Viola and Angelo are two of our favorite names , is n't that queer ? '' said Meg , wiping her eyes , for the lovering part was tragical . `` Who wrote it ? '' asked Beth , who had caught a glimpse of Jo 's face . The reader suddenly sat up , cast away the paper , displaying a flushed countenance , and with a funny mixture of solemnity and excitement replied in a loud voice , `` Your sister . '' `` You ? '' cried Meg , dropping her work . `` It 's very good , '' said Amy critically . `` I knew it ! I knew it ! Oh , my Jo , I am so proud ! '' and Beth ran to hug her sister and exult over this splendid success . Dear me , how delighted they all were , to be sure ! How Meg would n't believe it till she saw the words . `` Miss Josephine March , '' actually printed in the paper . How graciously Amy criticized the artistic parts of the story , and offered hints for a sequel , which unfortunately could n't be carried out , as the hero and heroine were dead . How Beth got excited , and skipped and sang with joy . How Hannah came in to exclaim , `` Sakes alive , well I never ! '' in great astonishment at ` that Jo 's doin 's ' . How proud Mrs. March was when she knew it .
How XXXXX laughed , with tears in her eyes , as she declared she might as well be a peacock and done with it , and how the ` Spread Eagle ' might be said to flap his wings triumphantly over the House of March , as the paper passed from hand to hand .
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