为她太年轻而他又那么穷。
Isn't it all awful？'
这是不是很糟糕？
'Do you think Meg likes and cares about him？'asked Mrs March，with a worried look．
你觉得麦格喜欢他、在乎他吗？马奇太太面带忧虑地问。
'I don t know anything about love！'said Jo．
我对爱一无所知！琼说。
关于《小妇人》
出于作者意料的是《小妇人》打动了无数美国读者，尤其是女性读者的心弦。之后，路易莎又续写了《小男人》和《乔的男孩子们》，1873年又以小说形式出版了自传著作《经验的故事》。
