Meg , is n't that the man who bowed to you one day when we were shopping ? '' `` So it is . How queer that he should come . I thought he was at the mountains . There is Sallie . I 'm glad she got back in time . Am I all right , Jo ? '' cried Meg in a flutter . `` A regular daisy . Hold up your dress and put your hat on straight , it looks sentimental tipped that way and will fly off at the first puff . Now then , come on ! '' `` Oh , Jo , you are not going to wear that awful hat ? It 's too absurd ! You shall not make a guy of yourself , '' remonstrated Meg , as Jo tied down with a red ribbon the broad-brimmed , old-fashioned leghorn Laurie had sent for a joke . `` I just will , though , for it 's capital , so shady , light , and big . It will make fun , and I do n't mind being a guy if I 'm comfortable . '' With that Jo marched straight away and the rest followed , a bright little band of sisters , all looking their best in summer suits , with happy faces under the jaunty hatbrims . Laurie ran to meet and present them to his friends in the most cordial manner . The lawn was the reception room , and for several minutes a lively scene was enacted there . Meg was grateful to see that Miss Kate , though twenty , was dressed with a simplicity which American girls would do well to imitate , and who was much flattered by Mr. Ned 's assurances that he came especially to see her .
Jo understood why XXXXX ` primmed up his mouth ' when speaking of Kate , for that young lady had a standoff-don ` t-touch-me air , which contrasted strongly with the free and easy demeanor of the other girls .
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