" ... I only loved you all the more, and I worked hard to please you, and I gave up billiards and everything you didn't like, and waited and never complained, for I hoped you'd love me, though I'm not half good enough - " ...
"Yes, you are; you're a great deal too good for me, and I'm so grateful to you, and so proud and fond of you, I don't see why I can't love you as you want me to, I've tried, but I can't change the feeling, and it would be a lie to say I do when I don't."引自第362页
My heart aches for Jo and Laurie. Nevertheless I applaud Jo for staying true to her heart. Love may be beautiful but it should also be reciprocal.