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God's nightgown! Her aunt could lecture longer than a hellfire
preacherdear Eleanor is unoerstandably
concerned that ettfeh it nece'sary to travel all the way to Boston for
the meeting about hisfrrtili she'menisHe should not have gone to
the chill of the Northern climate immeolately after the ordeal of
his long immersion in cold waterfrllowing the capsing of his boat
Scarlett let the pages fall into her lapOf course! Oh, thank God
That's why Rhett hadn't come after her yetWhy didn't Uncle Henry
tell me Rhett's telegram came from Boston? Then I wouldn't have
driven
myself crazy expecting him to show up on the doorstep any minute
Does
Aunt Pauline say when he's coming back? Scarlett pawed through the
jumble of letter sheetsWhere had she stopped? She found her place
and read eagerly to the endBut there was no mention of what she
wanted to knowNow what am I going to do? Rhett might be gone
for
weeksOr he might be on his way back right this very minute
Scarlett picked up the invitation from MrsAt least
it would be someplace to goShe'd have a screaming fit if she had to
stay in this house day after dayIf only she could run over to
Jamie's every now and then, just for a cup of teaBut no, that was
unthinkableAnd yet, she couldn't not think of the O'HarasThe next
morning she went with the sullen cook to the City Market to supervise
what she bought and how much she paid for itWith nothing else to
occupy her, Scarlett was determined to see her grandfather's house in
orderWhile she was having coffee, she heard a soft hesitant voice
speak her nameIt was lovely, shy young Kathleen"I'm not familiar
with all the American fishes," she said"Will you help me choose the
best prawns?" Scarlett was bewildered until the girl gestured toward
the shrimp"The angels must have sent you, Scarlett," Kathleen said
when her purchase was made
