Catherine's delicate eyebrows knitted together, which wasn't polite or ladylike, but her young guest kept surprising and confusing her.

"Why... no. It's about four sisters growing up. They are their parents' little women, I suppose. Anyway, they are really quite good, the whole family is. They love each other very much. Only, sometimes they are make bad choices, but they always own up to it, and become better. Oh, I can't describe it so well, but it's lovely. There's Meg, who is the oldest, and she wishes she was rich enough to wear pretty dresses, but actually she ends up marry-, oh dear." It was probably a good thing she had to catch her breath because she wasn't used to speaking to much. "I shouldn't ruin it for you by telling you what happens to them," she added, slightly embarrassed, when she had air to speak.