Louisa May Alcott

Name: Under the Lilacs — A Boy's Bargain
Author: Louisa May Alcott

Under the Lilacs — A Boy's Bargain (1877)

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“Under the Lilacs — A Boy's Bargain”, published in 1877, is a work by Louisa May Alcott. It explores elements such as Ben, Sam and Thorny.

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Louisa May Alcott, Under the Lilacs — A Boy's Bargain (1877)

“ Roosting here, Sarn began to shout for aid in every key possible to the human voice. Such hoots and howls, whistles and roars, never woke the echoes of the lonely marsh before, or scared the portly frog who resided there in calm seclusion.
He hardly expected any reply but the astonished Caw!" of the crow, who sat upon a fence watching him with gloomy interest; and when a cheerful "Hullo, there!" sounded from the lane, he was so grateful that tears of joy rolled down his fat cheeks. ”

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Louisa May Alcott, Under the Lilacs — A Boy's Bargain (1877)

“ Sam obediently performed the ceremony, and then Ben sat astride one of the horns of the stump while the muddy Crusoe went slowly across the rail from point to point till he landed safely on the shore, when he turned about and asked with an ungrateful jeer, --
"Now what's going to become of you, old Look-before-you-leap?"
"Mud turtles can only sit on a stump and bawl till they are taken off, but frogs have legs worth something, and are not afraid of a little water," answered Ben, hopping away in an opposite direction, since the pools between him and Sam were too wide for even his lively legs. ”

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Louisa May Alcott, Under the Lilacs — A Boy's Bargain (1877)

“ Wouldn't touch that Bab for a dollar; she scratches and bites like a mad cat," was Sam's sulky reply.
"Glad of it; she can take care of herself. Betty can't; and if you touch one of her pig-tails I'll up and tell right out how I found you snivelling in the ma'sh like a great baby. So now!" and Ben emphasized his threat with a blow of the suspended rail which splashed the water over poor Sam, quenching his last spark of resistance. ”

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Louisa May Alcott, Under the Lilacs — A Boy's Bargain (1877)

“ They had their play-time first; and, while the boys waited inside, they heard the shouts of the girls, the banging of the wood, and the final crash, as the well-packed pile went down. Then, as the lassies came in, rosy, breathless, and triumphant, the lads rushed out to man the breach, and labor gallantly till all was as tight as hard blows could make it. ”

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Louisa May Alcott, Under the Lilacs — A Boy's Bargain (1877)

“ Now, bring on a rail, there's a good fellow. I've got a horrid cramp in my legs," began Sam, thinking he had bought help dearly, yet admiring Ben's cleverness in making the most of his chance.
Ben brought the rail, but, just as he was about to lay it from the main-land to the nearest tussock, he stopped, saying, with the naughty twinkle in his black eyes again, "One more little thing must be settled first, and then I'll get you ashore. promise you won't plague the girls either, 'specially Bab and Betty. You pull their hair, and they don't like it." ”

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Louisa May Alcott, Under the Lilacs — A Boy's Bargain (1877)

“ Ben will take care of you while I'm gone."
"When shall you go?" asked Bab, beginning to long for her share of cake.
"To-morrow, I guess. Celia has been packed and ready for a week. We agreed to meet George in New York, and be married as soon as he got his best clothes unpacked. We are men of our word, and off we go. Won't it be fun?"
"But when will you come back again?" questioned Betty, looking anxious. ”

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Louisa May Alcott, Under the Lilacs — A Boy's Bargain (1877)

“ That was a year ago, and last winter we were in New York at uncle's; and then, in the spring, I was sick, and we came here, and that's all."
"Shall you live here always when you come back? asked Bab, as Thorny paused for breath.
"Celia wants to. I shall go to college, so I don't mind. George is going to help the old minister here and see how he likes it. I'm to study with him, and if he is as pleasant as he used to be we shall have capital times, -- see if we don't."
"I wonder if he will want me round," said Ben, feeling no desire to be a tramp again. ”

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