`` 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 Jo 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 . `` Tell us about it . '' `` When did it come ? '' `` How much did you get for it ? '' `` What will Father say ? '' `` Wo n't Laurie laugh ? '' cried the family , all in one breath as they clustered about Jo , for these foolish , affectionate people made a jubilee of every little household joy . `` Stop jabbering , girls , and I 'll tell you everything , '' said Jo , wondering if Miss Burney felt any grander over her Evelina than she did over her ` Rival Painters ' .
Having told how she disposed of her tales , XXXXX added , `` And when I went to get my answer , the man said he liked them both , but did n't pay beginners , only let them print in his paper , and noticed the stories .
Beth Evelina Father Hannah Jo Josephine Laurie Meg jabbering jubilee