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@@@@@"There's the Reine des Fleurs "And a Rubra Plena!" The thin elderly widow cupped her pale hands to hold the vibrant red blossom"I used to keep mine in a crystal vase on the pianoforte Anne's eyes blinked rapidly"So did we, Miss Harriet, and the Alba Plenas on the tea table "My Alba Plena isn't as healthy as I'd hoped," Rhett said"The buds are all kind of stunted The widow and Anne both laughed"You won't see any flowers until January, MrButler," Anne explained"The Alba's a late bloomer Rhett's mouth twisted in a rueful smile"So am I, it seems, where gardening is concerned My grief! thought Scarlett Next thing I reckon they'll start chatting about is whether cow patties are better than horse droppings for fertilizerWhat kind of sissyness is that for a man like Rhett to say! She turned her back on them and sat in a chair close to the settee where Eleanor Butler was doing her tatting"This piece is almost long enough to trim the neck of your claret gown when it needs freshening," she said to Scarlett with a smile"Halfway through the Season it's always nice to have a change I'll be finished with it by then "Oh, Miss Eleanor, you're always so sweet and thoughtfulI feel my bad mood going right awayHonestly, I marvel at you being such good friends with my Aunt EulalieShe's not like you at allShe's forever sniffling and complaining and squabbling with Aunt Pauline Eleanor dropped her ivory tatting shutt