`` Going home ? Ah , you are happy that you haf a home to go in , '' he said , when she told him , and sat silently pulling his beard in the corner , while she held a little levee on that last evening . She was going early , so she bade them all goodbye overnight , and when his turn came , she said warmly , `` Now , Sir , you wo n't forget to come and see us , if you ever travel our way , will you ? I 'll never forgive you if you do , for I want them all to know my friend . '' `` Do you ? Shall I come ? '' he asked , looking down at her with an eager expression which she did not see . `` Yes , come next month . Laurie graduates then , and you 'd enjoy commencement as something new . '' `` That is your best friend , of whom you speak ? '' he said in an altered tone . `` Yes , my boy Teddy . I 'm very proud of him and should like you to see him . '' Jo looked up then , quite unconscious of anything but her own pleasure in the prospect of showing them to one another . Something in Mr. Bhaer 's face suddenly recalled the fact that she might find Laurie more than a ` best friend ' , and simply because she particularly wished not to look as if anything was the matter , she involuntarily began to blush , and the more she tried not to , the redder she grew . If it had not been for Tina on her knee . She did n't know what would have become of her . Fortunately the child was moved to hug her , so she managed to hide her face an instant , hoping the Professor did not see it . But he did , and his own changed again from that momentary anxiety to its usual expression , as he said cordially ... `` I fear I shall not make the time for that , but I wish the friend much success , and you all happiness . Gott bless you ! ''
And with that , he shook hands warmly , shouldered XXXXX , and went away .
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