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- Do I really have to go? Do I? There'll be all those people...
- But it would hurt their feelings if you stayed at home. And besides, you must learn not to be afraid of people.

12 seconds sound clip from the Little Women (1950) classic radio play.

You can hear this line at 00:21:00 in the radio play.

Quote context

[...]

- Jo's done it again... stood too close to the fire. Her best dress, too.

- Oh, no.

- Beth and I patched it for her and now Amy's painting the patch to sort of blend it in. Watercolors.

- Oh, that's splendid, Amy. Splendid! It's right as rain now.

- But it still shows, Jo. I don't know what you're going to do.

- Oh, that's very simple. I shall spend the evening sitting in chairs. With Beth.

- Do I really have to go? Do I? There'll be all those people...

- But it would hurt their feelings if you stayed at home. And besides, you must learn not to be afraid of people.

- Well, you, at least, look most attractive, Beth. But look at me.

- My shoes are too tight, I have nineteen hairpins sticking in my head and a patch on my... back, and I feel dreadful.

- Jo? Don't you have your white gloves?

- Oh, all right. Oooh, how I hate to be elegant.

- Well, good night, Marmee. Good night, my dears. Good night, Marmee.

[...]

Little Women (1950) Sound Clip

Little Women vintage book coverAudio quotes from the old-time radio play "Little Women", based on Louisa May Alcott's novel, broadcast March 13, 1950 on CBS's Lux Radio Theatre.

Actors: June Allyson (Jo March), Janet Leigh (Meg March), Margaret O’Brien (Beth March), Rhoda Williams (Amy March), Peter Lawford (Laurie), Betty Lou Gerson (Marmee March), Robert Boone (Professor Bhaer)

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