`` Hum , well , I ca n't say . Suppose you ask Grandfather after the doctor has been . '' `` We will . Jo , go and get Dr. Bangs at once , '' commanded Meg . `` We ca n't decide anything till he has been . '' `` Stay where you are , Jo . I 'm errand boy to this establishment , '' said Laurie , taking up his cap . `` I 'm afraid you are busy , '' began Meg . `` No , I 've done my lessons for the day . '' `` Do you study in vacation time ? '' asked Jo . `` I follow the good example my neighbors set me , '' was Laurie 's answer , as he swung himself out of the room . `` I have great hopes for my boy , '' observed Jo , watching him fly over the fence with an approving smile . `` He does very well , for a boy , '' was Meg 's somewhat ungracious answer , for the subject did not interest her . Dr. Bangs came , said Beth had symptoms of the fever , but he thought she would have it lightly , though he looked sober over the Hummel story . Amy was ordered off at once , and provided with something to ward off danger , she departed in great state , with Jo and Laurie as escort . Aunt March received them with her usual hospitality . `` What do you want now ? '' she asked , looking sharply over her spectacles , while the parrot , sitting on the back of her chair , called out ... `` Go away . No boys allowed here . ''
XXXXX retired to the window , and Jo told her story .
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