XXII. PLEASANT MEADOWS XXIII. AUNT MARCH SETTLES THE QUESTION Part Second. XXIV. GOSSIP XXV. THE FIRST WEDDING XXVI. ARTISTIC ATTEMPTS XXVII. LITERARY LESSONS XXVIII. DOMESTIC EXPERIENCES XXIX. CALLS XXX. CONSEQUENCES XXXI. OUR FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT XXXII. TENDER TROUBLES XXXIII. JO'S JOURNAL XXXIV. A FRIEND XXXV. HEARTACHE XXXVI. BETH'S SECRET XXXVII. NEW IMPRESSIONS XXXVIII. ON THE SHELF XXXIX. LAZY LAURENCE XL. THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW XLI. LEARNING TO FORGET XLII. ALL ALONE XLIII. SURPRISES XLIV. MY LORD AND LADY XLV. DAISY AND DEMI XLVI. UNDER THE UMBRELLA XLVII. HARVEST TIME [Illustration: Tail-piece to Contents] [Illustration: List of illustrations.] [The Illustrations, designed by FRANK T. MERRILL, drawn, engraved, and printed under the supervision of GEORGE T. ANDREW.] PAGE They all drew to the fire, mother in the big chair, with Beth at her feet Preface Contents Tail-piece to Contents List of Illustrations Tail-piece to Illustrations Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents Beth put a pair of slippers down to warm I used to be so frightened when it was my turn to sit in the big chair Do it this way, clasp your hands so It was a cheerful, hopeful letter How you used to play Pilgrim's Progress No one but Beth could get much music out of the old piano At nine they stopped work and sung as usual Merry Christmas The procession set out Out came Meg with gray horse-hair hanging about her face A little figure in cloudy white The lovers kneeling to receive Don Pedro's blessing We talked over the fence Tail-piece Eating apples and crying over the "Heir of Redclyffe" Jo undertook to pinch the papered locks Mrs. Gardiner greeted them Face to face with the Laurence boy They sat down on the stairs Tell about the party The kitten stuck like a burr just out of reach Curling herself up in the big chair Reading that everlasting Belsham He took her by the ear! by the ear! Mr. Laurence hooked up a big fish Tail-piece Being neighborly Laurie opened the window Poll tweaked off his wig Putting his finger under her chin Please give these to your mother Tail-piece O sir, they do care very much Mr. Laurence often opened his study door She put both arms around his neck and kissed him The Cyclops Amy bore without flinching several tingling blows You do know her Girls, where are you going? I burnt it up Held Amy up by his arms and hockey Packing the go abroady trunk