14 Happier days(9)

'It's Father's friend，said Meg hurriedly．'I'm so surprised to see you，Aunt March．'
　　'I can see that，'said Aunt March，sitting down．'What has he said to make your face turn pink？'
　　'Mr Brooke and I were just…talking，'said Meg．
　　'Brooke？The boy's tutor？I understand now．I know all about it because I made Jo tell me．You haven't promised to marry him，have you，Meg？If you have，you won't get one bit of my money，do you hear？'
　　It was exactly the wrong thing to say．When Meg was ordered not to marry John Brooke，she immediately decided that She would．'I'll marry whoever I want to，Aunt March，and you can give your money to anyone you like！'she said．'You'll be sorry！'said Aunt March．'Why don't you marry a rich man to help your family？'

“是爸爸的朋友，”麦格很快地说，“看见您真让我吃惊，马奇姑妈。”
　　“我看得出来，”马奇姑妈说，边说边坐下来。“他说了些什么，让你的脸变红了？”
　　“布鲁克先生和我只是在……谈话。”麦格说。
　　“布鲁克？那男孩的家庭教师？我现在明白了。我知道所有的一切，因为我让琼告诉我了。你没答应嫁给他，是吧，麦格？如果你答应了，你就不会从我这儿得到一点钱了，听到了吗？”
　　那话恰恰说得不对。当麦格被命令不许嫁给约翰•布鲁克时，她立即决定她要嫁给他。“我想嫁给谁就嫁给谁，马奇姑妈，你可以把你的钱给任何你喜欢的人！”她说。
　　“你会后悔的！”马奇姑妈说。“你为什么不嫁给一个富人，帮帮你的家人？”