| Last 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 firstHe'll be soaked to the skin, too;
he'll have to change omega ladies watch constellation 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," she said, "but it's not rainingDo you think Rhett's louis vuitton wallet 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, her and Missus Rhett Scarlett listened for Rhett's cartier watch 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 holding the drinks trayAs he poured whiskey
into a d |