one warm september afternoon,Laurie swung to and fro in his hammock.He was in bad mood.He had done very little studying that day and his tutor,Mr Brooke,was angry with him.He stared up into the green gloom of the horse-chestnut trees above him. Suddenly. he heard voices. Peeping down, he saw the March girls leaving their house. Where were they going?
each one of them wore a large.floppy hat and carried a bag. Meg had a cushion,Jo a book,Beth a basket and Amy a drawing pad. All walked quietly through the garden, out at the little back gate. Then they began to climb the hill that rose between the house and the river.