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bought some this morning," Scarlett
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bought some this morning," Scarlett said, with ice in her voice"When
your mother and I went shopping," she added, emphasizing each
word"I
don't see why you don't buy her a carriage since you love her so
much
She got very tired with all the walking
"You don't understand CharlestonThat's why you'll be miserable here
in no time at allI could buy her this house, because ours was
destroyed by the Yankees and everyone she knows still has a house
just
as grandI can even furnish it more comfortably than her friends' are
furnished because every piece in it is something that the Yankees
looted or is a duplicate of what she once had, and her friends still
have many of their thingsBut I cannot set her apart from her friends
by buying her luxuries that they cannot afford
"Sally Brewton has a carriage
"Sally Brewton is unlike anyone elseSally is
an original
Charleston has respect-even fondness-for eccentricityBut no
tolerance for ostentationAnd you, my dear Scarlett, have never been
able to resist ostentation
"I hope you're enjoying insulting me, Rhett Butler!" Rhett laughed
"As
a matter of fact, I amNow you can start making one of those dresses
decent to wear for this eveningI'm going to go drive the committee
homeSally shouldn't do it in this stormAfter he was gone,
Scarlett put on Rhett's dressing gownIt was warmer than hers, and
he
was right-it had gotten much colder, and she was shiveringShe
pulled
the collar of the robe up around her ears and went to sit in the chair
where he had satHis presence was still in the room for her, and she
wrapped herself in itHer fingers stroked the soft foulard that
enveloped her-strange to think of Rhett choosing such a light, almost
fragile-feeling wrapper when he was so solid and strong hims |