`` We 're an ambitious set , are n't we ? Every one of us , but Beth , wants to be rich and famous , and gorgeous in every respect . I do wonder if any of us will ever get our wishes , '' said Laurie , chewing grass like a meditative calf . `` I 've got the key to my castle in the air , but whether I can unlock the door remains to be seen , '' observed Jo mysteriously . `` I 've got the key to mine , but I 'm not allowed to try it . Hang college ! '' muttered Laurie with an impatient sigh . `` Here 's mine ! '' and Amy waved her pencil . `` I have n't got any , '' said Meg forlornly . `` Yes , you have , '' said Laurie at once . `` Where ? '' `` In your face . '' `` Nonsense , that 's of no use . '' `` Wait and see if it does n't bring you something worth having , '' replied the boy , laughing at the thought of a charming little secret which he fancied he knew . Meg colored behind the brake , but asked no questions and looked across the river with the same expectant expression which Mr. Brooke had worn when he told the story of the knight . `` If we are all alive ten years hence , let 's meet , and see how many of us have got our wishes , or how much nearer we are then than now , '' said Jo , always ready with a plan . `` Bless me ! How old I shall be , twenty-seven ! '' exclaimed Meg , who felt grown up already , having just reached seventeen .
`` You and I will be twenty-six , Teddy , Beth twenty-four , and XXXXX twenty-two .
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