well ,that's unkind!" laurie said to himself, "to have a picnic and not ask me. I'll see what's going on!
Laurie found the girls under a climb of pine trees on the hill. He stood watching them from a distance until Beth waved him over.
"May I join you,please, or shall i be nuisance?"
he asked,slowly walking towards them.
Meg lifted her eyebrows, but Jo looked crossly at her.
"Of course you may,"jJo said."finish reading this story to us." Laurie did as she asked.
"What do you dream of doing?" Jo asked him as he closed the book