by Jean Webster
K. If I used words like "charming" and "delightful", I would definitely use them about this book. Seriously. Read this excerpt from orphan Jerusha Abbott's first letter to her anonymous benefactor (a rich man who's committed to send her to college), and tell me you don't love it:
"Before leaving yesterday morning, Mrs. Lippett and I had a very serious talk. She told me how to behave all the rest of my life, and especially how to behave towards the kind gentleman who is doing so much for me. I must take care to be Very Respectful.
"But how can one be very respectful to a person who wishes to be called John Smith? Why couldn't you have picked out a name with a little personality? I might as well write letters to Dear Hitching-Post or Dear Clothes-Prop.
"I have been thinking about you a great deal this summer; having somebody take an interest in me after all these years makes me feel as though I had found a sort of family. It seems as though I belonged to somebody now, and it's a very comfortable sensation. I must say, however, that when I think about you, my imagination has very little to work upon. There are just three things that I know:
I. You are tall.
II. You are rich.
III. You hate girls."
Love. It.
Monday, May 24, 2010
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4 comments:
I love, love, LOVE that book! I think it's time to read it again. So clever and witty! "... it is fun to plan a career, but in all probability I shan't turn out a bit different from any other ordinary person. I may end by marrying an undertaker and being an inspiration to him in his work." LOL!
i wanna read this
have you finished it? i just read it, after that build up you wrote. loved it.
I read this book a long time ago. I forgot at how fun it was:)
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