She said nothing, but Amy understood the look, and after a minute's pause, she added gravely, "I wanted to speak to you about this, but I forgot it.
Aunt gave me the ring today.

She called me to her and kissed me, and put it on my finger, and said I was a credit to her, and she'd like to keep me always.

She gave that funny guard to keep the turquoise on, as it's too big.

I'd like to wear them Mother, can I ?" "They are very pretty, but I think you're rather too young for such ornaments, Amy," said Mrs.March, looking at the plump little hand, with the band of sky-blue stones on the forefinger, and the quaint guard formed of two tiny golden hands clasped together.
"I'll try not to be vain," said Amy.

"I don't think I like it only because it's so pretty, but I want to wear it as the girl in the story wore her bracelet, to remind me of something." "Do you mean Aunt March ?" asked her mother, laughing.
"No, to remind me not to be selfish." Amy looked so earnest and sincere about it that her mother stopped laughing, and listened respectfully to the little plan.
"I've thought a great deal lately about my 'bundle of naughties', and being selfish is the largest one in it, so I'm going to try hard to cure it, if I can.