But either he knew nothing of her castles in the air, —as how should he? —or else her earnest scowl disturbed his recollection, as it might a more courageous man's.
Jo laughed, and Meg sharply ordered her not to talk, then amiably promised to make her hair curl, and fell asleep to dream of living in her castle in the air.
There had been schemes of travel and residence abroad, day-dreams of brilliant life at home, and splendid castles in the air, which it would have required boundless wealth to build and realize.
Poor Mr. Brooke looked as if his lovely castle in the air was tumbling about his ears, for he had never seen Meg in such a mood before, and it rather bewildered him.
" And yet your life is very different from the one you pictured so long ago. Do you remember our castles in the air? " asked Amy, smiling as she watched Laurie and John playing cricket with the boys.