"Oh, do let's ride the car, RhettThe air feels... 15
"Oh, do let's ride the car,
RhettThe air feels so good and the carriage will be stuffy
"There's a long walk after we get offI'd love to walk some He took a deep breath of the
fresh night air"I would, too," he saidGo on to
the car and save us a place * * They hadn't far to rideThe
streetcar turned east on Broad Street, only a block away, then moved
grandly through the silent city to the end of Broad in front of the
Post Office buildingIt was a merry, noisy continuation of the
party
Almost everyone on the crowded car joined in the song started by
three
laughing men when the car teetered around the corner"Oh, the Rock
Island Line, it 0 a mtyfiIe line! chanel bags to buy The Rock Island Line, it 0 the road
to ride Musically the performance left much to be desired but the
singers neither knew nor caredScarlett and Rhett sang as loudly as
the restWhen they stepped down from the car she continued to join
in
every time the chorus was repeated"Get your ticket at the station
for the Rock Island Line Rhett and three other volunteers helped the
driver unharness the horses, lead them to the opposite end of the car,
and rehitch them for the journey back along Broad then up Meeting to
the terminalThey returned waves and cries of "good night" as the
car
moved away, taking the singers with it"Do you suppose they omega automatic geneve know
any
other song?"
Scarlett asked"They don't even know that one, and
to
tell the truth neither do IIt didn't seem to make much differenceThen she put her hand over her mouthHer giggle
had sounded very loud now that "The Rock Island Line" was faint in
the
distanceShe watched the lighted car become smaller, then stop,
then
start, then disappear as it turned the cornerIt was very quiet, and
very dark outside the pool of light thrown by the street lamp in front
of the Post OfficeA breath of wind played with the fringe on her
shawlThe air was balmy and soft"It's real warm," she whispered to
RhettHe murmured a wordless affirmative and took out his kelly hermes bags pocket
watch,
held it in the lamplight"Listen," he said quietlyShe held her breath to listen
harder
Saint Michael's bells chimed once, twiceThe notes hung in the warm
night for a long time"Half past," Rhett said with approval
He replaced the watch in its pocketBoth of them had taken quite a
bit of punchThey were in the condition known as "high flown," where
everything was somewhat magnified in effectThe darkness was
blacker,
the air warmer, the silence deeper, the memory of the pleasant
evening
even more enjoyable than the ball itselfEach felt a quietly glowing
inner well- 97 beingScarlett yawned happily and tucked a hand into
Rhett's elbowWithout a word they louis vuitton pink began to walk into the darkness
toward homeTheir footsteps were loud on the brick sidewalk,
bounced
back from the buildings
Scarlett looked uneasily from side to side, and over her shoulder at
the looming Post OfficeShe couldn't recognize anythingIt's so
quiet, she thought, like we were the only people on the face of the
earthRhett's tall form was a part of the darkness, his white shirt
front covered by his black evening capeScarlett tightened her hold
on
his arm, above the crook of the elbowIt was firm and strong, the
powerful arm of a powerful manShe moved a little closer to
his side
She could feel the warmth of his body, sense the bulk and strength mulberry bayswater bag of
