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Rhett had never kissed herDuring the days...
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Rhett had never kissed herDuring the days that followed, Scarlett
recaptured all the giddy excitement of what she remembered as the
best
time of her lifeShe was a belle, with men clustered around her at
receptions, with her dance card filled as soon as she entered the
ballroom, with all her old games of flirtation producing the same
admiration that they had beforeIt was like being sixteen again, with
nothing to think about other than the last party and the compliments
she'd been paid, and the next party and how she would wear her hair
But it was not long before the thrills became flatShe was not
sixteen, and she didn't really want a string of beauxShe wanted
Rhett, and she was no closer to winning him back than she had been
He
kept up his end of their bargain: he was attentive to her at parties,
pleasant to her whenever they were cartier ballon blue together in the house-with other
peopleYet she was sure that he was looking at the calendar,
counting
the days until he'd be rid of herShe began to feel moments of
panic
What if she lost? The panic always bred angerShe focused it on
young Tommy CooperThe boy was always hanging around Rhett
with
hero-worship clear on his faceAnd Rhett responded, tooTommy had been given a small sailboat for Christmas, and Rhett
was
teaching him to sailThere was a handsome brass telescope in the
card
room on the second floor, and Scarlett ran to it whenever she could on
the afternoons that Rhett was out with Tommy Cooper
Her jealousy was like probing an aching tooth with her tongue, but she
couldn't resist the compulsion to cause herself painIt's not fair!
They're laughing and having fun and skimming the water as free as a
birdWhy not take me sailing? I louis vuitton duffle bag loved it so that time we came back
from the Landing, I'd love it even more in that tiny boat the Cooper
boy hasWhy, it's alive, it moves so quickly, so lightly, so so
happily! Fortunately, there were few afternoons that she was at home
and near the spy glassAlthough the evening receptions and balls
were
the main events of the Season, there were also other things to be
done
The dedicated whist players continued to gamble, Miss Eleanor's
Confederate Home committee had meetings about fund raising to buy
books
for the school and to repair a leak that suddenly appeared in the roof,
there were still calls to pay and to receiveScarlett became
hollow-eyed and pale from fatigue
It would all have been worth it if Rhett was the one feeling jealous and
not herBut he seemed to be unaware of the admiration she was
provokingOr worse, uninterestedShe fendi handbag had to make him notice,
make
him care! She decided to choose one man from her dozens of
admirersSomeone he'd
have to
feel jealous ofHeavens, she looked like a ghost! She put on rouge,
and heavy perfume, and her most innocent expression for the hunt*
*
* Middleton Courtney was tall and fair, with sleepy-lidded pale eyes
and extremely white teeth that he flashed in a wicked-looking smile
He was the epitome of what Scarlett considered a sophisticated man
about townBest of all, he, too, had a phosphate mine and it was
twenty times the size of Rhett's
When he bowed over her hand in greeting, Scarlett closed her fingers
over hisHe looked up from his bow and smiled"Dare I hope that
you'll honor me with the next dance, MrsButler?"
"If you hadn't asked me, MrCourtney, it would have broken my poor
heart When the polka ended Scarlett opened her omega ladies watch constellation fan in the slow
unfurling known as "languishing fall She fluttered it near her face
to lift the appealing tendrils of hair above her green eyes
"My goodness," she said breathlessly, "I'm afraid that if I don't get a
little air I'm liable to keel right over into your arms, Mr
Will you be so kind?" She took his proffered arm and leaned on it
while
he escorted her to a bench beneath a windowCourtney, do sit here beside meI'll get a terrible
crick in my neck if I have to look up at you Courtney seated
himself"I'd hate to be the cause of any injury to
such a beautiful neck," he saidHis eyes moved slowly down her
throat
to her white bosomHe was as skillful as Scarlett was at the game
they were playingShe kept her eyes modestly lowered, as if she
didn't know what Courtney was doingThen she glanced up through
her
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Posted: 11:06 AM, Wednesday, February 3, 2010 |
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