It was also cold and grey the next day. After breakfast, Mr Brooke arrived with the carriage and it was time for Mrs March to l 1. She kissed her d 2 one by one and said, “Keep busy, my dears, and never lose hope!”
“Yes, Mother.”
“Meg, look after your sisters. If you need help, ask Hannah or Mr Laurence. Jo, be patient and cheerful, and write to me often. Beth and Amy, help with the h 3 and be obedient.”
“Yes, Mother! Don't worry!”
She got into the carriage and opened the window.
“Goodbye, my dears!” she said as the carriage drove away. The girls waved their hands cheerfully until the carriage turned the corner. Then, with s 4 faces and heavy hearts, they went back inside.
“The house seems very empty now,” said Meg.
“Our motto is ‘Be full of h 5 and keep busy’!” said Jo brightly. She was trying to forget how sad she was f 6.
For a week, the girls kept to their motto and worked h 7. Then Jo got a bad cold and had to stay at home. She didn't mind this at all b 8 she didn't like going to Aunt March's. She was happy to lie on the sofa all day with her books and medicine. Amy got b 9 with doing housework so she took out her pencils and drawing book again. Meg went to teach the children every day, and sewed. She s 10 the rest of her time writing long letters to her mother and reading the letters from Mr Brooke. Only Beth continued to look after the house. She did her own jobs and her sister's jobs too. She never complained.
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