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"It's been more successful than we would have dared to hopeLast June, there were six graduated, all of them teachers now themselvesTwo of the girls have gone to Walterboro to teach, and one actually had a choice of places, either Yemassee or Camden Another onesuch a sweet girl-wrote to us, I'll show you the letter Oh, where is he? What could be taking him so long? If I have to sit still much longer, I'll screamThe bronze clock on the mantel chimed and Scarlett jumped"I wonder what's keeping Rhett?" said his motherHe knows we have supper at seven, and he always enjoys a toddy chanel flap bag lambskin firstHe'll be soaked to the skin, too; he'll have to change hisclothesButler put her tatting down on the table at her side"I'll just go see if the rain's stopped," she saidScarlett leapt to her feet She walked quickly, released, and pulled back an edge of the heavy silk curtainOutside a heavy mist was billowing over the sea-wall promenadeIt swirled in the street and coiled upward like a live thingThe street lamp was a glowing, undefined brightness in the moving whiteness surrounding itShe drew back from the eerie formlessness and dropped the silk over the sight of it"It's all foggy," chloe bay bag camel she said, "but it's not rainingDo you think Rhett's all right?" Eleanor Butler smiled"He's been through worse than a little wet and fog, Scarlett, you know thatOf course he's all right You'll hear him at the door any minute now As if the words had caused it, there came the sound of the great front door opening Scarlett heard Rhett's laughter and the deep voice of Manigo, the butler"You best hand me them wet things, Mist' Rhett, boots, tooI got your house shoes right here," Manigo was sayingI'll go up and changeButler I'll be with her in a minuteIs she in the drawing room?" "Yessir, omega seamaster titanium watch her and Missus Rhett Scarlett listened for Rhett's reaction, but she heard only his quick firm tread on the stepsIt seemed a century before he came back downThe clock on the mantel had to be wrongEach minute took an hour to pass"You look tired, dear," exclaimed Eleanor Butler when Rhett entered the drawing roomRhett lifted his mother's hand and kissed it"Don't cluck over me, Mama, I'm more hungry than tiredButler started to rise"I'll tell the kitchen to serve right now Rhett gently touched her shoulder to halt her effort"I'll have a drink first, don't rush He walked to the table chanel watches holding the drinks trayAs he poured whiskey into a glass, he looked at Scarlett for the first time "Will you join me, Scarlett?" His raised eyebrow taunted herSo did the smell of the whiskeyShe turned away, as if insultedSo, Rhett was going to play cat and mouse, was he? Try to force her or trick her into doing something that would make his mother turn against her Well, he'd have to be mighty smart to catch her out Her mouth curved and her eyes began to sparkleShe'd have to be mighty smart herself to outwit himA little pulse of excitement throbbed in her throatCompetition always chanel purses and handbags thrilled

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