Chapter 22: Pleasant Meadows

⁠​​​‌​​​​​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​⁠Like sunshine after storm were the peaceful weeks which followed. The invalids improved rapidly, and Mr. March began to talk of returning early in the new year. Beth was soon able to lie on the study sofa all day, amusing herself with the well-beloved cats, at first, and, in time, with doll's sewing, which had fallen sadly behindhand. Her once active limbs were so stiff and feeble that Jo took her