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Scarlett's and Pansy's clothes were draped
over...
| Scarlett's and Pansy's clothes were draped
over the length of itThe white petticoats billowed from time to time
when a draft caught them, like ghosts lurking in deep shadows
"Why didn't you stay in Charleston, Scarlett?" Supper was over and
Pansy had been sent to sleep with the old black woman who cooked
for
RhettScarlett squared her shoulders"Your mother didn't want to
disturb you in your paradise here She looked around the room
disdainfully"But I believe you should know what's going on
There's a Yankee soldier creeping into bedrooms at night-ladies'
bedrooms-and handling themOne girl went clean out of her mind
and
had to be sent off She tried to read his face, but it was
expressionlessHe was looking at her, silent, as if he was waiting
for something"Well? Don't you care that your mother and I could be
murdered in our beds, or louis vuitton cherry blossoms something worse?" Rhett's mouth turned
down in
a derisive smile"Am I hearing correctly? Maidenly timidity from the
woman who drove a wagon through the entire Yankee army because it
was
in her way? Come, now, ScarlettYou've been known to tell the
truth
Why did you come all this way in the rain?
Were you hoping to catch me in the arms of a light o' love? Did Henry
Hamilton recommend that as a way to get me to start paying your bills
again?"
"What on earth are you talking about, Rhett Butler? What has Uncle
Henry got to do with anything?"
"Such convincing ignorance! I compliment youBut you can't expect
me
to believe for an instant that your crafty old lawyer didn't notify you
when I cut off the money I was sending to AtlantaI'm too fond of
Henry Hamilton to credit such negligence
"Stopped sending the money? You can't do that!" mens gucci wallets Scarlett's knees
turned to jellyRhett couldn't mean itWhat would happen to her?
The house on Peachtree Street-the tons of coal it took to heat it, the
servants to clean and cook and wash and keep the garden and the
horses
and polish the carriages, the food for all of them-why, it cost a
fortuneHow could Uncle Henry pay the bills? He'd use her money!
No, no that couldn't beShe'd scrabbled along with no food in her
belly, broken shoes on her feet, her back breaking and her hands
bleeding while she worked in the fields to keep from starvingShe'd
given up all her pride, turned her back on everything she'd been
taught, done business with low-down people not fit to spit on,
schemed
and cheated, worked day and night for her moneyShe wouldn't let it
go, she couldn'tIt was the only thing she had"You
can't take my money!" she screamed at RhettBut it cartier picasso tank watches came out a
cracked
whisper"I haven't taken any away from you, my pet
I've only stopped adding to itAs long as you're living in the house
I provide in Charleston, there's no reason for me to maintain an empty
house in AtlantaOf course, if you were to return to it, it would no
longer be emptyThen I'd feel obliged to begin paying for it
again
Rhett walked over to the fireplace where he could see her face in the
light of the flamesHis challenging smile disappeared and his
forehead
creased with concern"You really didn't know, did you? Hold on,
Scarlett, I'll get you a brandyYou look like you're going to pass
outHe had to steady her hands with his to hold the glass to her
lips
She was trembling uncontrollablyWhen the glass was empty, he
dropped
it on the floor and chafed her hands until they warmed and stopped
shaking
"Now tell me, in tiffany round tag necklace sober truth, is there really a soldier breaking into
bedrooms?"
"Rhett, you didn't mean it, did you? You aren't going to stop sending
the money to Atlanta?"
"To hell with the money, Scarlett, I asked you a question
"To hell with you," she said, "I asked you one"I should have known
you wouldn't be able to think of anything else once money was
mentionedAll right, I'll send some to HenryNow will you answer
me?"
"You swear?"
"I swear
"Tomorrow?"
"Yes! Yes, dammit, tomorrowNow, once and for all, what's this story
about a Yankee soldier?" Scarlett's sigh of relief seemed to last
foreverThen she drew breath into her lungs and told him everything
she knew about the intruder"You say Alicia Savage saw hisuniform?"
"Yes," Scarlett answeredThen she added spitefully, "He doesn't care
how old they areMaybe he's raping your mother right this rolex watches online minu |
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