For the rest of the day, a breath of fresh air seemed to blow through the house. Something b than sunshine brightened the quiet rooms. When the girls met, their pale faces broke into s, they hugged each other and whispered, "Mother is coming, mother is coming!"
The snow continued to fall all day. The hours passed very s. The doctor came and told them to hope for a c in Beth's condition, for better or worse, at about midnight. Hanna lay down on the sofa and fell fast a. Mr Laurence walked up and down the parlor (会客厅), looking w. Laurie lay on the rug and looked into the fire.
The girls didn't sleep at all that night. The house was very q, but outside the wind was whistling in the trees. Just after midnight, Laurie went out to the station to pick up Mrs March while it was s hard. Two hours later, Jo was looking out of the window of Beth's room when she heard a noise. She looked around. Meg was sitting on the floor with her h over her face. Hannah was still asleep.
"Beth's dead and Meg's afraid to tell me," Jo thought. She ran to the bed. Beth's f was very pale but peaceful. There was no sign for suffering on it any more.
