Bab Bab 10 · THE P.C. AND P.O.

. THE P.C. AND P.O.

As spring came on, a new set of amusements became the fashion, and the

lengthening days gave long afternoons for work and play of all sorts.

The garden had to be put in order, and each sister had a quarter of the

little plot to do what she liked with. Hannah used to say, “I’d know

which each of them gardings belonged to, ef I see ’em in Chiny,” and so

she might, for the girls’ tastes differed as much as their characters.

Meg’s had roses and heliotrope, myrtle, and a little orange tree in it.

Jo’s bed was never alike two seasons, for she was always trying