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"Let's be olf, then," said Eulalie,...
11:02 PM, Sunday, May 2, 2010
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"Let's be olf, then," said
Eulalie, capitulating
Susie pulled the big door open, and Scarlett followed her aunts out
into the bright dayShe gasped when she stepped down from the
entranceIt was like May, not NovemberSun reflected warmth from
the white crushed shell of the path and settled on her shoulders like a
weightless blanketShe tilted her chin up to feel it on her face and
her eyes closed in sensuous pleasure"Oh, Aunties, this feels
wonderful," she said"I hope your carriage has a fold-down top"Dear child," Eulalie said, "there's not a living soul
in Charleston with a carriage any more, except for Sally Brewton
"There are carriages, Sister," Pauline corrected"The carpetbaggers
have swiss replica rolex them
"You could hardly call the carpetbaggers 'living souls,' Sister
Soulless is what they are, else they couldn't be carpetbaggers
"Vultures," Pauline agreed with a sniff"Buzzards," said Eulalie
The sisters laughed againScarlett laughed with themThe beautiful
day was making her feel almost giddy with delight
Nothing could possibly go wrong on a day like thisSuddenly she felt
a great fondness for her aunts, even for their harmless quarreling
She followed them across the wide empty street in front of the house
and up the short stairway on the other side of itAs she reached the
top of it, a breeze fluttered the feathers on her hat and touched her
lips with a taste of salt"Oh my goodness," she saidOn the fendi handbag far
side of the elevated promenade, the green-brown waters of
Charleston's
harbor stretched before her to the horizonTo her left, flags
fluttered on the tall masts of ships along the wharvesTo her right
the trees of a long low island glowed a bright greenThe sunlight
glittered on the tips of tiny pointed wavelets, like diamonds scattered
across the waterA trio of brilliantly white birds soared in the
cloudless blue sky then swooped down to skim the tops of the waves
They looked as if they were playing a game, a weightless, carefree
kind
of follow-the-leaderThe salt-sweet light breeze caressed her neck
She'd been right to come, she was sure of it nowShe turned to her
aunts"It's a wonderful day," discount tiffany's necklace Scarlett saidThe promenade was so
wide, they walked three abreast along itTwice they met other
people,
first an elderly gentleman in an oldfashioned frock coat and beaver
hat, then a lady accompanied by a thin boy who blushed when he was
spoken toEach time, they stopped, and the aunts introduced
Scarlett,
our niece from AtlantaHer mother was our sister Ellen, and
she's married to Eleanor Butler's boy, Rhett
The old gentleman bowed and kissed Scarlett's hand, the lady
introduced
her grandson, who gazed at Scarlett as if he had been struck by
lightningFor Scarlett the day was getting better with every passing
minuteThen she saw that the next walkers approaching them were
men
in blue uniformsHer omega constellation watch crystal step faltered, she grabbed Pauline's arm
"Auntie," she whispered, "there are Yankee soldiers coming at us
"Keep walking," said Pauline clearly
"They'll have to get out of our way Scarlett looked at Pauline with
shockWho would have thought that her skinny old aunt could be so
brave? Her own heart was thumping so loud that she was sure the
Yankee
soldiers would hear it, but she willed her feet to move
When only three paces separated them, the soldiers drew aside,
pressing
their bodies against the railings of metal pipe that lined the edge of
the walkway along the waterPauline and Eulalie sailed past them as
if they were not thereScarlett lifted her chin to equal the tilt of
her aunts' and kept tiffany replica pace
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