In a tearing hurry , Yours ever , Laurie . `` Here 's richness ! '' cried Jo , flying in to tell the news to Meg . `` Of course we can go , Mother ? It will be such a help to Laurie , for I can row , and Meg see to the lunch , and the children be useful in some way . '' `` I hope the Vaughns are not fine grown-up people . Do you know anything about them , Jo ? '' asked Meg . `` Only that there are four of them . Kate is older than you , Fred and Frank -LRB- twins -RRB- about my age , and a little girl -LRB- Grace -RRB- , who is nine or ten . Laurie knew them abroad , and liked the boys . I fancied , from the way he primmed up his mouth in speaking of her , that he did n't admire Kate much . '' `` I 'm so glad my French print is clean , it 's just the thing and so becoming ! '' observed Meg complacently . `` Have you anything decent , Jo ? '' `` Scarlet and gray boating suit , good enough for me . I shall row and tramp about , so I do n't want any starch to think of . You 'll come , Betty ? '' `` If you wo n't let any boys talk to me . '' `` Not a boy ! ''
`` I like to please XXXXX , and I 'm not afraid of Mr. Brooke , he is so kind .
Betty Frank Fred French Jo Kate Laurie Meg Mother Vaughns