`` I 'll go . '' `` No , indeed ! It 's past nine , and dark as Egypt . I ca n't stop here , for the house is full . Sallie has some girls staying with her . I 'll rest till Hannah comes , and then do the best I can . '' `` I 'll ask Laurie . He will go , '' said Jo , looking relieved as the idea occurred to her . `` Mercy , no ! Do n't ask or tell anyone . Get me my rubbers , and put these slippers with our things . I ca n't dance anymore , but as soon as supper is over , watch for Hannah and tell me the minute she comes . '' `` They are going out to supper now . I 'll stay with you . I 'd rather . '' `` No , dear , run along , and bring me some coffee . I 'm so tired I ca n't stir . '' So Meg reclined , with rubbers well hidden , and Jo went blundering away to the dining room , which she found after going into a china closet , and opening the door of a room where old Mr. Gardiner was taking a little private refreshment . Making a dart at the table , she secured the coffee , which she immediately spilled , thereby making the front of her dress as bad as the back . `` Oh , dear , what a blunderbuss I am ! ''
exclaimed XXXXX , finishing Meg 's glove by scrubbing her gown with it .
Egypt Gardiner Hannah Jo Laurie Meg Sallie blunderbuss dart rubbers