“ Anything fresh and daring, free and romantic, is always attractive to us womenfolk. ”
Louisa May Alcott, Jo's Boys (1886). copy citation
| Author | Louisa May Alcott |
|---|---|
| Source | Jo's Boys |
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| Date | 1886 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/3499/3499-h/3499-h.htm |
Context
“Dan shook his head, and glanced about the room as if he already found it rather confined and longed for all out-of-doors again.
'Who would marry a jack-o'-lantern like me? Women like a steady-going man; I shall never be that.'
'My dear boy, when I was a girl I liked just such adventurous fellows as you are. Anything fresh and daring, free and romantic, is always attractive to us womenfolk. Don't be discouraged; you'll find an anchor some day, and be content to take shorter voyages and bring home a good cargo.'
'What should you say if I brought you an Indian squaw some day?' asked Dan, with a glimmer of mischief in the eyes that rested on a marble bust of Galatea gleaming white and lovely in the corner.”
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