To others it might seem a ludicrous or trivial affair , but to her it was a hard experience , for during the twelve years of her life she had been governed by love alone , and a blow of that sort had never touched her before . The smart of her hand and the ache of her heart were forgotten in the sting of the thought , `` I shall have to tell at home , and they will be so disappointed in me ! '' The fifteen minutes seemed an hour , but they came to an end at last , and the word ` Recess ! ' had never seemed so welcome to her before . `` You can go , Miss March , '' said Mr. Davis , looking , as he felt , uncomfortable . He did not soon forget the reproachful glance Amy gave him , as she went , without a word to anyone , straight into the anteroom , snatched her things , and left the place `` forever , '' as she passionately declared to herself . She was in a sad state when she got home , and when the older girls arrived , some time later , an indignation meeting was held at once . Mrs. March did not say much but looked disturbed , and comforted her afflicted little daughter in her tenderest manner . Meg bathed the insulted hand with glycerine and tears , Beth felt that even her beloved kittens would fail as a balm for griefs like this , Jo wrathfully proposed that Mr. Davis be arrested without delay , and Hannah shook her fist at the ` villain ' and pounded potatoes for dinner as if she had him under her pestle . No notice was taken of Amy 's flight , except by her mates , but the sharp-eyed demoiselles discovered that Mr. Davis was quite benignant in the afternoon , also unusually nervous . Just before school closed , Jo appeared , wearing a grim expression as she stalked up to the desk , and delivered a letter from her mother , then collected Amy 's property , and departed , carefully scraping the mud from her boots on the door mat , as if she shook the dust of the place off her feet . `` Yes , you can have a vacation from school , but I want you to study a little every day with Beth , '' said Mrs. March that evening . `` I do n't approve of corporal punishment , especially for girls . I dislike Mr. Davis 's manner of teaching and do n't think the girls you associate with are doing you any good , so I shall ask your father 's advice before I send you anywhere else . '' `` That 's good ! I wish all the girls would leave , and spoil his old school . It 's perfectly maddening to think of those lovely limes , '' sighed Amy , with the air of a martyr . `` I am not sorry you lost them , for you broke the rules , and deserved some punishment for disobedience , '' was the severe reply , which rather disappointed the young lady , who expected nothing but sympathy . `` Do you mean you are glad I was disgraced before the whole school ? '' cried Amy .
`` I should not have chosen that way of mending a fault , '' replied her XXXXX , `` but I 'm not sure that it wo n't do you more good than a bolder method .
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