Meg was sixteen, and very pretty, with plenty of soft, brown hair, a sweet mouth, and white hands, of which she was rather vain. Fifteen-year-old Jo was very tall and thin, with a decided mouth, a comical nose, and sharp, gray eyes, which appeared to see everything. Beth was a rosy, bright-eyed girl of thirteen with a shy manner, a timid voice, and a peaceful expression, which was seldom disturbed. Amy, the youngest, was a regular snow-maiden, with blue eyes and yellow hair, and always carrying herself like a young lady mindful of her manners. Four sisters whose personalities were as different as night and day getting into all sorts of scrapes and mischief both wittingly and unwittingly!
