![]() ![]() She had retired to this room as a good place in which to be miserable for it was dark and still, full of ancient furniture, sombre curtains, and hung all round with portraits of solemn old gentlemen in wigs, severe-nosed ladies in top-heavy caps, and staring children in little bob-tailed coats or short-waisted frocks. ROSE sat all alone in the big best parlor, with her little handkerchief laid ready to catch the first tear, for she was thinking of her troubles, and a shower was expected. But, as Uncle Alec’s experiment was intended to amuse the young folks, rather than suggest educational improvements for the consideration of the elders, she trusts that these short-comings will be overlooked by the friends of the Eight Cousins, and she will try to make amends in a second volume, which shall attempt to show The Rose in Bloom. The Author is quite aware of the defects of this little story, many of which were unavoidable, as it first appeared serially. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner without written permission except for brief quotations for review purposes only. Eight Cousins or, The Aunt-hill by Louisa May AlcottĪll rights reserved. ![]()
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