Meg went daily to her pupils, and sewed, or thought she did, at home, but much time was spent in writing long letters to her mother, or reading the Washington dispatches over and over.

• 梅格天天去教她的学生，在家时便做些针线活，或自以为是在做，却常常拈着针线出神儿，而更多的时候是给妈妈写长信，反复咀嚼来自华盛顿的快信。