"She's Rosemary's idol," said Rhett, "and the...
"She's Rosemary's idol," said Rhett, "and the only person
I've ever been afraid of in my adult lifeYou would have noticed Miss
Ashley if you'd seen her, ScarlettShe always wears black, and she
looks like she's been drinking vinegar
"Oh, you-!"
Rosemary sputteredShe ran to Rhett and hit him on the chest with
her
fistsHe put his right arm around her and pulled
her close to his sideScarlett felt the wind cold off the riverShe
lifted her chin against it, turned forward and walked the remaining few
steps to the house alonenother Sunday meant another lecture from
Eulalie and Pauline, Scarlett was sure of it
She was, in fact, more than a little frightened about her behavior at
the BallPerhaps she'd been just a little bit too-lively, that was
itBut she hadn't had fun like that in so long, and it wasn't her
fault that she attracted so much more attention than the prissy
Charleston ladies, was it? Besides, rolex wrist watches she was really only doing it for
Rhett, so he would stop being so cold and distant to herNo one could
blame a wife for trying to hold her marriage togetherShe suffered in
silence the heavy unexpressed disapproval of her equally silent aunts
during the walk to and from Saint Mary's
Eulalie's mournful sniffling during Mass set her teeth on edge, but she
managed to block it out by daydreaming about the moment when
Rhett would
abandon his stiff-necked pride and admit that he still loved herFor
he did, didn't he? Whenever he held her in his arms to dance she felt
like her knees had turned to waterSurely she couldn't feel the
lightning in the air when they touched unless he felt it tooCould
she? She'd find out soonHe'd have to do more than just rest
his gloved hand on her waist for dancing when New Year's Eve came
He'd
have to kiss her at midnightOnly five more days to get through, and
then their lips would cheap gucci bags meet and he'd have to believe how much she
truly
loved himHer kiss would tell him more than words ever could The
ancient beauty and mystery of the Mass unfolded before her unseeing
eyes while Scarlett imagined her wishes coming truePauline's sharp
elbow stabbed her whenever her responses were lateThe silence
continued unbroken when they sat down for breakfastScarlett felt as
if every nerve in her body were exposed to the air, to Pauline's icy
stare, to the sound of Eulalie's sniffingShe couldn't stand it any
longer, and she burst out in angry attack at them before they could
attack her"You told me that everybody walked everywhere, and I've
got broken blisters all over my feet from doing what you saidLast
night the street in front of the Wentworths' ball was chock full of
carriages!" Pauline raised her eyebrows and tightened her lips"Do
you see what I mean, Sister?" she said to Eulalie"Scarlett hermes birkin bag replica is
determined to turn her back on everything that Charleston stands
for
"It's hard to see what importance the carriages have, Sister, compared
with the things we agreed we should talk about to her
"As an example," Pauline insisted"It's an excellent example of the
attitude behind all the other things Scarlett drained her cup of the
pale, weak coffee Pauline had poured and set it down in the saucer
with
a crash"I'll take it as a kindness if you'll stop talking about me
as if I was deaf and dumbYou can preach at me till you're blue in
the face if you want to, but first tell me who all those carriages
belonged to!" The aunts stared at her from wide eyes"Why, the
Yankees, of course," said Eulalie"Carpetbaggers," added Pauline with
precisionWith corrections and amendments to every sentence
spoken by
the other, the sisters told Scarlett that the coachmen were still loyal
to their pre-War owners, although they white chanel j12 watch replica now worked for the newrich,
uptown peopleDuring the Season they manipulated their employers
in
various clever ways so that they could drive "their white folks" to
balls and receptions if the distance was too far or the weather too
inclement for them to walk"On the night of the Saint Cecilia, they
just flat out insist on having the evening off and the carriage for
their own use," Eulalie added"They're all trained coachmen and very
high-toned," Pauline said, "so the carpetbaggers are terrified of
offending them She was very close to laughter"They know the
coachmen despise themHouse servants have always been the most
snobbish creatures on earth
"Certainly these house servants," said Eulalie gleefully"After all,
they're Charlestonians just as much as we areThat's why they care
so
much about the SeasonThe Yankees took whatever they could and
tried
to destroy everything else, but we still have our d&g fashion Seaso