Read "Aunt Jo's Scrap Bag, Volume 4" by Louisa May Alcott online for free on Textopian. Full text with search, annotations, highlights, and AI-powered reading aids.
"I'm so disappointed that I can't go; but papa says he can't afford it this summer. You know we lost a good deal by the great fire, so we must all give up something; " and Nelly gave a sigh, as if her sacrifice was not an easy one.
"I'm sorry, too, for I depend on hearing all about your adventures every summer. It is almost as good as going myself. What a pity Newport is such an expensive place," answered Kitty Fisher, Nelly's bosom friend.