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@@@@@"Please give this to your mother," she said to Rosemary "Goodbye, Scarlett," said Rhett's sister She stood in the door- way to watch Scarlett and her maid and her luggage move off down the streetRhett hadn't been so well organized when he departed late the night beforeShe had begged him not to go because he'd looked so unwellBut he had kissed her goodbye and set off into the darkness on footIt wasn't hard to figure out that somehow Scarlett was driving him awayWith slow deliberate movements Rosemary struck a match and burned Scarlett's note"Good riddance," she said aloudclapped her hands with delight when the hackney pulled up in front of Grandfather Robillard's houseIt was pink, just like Miss Eleanor had saidTo think that I didn't even notice when I visited before! Well, no matter, it was so long ago; what counts is nowShe hurried up one curving arm of the double iron-railed steps and through the opened doorHer aunts and Pansy could see to the luggage, she was dying with curiosity about the inside of the house Yes, it was pink everywhere-pink and white and goldThe walls were pink, and the covers on the chairs, and the draperiesWith shiny white woodwork and columns, all trimmed with glimmering gilt Everything looked perfect, too, not peeling and shabby like the paint and fabrics in most of the houses in Charleston and AtlantaWhat a perfect place to be when Rhett came after herHe'd see that her family was every bit as important and impressive as his Her eyes moved rapidly, assessing the value of the meticulously maintained furnishings she could see through the open door to the drawing roomWhy, she could paint every wall of Tara, inside and out, for what it must cost to gold leaf the plastered ceiling cornersThe old skinflint! Grandfather never sent a penny to help me after the War, and he doesn't do a thing for the aunts, eitherScarlett prepared for battleHer aunts were terrified of their father, but she was