Jo and Professor Bhaer

From Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Jo's romance with the older, poor German professor Friedrich Bhaer is the novel's most controversial pairing, often read as Alcott's defiance of readers who wanted Jo with Laurie.
Chapter 34: Friend

Jo meets Professor Bhaer in New York; he criticizes her sensation stories.

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Chapter 46: Under the Umbrella

Bhaer's proposal under the umbrella in the rain: 'I haf nothing but much love to gif you.'

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