Just be a simple , honest , respectable boy , and we 'll never desert you . I do n't know what I should do if you acted like Mr. King 's son . He had plenty of money , but did n't know how to spend it , and got tipsy and gambled , and ran away , and forged his father 's name , I believe , and was altogether horrid . '' `` You think I 'm likely to do the same ? Much obliged . '' `` No , I do n't -- oh , dear , no ! -- but I hear people talking about money being such a temptation , and I sometimes wish you were poor . I should n't worry then . '' `` Do you worry about me , Jo ? '' `` A little , when you look moody and discontented , as you sometimes do , for you 've got such a strong will , if you once get started wrong , I 'm afraid it would be hard to stop you . '' Laurie walked in silence a few minutes , and Jo watched him , wishing she had held her tongue , for his eyes looked angry , though his lips smiled as if at her warnings . `` Are you going to deliver lectures all the way home ? '' he asked presently . `` Of course not . Why ? '' `` Because if you are , I 'll take a bus . If you 're not , I 'd like to walk with you and tell you something very interesting . '' `` I wo n't preach any more , and I 'd like to hear the news immensely . '' `` Very well , then , come on . It 's a secret , and if I tell you , you must tell me yours . ''
`` I have n't got any , '' began XXXXX , but stopped suddenly , remembering that she had .
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