Little Women

The four young faces on which the firelight shone brightened at the cheerful words, but darkened again as Jo said sadly, "e;We haven't got Father, and shall not have him for a long time."e; She didn't say "e;perhaps never,"e; but each silently added it, thinking of Father far away, where the fighting was. Nobody spoke for a minute; then Meg said in an altered tone, "e;You know the reason Mother ...