Little Women

Chapters 16-20: Beth becomes much more seriously ill than anyone supposed. After a while, the family decides that Marmee must be sent for, just in case something dreadful happens. Jo breaks down in front of Laurie, saying that she does not want Beth to die. Laurie admits that he telegraphed for Marmee the day before and that she will be arriving that night. Around two in the morning, Jo and Meg notice a change in Beth: the fever and pained look are gone. Jo whispers goodbye to her sister. Hannah, however, announces that the fever has broken. Beth is not dying but rather recovering. The doctor confirms the good news, and Marmee arrives.

Little Women 11-15

Chapters 11-15: November arrives, and everyone is glum. Marmee receives a telegram saying that Mr. March is ill and that she must go to Washington, D.C. to be with him. Marmee sends Laurie to ask Aunt March for money and sends Beth to ask Mr. Laurence for wine. In the spirit of the moment, Jo runs out to find a way to contribute. Later, Mr. Laurence offers Mr. Brooke as a travel companion for Marmee, and she gratefully accepts Mr. Brooke's company. Jo returns home, having earned twenty-five dollars by selling her hair. Pretty Amy is horrified that Jo has lost her “one beauty.” Jo, however, is not sad until late at night, when she cries a little for her lost hair.

Little Women

So i know i didn't really give an overview of the first part of the book last time so here is that summary and the part that i read for today. Chapter 1-5:On Christmas morning, the girls wake to find books under their pillows. Jo and Meg go downstairs to find Marmee, but the family servant, Hannah, tells her that Marmee has gone to aid poor neighbors. When Marmee returns, she asks her daughters to give their delicious Christmas breakfast to the starving Hummel family. The girls agree to do so and end up enjoying the good work they have done. That evening, they perform their play, in which Jo gets to play male roles. After the performance, the girls come downstairs to find a feast laid out on the table with fresh flowers and ice cream. Mr. Laurence, their neighbor, had heard of the family's charitable morning and sent the feast to reward their generosity. Jo wants to meet Mr. Laurence's grandson. Chapters 6-10: The March girls start spending time at the Laurences' house. Meg loves to walk in the greenhouse there, and Amy loves to look at the artwork. Beth loves Mr. Laurence's piano, but she is still afraid of him; she will not venture far inside the house. Mr. Laurence learns of Beth's fears and comes over to the Marches' house one night, talking about how no one plays the piano and how no one is around the house during the day. With that assurance, Beth decides to venture into the house during the day and play the piano. Unbeknownst to her, Mr. Laurence sometimes leaves his door open to hear her play. Beth reminds him of his beloved granddaughter who passed away. After a while, Beth makes Mr. Laurence a pair of slippers to show her gratitude. In return, he sends her the little piano that his granddaughter owned, which thrills Beth. Jo tells Beth that she should go thank him, thinking that her shy sister would never be so bold. To everyone's surprise, Beth marches over to Mr. Laurence's house and kisses his cheek. The two have solidified a friendship.

Little Women

I had a hard time picking a book, but i thought you can't go wrong with a classic so i have started to read Little Women. So far it is a really good book. I read the first couple of chapters this weekend. But i still have a long ways to go.

On a Highland Shore

So I finished the rest of the book this weekend. It actually turned out to be really quite interesting. After they had returned to the village, Margret, who had been betrothed to and Earl's son, Lachen Ross, was doing everything she could to get out of it because it turned out that he had been cheating on her. This became an even bigger problem when she met Gannon MacGangus, and Irish warrior who came to their rescue and drove out the Norsemen who attacked them. The Norsemen attacked again killing almost everyone. Margret became one of the captives on the ships. So Gannon rounded up all of Scotland and Ireland to raid the Norsemen camps and win back Magret and end the war once and for all. Which is exactly what he did and in the end Margret married him and they lived happily ever after. This was just an over veiw there were a lot of small details that made the story so much better than what this describes. If I explained them all you might as well just read the book.