Chapter 33: XXXII

XXXII Tender Troubles “Jo, I’m anxious about Beth.” “Why, mother, she has seemed unusually well since the babies came.” “It’s not her health that troubles me now; it’s her spirits. I’m sure there is something on her mind, and I want you to discover what it is.” “What makes you think so, mother?” “She sits alone a good deal, and doesn’t talk to her father as much as she used. I found her crying over the babies the other day. When she sings, the songs are always sad ones, and no…