That night at dinner, Hazel did not talk much, only to answer questions.
She seemed like a shy, very sweet girl, and she reminded Jo very much of
her sister Beth. By the end of the night, every boy in the house had told
Jo privately that they really liked Hazel, and Nan had been running all
over the house, showing her all the rooms. Everyone seemed cheered to have
such a sweet, quiet presence in the house.
"Well," Jo said later that night to Nick. "I feel that my little gamble here turned out quite well." "You never know," grunted Nick as he pitched a forkful of straw into Pennys stall. "She could be an entirely different person in the classroom, or doing her chores."
"Oh, Nick, a girl like that? She seems only to want to please everyone," Jo retorted. Nick rolled his eyes. "Jo, I have plenty of work to do, and I don't have time to argue with you about this girl."
Jo glared at him. "Fine, Nick. If you are afraid of a little confrontation, I will leave."
Nick looked on helplessly as Jo stalks off. "Aw, Jo, common now, I was just kidding with you! I just didn't feel like arguing..... I mean not with a lady and all....."
But it was too late. Nick sighed as he watched Jo go into the house. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Well," Jo said later that night to Nick. "I feel that my little gamble here turned out quite well." "You never know," grunted Nick as he pitched a forkful of straw into Pennys stall. "She could be an entirely different person in the classroom, or doing her chores."
"Oh, Nick, a girl like that? She seems only to want to please everyone," Jo retorted. Nick rolled his eyes. "Jo, I have plenty of work to do, and I don't have time to argue with you about this girl."
Jo glared at him. "Fine, Nick. If you are afraid of a little confrontation, I will leave."
Nick looked on helplessly as Jo stalks off. "Aw, Jo, common now, I was just kidding with you! I just didn't feel like arguing..... I mean not with a lady and all....."
But it was too late. Nick sighed as he watched Jo go into the house. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~