heptasentility

@@@@@ When the War was over he'd saved the money he made as a laborer and started buying horses"Now I've got a fine breeding and boarding businessI've brought the prize of the stable to race for the prize moneyButler, it was a happy day when the news got to me that the Charleston Race Course was open again There's nothing else like it any place in the South Scarlett had to pretend to listen to more horse talk while he accompanied her to the booth set up for taking bets, then escorted her back to the stands Scarlett said goodbye to him with a feeling of escapeThe stands were very nearly full, but she had no trouble finding her placeThe green and white striped parasols were a beaconScarlett waved hers at Rhett, then began to climb the risersEleanor Butler returned her salute Rosemary looked away Rhett seated Scarlett between Rosemary and his motherShe was barely settled when she felt Eleanor Butler stiffenMiddleton Courtney and his wife, Edith, were taking seats in the same row not far awayThe Courtneys nodded and smiled a friendly greetingThe Butlers returned tThen Middleton began to point out the starting gate and finish line to his wifeAt the same time Scarlett said, "You'll never guess who I met, Miss Eleanor, a soldier that was in Atlanta when I first went to live there!" She could feel MrsAn excited stir ran through the crowdThe horses were coming onto the track Scarlett stared open-mouthed, eyes shiningNothing had prepared her for the smooth grass oval and the bright checkerboards and stripes and harlequin diamonds of the racing silksGaudy and shining and festive, the riders paraded past the grandstand while the band played a rollicking oom-pah tuneScarlett laughed aloud without knowing