I'm Going to Play All the Time, Said Jo

Amy and the girls decided to take a week off from school. They would play all the time and rest as they meant to do. Meg said she was going to lie abed late and do nothing. Amy wanted to learn some new songs, so asked her mother if she'd mind. The next morning meg did not appear till ten o'clock. Her solitary breakfast did not taste good,. For jo had not filled the vases, beth had not dusted, and amy's books lay scattered about. Nothing was pleasant but marmy's corner, which looked as usual. And there meg sat to rest and read, which meant to yawn and imagine what pretty summer dresses she would get