Make up your mind to that , or I 'll never go , '' she added resolutely , as he tried to reclaim his load . `` We shall see . Haf you patience to wait a long time , Jo ? I must go away and do my work alone . I must help my boys first , because , even for you , I may not break my word to Minna . Can you forgif that , and be happy while we hope and wait ? '' `` Yes , I know I can , for we love one another , and that makes all the rest easy to bear . I have my duty , also , and my work . I could n't enjoy myself if I neglected them even for you , so there 's no need of hurry or impatience . You can do your part out West , I can do mine here , and both be happy hoping for the best , and leaving the future to be as God wills . '' `` Ah ! Thou gifest me such hope and courage , and I haf nothing to gif back but a full heart and these empty hands , '' cried the Professor , quite overcome . Jo never , never would learn to be proper , for when he said that as they stood upon the steps , she just put both hands into his , whispering tenderly , `` Not empty now , '' and stooping down , kissed her Friedrich under the umbrella . It was dreadful , but she would have done it if the flock of draggle-tailed sparrows on the hedge had been human beings , for she was very far gone indeed , and quite regardless of everything but her own happiness . Though it came in such a very simple guise , that was the crowning moment of both their lives , when , turning from the night and storm and loneliness to the household light and warmth and peace waiting to receive them , with a glad `` Welcome home ! '' Jo led her lover in , and shut the door . CHAPTER FORTY-SEVEN HARVEST TIME For a year Jo and her Professor worked and waited , hoped and loved , met occasionally , and wrote such voluminous letters that the rise in the price of paper was accounted for , Laurie said . The second year began rather soberly , for their prospects did not brighten , and Aunt March died suddenly . But when their first sorrow was over -- for they loved the old lady in spite of her sharp tongue -- they found they had cause for rejoicing , for she had left Plumfield to Jo , which made all sorts of joyful things possible . `` It 's a fine old place , and will bring a handsome sum , for of course you intend to sell it , '' said Laurie , as they were all talking the matter over some weeks later .
`` No , I do n't , '' was XXXXX 's decided answer , as she petted the fat poodle , whom she had adopted , out of respect to his former mistress .
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