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Was that the answer? She couldn't, wouldn't...

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Was that the answer? She couldn't, wouldn't believe it herselfShe looked at her red-faced daughter with loathingElla had ruined everythingCouldn't she have left me alone at least long enough to eat my breakfast? Ella had the ginger-colored curly hair of her father, Frank KennedyIt stuck out around her tear-blotched face like rusted coils of wire, always escaping from the tight braids Prissy plaited, no matter how much she slicked it down with waterElla's body was like wire, too, skinny and angularShe was older than Susie, almost seven compared to Susie's six and a half, but Susie was half a head taller chanel wholesale purse already and so much heftier that she could bully Ella with impunityNo wonder Ella wants Rhett to come, Scarlett thoughtHe really cares for her, and I don'tShe gets on my nerves just like Frank did, and no matter how hard I try I just can't love her"When's Uncle Rhett coming, Mother?" Ella asked againScarlett pushed her chair away from the table and stood up"That's grown-ups' business," she said"I'm going to see to ? Mammy She couldn't bear to think about Rhett now, she'd think about all that later, when she wasn't so upsetIt was more important-much more-to coax Mammy into swallowing her broth* * * "Just one more chanel watches little spoonful, Mammy darling, it'll make me happy The old woman turned her head away from the spoon"I know," said Scarlett, "I knowGo to sleep, then, I won't pester you any more She looked down at the almost full bowlMammy was eating less and less every day Mammy called weakly"I'm here, Mammy," Scarlett repliedIt always hurt when Mammy didn't know her, when she thought the hands that tended her so lovingly were the hands of Scarlett's motherI shouldn't let it bother me, Scarlett told herself every timeIt was always Mother who took care of the sick, not meMother was kind to everyone, she was an angel, dolce


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