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Then Middleton began to point out the starting...Posted at 11:10 AM on Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Then Middleton began to point out the starting gate and finish line
to his wifeAt the same time Scarlett said, "You'll never guess who I
met, Miss Eleanor, a soldier that was in Atlanta when I first went to
live there!" She could feel MrsAn excited stir ran
through the crowdThe horses were coming onto the track
Scarlett stared open-mouthed, eyes shiningNothing had prepared
her
for the smooth grass oval and the bright checkerboards and stripes
and
harlequin diamonds of the racing silksGaudy and shining and festive,
the riders paraded past the grandstand while the band played a
rollicking oom-pah tuneScarlett laughed aloud without rolex watches online knowing it
It was a child's laughter, free and unconsidered, expressing pure
joyful surprise
"Oh, look!" she said"Oh, look!" She was so enraptured that she was
unaware of Rhett's eyes watching her, instead of the horses
There was an interval for refreshments after the third raceA tent
hung with green and white streamers sheltered long tables of food,
and
waiters circulated throughout the crowd bearing trays of
champagne-filled glassesScarlett took one of Emma Anson's glasses
from one of Sally Brewton's crested trays, pretending that she didn't
26'7 recognize Minnie Wentworth's butler, who was servingShe'd
learned Charleston's ways wholesale tiffany of dealing with shortages and loss
Everyone
shared their treasures and their servants, acting as if they belonged
to the host or hostess of the event
"That's just about the silliest thing I ever heard," she'd said when
MrsButler first explained the charadeLending and borrowing she
could understandBut pretending that Emma Anson's initials belonged
on Minnie Wentworth's napkins made no sense at allStill, she went
along with the deception, if that was the term for itIt was just one
more of the peculiarities of Charleston
She turned quickly to the speaker"They'll be
sounding the bell any minuteLet's go back before the rush gucci bags for sale starts
People were starting to return to the standsScarlett looked at them
through the opera glasses she'd borrowed from Miss EleanorThere
were
her aunts; thank heaven she hadn't run into them in the refreshment
tentAnd Sally Brewton with her husband MilesHe looked almost as
excited as she didGood grief! Miss Julia Ashley was with them
Fancy her betting on the horsesShe moved the glasses from side to
sideIt was fun to be able to watch people when they didn't know you
were lookingHah! There was old Josiah Anson dozing offWhile
Emma
was talking to him, tooHe'd get an earful if she found out he was
asleep! Ugh! Ross! Too bad he had come back, knock off gucci bags but Miss Eleanor was
pleasedMargaret looked nervous, but she always didMy grief, she looks like the old woman in the shoe with all
those children she's got with herThey must be the orphansDoes
she
see me? She's turning this wayNo, she's not looking high enough
My stars, she's positively glowingHas Edward Cooper proposed at
last? Must be; she's looking up at him as if he could walk on water
She's practically meltingScarlett moved the glasses upward to see if
Edward was being as obvious as?Annea pair of shoes, trousers,
jacket- Her heart leapt into her throatHe must be
talking to EdwardHer gaze lingered for a momentRhett looked gucci women so
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