"I suppose I could have a child's scribbling on my walls to help spark conversation, not that I

need it. You can start tomorrow and ask any helper for any materials you might need." Aunt
March huffed as if she were an inconvenience, but Amy knew better after several years living
with the older woman in Europe.

"Please do talk about my scribbling, Aunt March," Amy replied with a smile. " Your extensive
network and friends will be excellent advertising for my work."

After hearing the response, Aunt March looks at Amy intently. She observed the child more
closely and noticed that the child's blue eyes reflect far too much maturity for a child her age.

"Ask the maid for enough materials for your mother's gift as well," Aunt March said as she
waved goodbye to little Amy, who expressed her deepest gratitude.

It appears that Miss Amy March did more than merely catch her aunt's attention.

When Amy walked down the stairs this morning with the grace and elegance she lacked the day
before, Marmee understood that something was amiss with her youngest child. Aside from her
hairstyle, an updo knot, which Amy knew she didn't know how to do the day before, and the way
she carries herself in a simple blue dress that commands attention from anyone in  the room.

Amy is known among her sisters for having the greatest desire to be a perfect lady, but her
youngest child has yet to successfully execute her vision of a perfect lady, at least until today.

So, when her youngest informed her that she would be working for Aunt March rather than Jo
that afternoon, Marmee took the time to really observe her daughter.

Why the sudden shift? She had never seen such dramatic changes in her other children.

But, as she watched Amy ask Beth to teach her chords, another thing she noticed was unusual
given Amy's lack of interest in the instrument the day before. Marmee decided to ignore the
matter for the time being and simply observe more since Amy's abrupt behavior changes are
not causing anyone harm.

Meg, Jo, and Beth would like to believe that as sisters, they were well acquainted. Meg, despite
her claims that she is getting too old to play in one of Jo's plays, dreams of becoming an actress
on boards. Jo's ambition is to become a well-known and respected author. Beth wishes to share
her musical talent, but her sisters believe that it is currently restricted to her family due to
shyness. And Amy, who aspires to be many things, but the most important of which is to be an
artist, travel to Paris to paint fine pictures and become the world's best painter.