`` My dear , where did you get it ? Twenty-five dollars ! Jo , I hope you have n't done anything rash ? '' `` No , it 's mine honestly . I did n't beg , borrow , or steal it . I earned it , and I do n't think you 'll blame me , for I only sold what was my own . '' As she spoke , Jo took off her bonnet , and a general outcry arose , for all her abundant hair was cut short . `` Your hair ! Your beautiful hair ! '' `` Oh , Jo , how could you ? Your one beauty . '' `` My dear girl , there was no need of this . '' `` She does n't look like my Jo any more , but I love her dearly for it ! '' As everyone exclaimed , and Beth hugged the cropped head tenderly , Jo assumed an indifferent air , which did not deceive anyone a particle , and said , rumpling up the brown bush and trying to look as if she liked it , `` It does n't affect the fate of the nation , so do n't wail , Beth . It will be good for my vanity , I was getting too proud of my wig . It will do my brains good to have that mop taken off . My head feels deliciously light and cool , and the barber said I could soon have a curly crop , which will be boyish , becoming , and easy to keep in order . I 'm satisfied , so please take the money and let 's have supper . '' `` Tell me all about it , Jo . I am not quite satisfied , but I ca n't blame you , for I know how willingly you sacrificed your vanity , as you call it , to your love .
But , my dear , it was not necessary , and I 'm afraid you will regret it one of these days , '' XXXXX Mrs. March .
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