Read the excerpt from Little Women.Beth said nothing, but wiped away her tears with the blue army sock and began to knit with all her might, losing no time in doing the duty that lay nearest her, while she resolved in her quiet little soul to be all that Father hoped to find her when the year brought round the happy coming home.
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Beth does not talk because she is crying and must wipe her tears away with a sock. She begins to knit quickly because she knows the task must be completed soon, no matter how she feels. She decides to stay quiet and work on being a happier person by the time her father comes home.B
Beth says nothing and wipes away her tears with a blue army sock. She begins to knit with all of her might, losing no time in completing the task. She resolves in her soul to be everything that her father hopes to find when the happy coming home finally occurs.C
Beth stays quiet as she knits, wiping away tears with a sock. She knits carefully and does not waste time. While knitting, she sweetly decides to become the person she knows her father wants her to be when he finally comes home from the awful war.D
Beth does not say anything and instead wipes her tears with a sock and starts to knit with great effort. She does not waste time and engages in the task at hand, feeling determined to be the person her father expects her to be when he finally comes home.