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When she'd looked through the opera glasses at the races, she'd lost
faith in Anne, she was still hurting from itFor the first time in
her life she felt oldWhat difference did it make,
any of it? Anne Hampton was hopelessly in love with another woman's
husbandHadn't she done the same thing when she was Anne's age?
Fallen in love with Ashley and ruined her life with Rhett by clinging to
that hopeless love long after she could see-but wouldn't-that the
Ashley she loved was only a dreamWould Anne waste her youth the
same
way, dreaming of Rhett? What was the use of love if all it did was ruin
things? Scarlett rubbed the back of her hand across her lipsWhat's
wrong with me? I'm brooding like an old henI've got to do
something-go for wholesale tiffany a walk-anything-to shake off this awful feelIng
Manigo knocked gently on the door"You got a caller if you is home,
Missus Rhett Scarlett was so happy to see Sally Brewton that she
nearly kissed her"Take this chair, Sally, it's the closest to the
fireIsn't it a shock to have winter settle in at last? I told
Manigo to bring the tea trayHonestly, I think seeing Sweet Sally win
that race was about the most exciting thing I ever saw in my life
She was babbling from reliefSally amused her with a highly colored
account of Miles kissing their horse, and the jockey tooIt lasted
until Manigo had set the tea tray on the table in front of Scarlett and
left"Miss Eleanor's having a rest, or I'd let her know you were
here," said Scarlett"When tiffany round tag necklace she wakes up-"
"I'll be gone," Sally
interrupted
"I know Eleanor naps in the afternoon, and Rhett is out sailing, and
Rosemary is at Julia'sThat's why I picked this time to comeI want
to talk to you alone Scarlett spooned tea leaves into the potSally Brewton, of all people, sounded uneasy, and
nothing ever fazed SallyShe poured hot water onto the leaves and
put
the lid on the pot"Scarlett, I'm going to do the unforgivable," said
Sally briskly"I'm going to meddle in your lifeWhat's much worse,
I'm going to give you some unsolicited advice"Go ahead and have an
affair with Middleton Courtney if you want to, but for God's sake be
discreetWhat you're doing is in appallingly poor taste Scarlett's
eyes widened in shockHave an affair? Only balenciaga purses loose women did things
like thatHow dare Sally Brewton insult her this way? She drew
herself up to her tallest
"I'll have you know, MrsBrewton, that I'm just as much a lady as you
are," she said stifflyMeet Middleton somewhere
in the afternoons and pleasure yourself all you like, but don't make
your husband and his wife and everyone in town watch you two
panting at
each other in a ballroom like a dog after a bitch in heat Scarlett
thought that nothing could be as horrifying as Sally's wordsThe next
ones proved her wrong"I should warn you, though, that he's not
very
good in bedHe's Don Juan in the ballroom but a village idiot once he
takes off his dancing pumps and tailcoat Sally reached over to the
tray and shook the teapot
"If gucci large shopping tote bag you let this steep much longer, we'll be able to tan hides with
it
Do you want me to pour?" She peered closely at Scarlett's face
"My God," she said slowly, "you're as ignorant as a newborn babe,
aren't you? I am sorry, Scarlett, I didn't realizeHere-let me give
you a cup of tea with lots of sugar Scarlett drew back into her
chairShe wanted to cry, to cover her earsShe'd admired Sally,
been proud to be a friend of hers, and Sally- had turned out to be no
better than trash! 'My poor child," said Sally, "if I had known, I
would have been a lot easier on youAs it is, consider this an
accelerated educationYou're in Charleston and married to a
Charlestonian, ScarlettYou can't afford to wrap your backwoods
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