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As usual Beatrice Tarleton was full of talk...
5:38 AM, Wednesday, January 27, 2010
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As usual Beatrice Tarleton was full of
talk about her horses, and interested in nothing else
The stables, Scarlett noticed, had a new roofThe house roof had
fresh patchesJim Tarleton looked old, his share was white, but he'd
brought in a good cotton crop with the help of his one-armed son-inlaw,
Hetty's husbandThe other three girls were frankly old maids"Of
course we're miserably depressed about it day and night," said
Miranda,
and they all laughedScarlett didn't understand them at allThe
Tarletons could laugh about anything
Maybe it was connected in some way with having red hairThe twinge
of
envy she felt was nothing newShe'd always wished that she could be
part of a family that was as affectionate and teasing as the swiss replica rolex Tarletons,
but she stifled the envyIt was disloyal to her motherShe stayed
too long-being with them was so much fun-she'd have to visit the
Fontaines tomorrowIt was nearly dark when she got back to Tara
She
could hear Suellen's youngest wailing for something even before she
got
the door openIt was definitely time to go back to AtlantaBut
there was news that changed her mind at onceSuellen scooped up
the
squalling child and shushed it just as Scarlett walked through the
doorIn spite of her bedraggled hair and misshapen body Suellen
looked prettier than she ever had as a girl"Oh, Scarlett," she
exclaimed"There's such excitement, you'll never guess Hush,
now,
honey, you'll have a nice piece of bone with your supper and you can
chew ladies gucci bangle watch that mean old tooth right through so it won't hurt any more If
a new tooth is the exciting news, I don't want to even try and guess,
Scarlett felt like sayingBut Suellen didn't give her a chance
"Tony's home!"
Suellen said"Sally Fontaine rode over to tell us; you just missed
herTony's back! Safe and soundWe're going over to the Fontaine
place for supper tomorrow night, just as soon as Will finishes with the
cowsOh, isn't it wonderful, Scarlett?" Suellen's smile was
radiant
"The County's filling back up again Scarlett felt like hugging her
sister, an impulse she'd never had beforeIt was
wonderful to have Tony backShe'd been afraid that no one would
ever
see him againNow that awful memory of the last sight of him balenciaga purses could
be
forgotten foreverHe'd been so worn and worried-soaked to the skin,
too, and shiveringWho wouldn't be cold and scared? The Yankees
were
right behind him and he was running for his life after he killed the
black man who was mauling Sally and then the scallywag who'd egged
the
black fool on to go after a white womanTony back home! She could
hardly wait for the next afternoonThe County was returning to
life
plantation was named Mimosa, for the grove of trees that surrounded
the
faded ? yellow stucco houseThe trees' feathery pink flowers had
fallen at summer's end, but the fern-like leaves were still vivid green
on the boughsThey swayed like dancers in the light wind, making
shifting patterns of shadow on the mottled walls of the rolex replica butter-colored
houseIt looked warm and welcoming in the low, slanting sunlight?
Oh, I hope Tony hasn't changed too much, Scarlett thought nervously
Seven years is such a long timeHer feet dragged when Will lifted her
down from the buggySuppose Tony looked old and ? tired
and-well-defeated, like AshleyIt would be more than she could
bear
She lagged behind Will and Suellen on the path to the doorThen the
door swung open with a bang and all her apprehension vanished
"Who's
that strolling up like they were going to church? Don't you know
enough to rush in and welcome a hero ? when he comes home?"
Tony's
voice was full of laughter, just the ? way it had always been, his share
and eyes as black as ever, his wide grin as bright and chloe paddingtons mischievou
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