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1  "Some handkerchiefs, all hemmed," said Beth.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER ONE
2  Take your light gloves and the embroidered handkerchief.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE
3  They drew up to the table, exchanged their handkerchiefs for napkins, and in ten minutes were all right again.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER SIXTEEN
4  It was a tiny house, with a little garden behind and a lawn about as big as a pocket handkerchief in the front.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR
5  The Professor found that so touching that he would have been glad of his handkerchief, if he could have got at it.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER FORTY-SIX
6  Every stitch Daisy's patient little fingers had put into the handkerchiefs she hemmed was better than embroidery to Mrs. March.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER FORTY-SEVEN
7  Down went Jo's face into the wet handkerchief, and she cried despairingly, for she had kept up bravely till now and never shed a tear.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
8  Poor Jo looked abashed, and silently chafed the end of her nose with the stiff handkerchief, as if performing a penance for her misdemeanors.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE
9  And when Meg told him to behave himself and go away, he wrung imaginary tears out of his handkerchief, and staggered round the corner as if in utter despair.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
10  A lace handkerchief, a plumy fan, and a bouquet in a shoulder holder finished her off, and Miss Belle surveyed her with the satisfaction of a little girl with a newly dressed doll.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER NINE
11  Then she drew her hand over her eyes, for one of her boyish habits was never to know where her handkerchief was, and had just managed to call up a smile when there came a knock at the porch door.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER FORTY-THREE
12  The slippers went on at once, a new handkerchief was slipped into her pocket, well scented with Amy's cologne, the rose was fastened in her bosom, and the nice gloves were pronounced a perfect fit.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER TWO
13  "It is one of her aristocratic tastes, and quite proper, for a real lady is always known by neat boots, gloves, and handkerchief," replied Meg, who had a good many little 'aristocratic tastes' of her own.'
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER THREE
14  Somewhat daunted, Jo righted herself, spread her handkerchief over the devoted ribbons, and putting temptation behind her, hurried on, with increasing dampness about the ankles, and much clashing of umbrellas overhead.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER FORTY-SIX
15  Mr. Brooke didn't even say, "Thank you," but as he stooped for the unromantic tool, he kissed his little bride behind the folding door, with a look that made Aunt March whisk out her pocket handkerchief with a sudden dew in her sharp old eyes.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE