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@@@@@Her eyes glowed with pleasure when she moved from room to room to check that everything was readyThank heaven Pansy was back from TaraShe was very good at making the other servants do their jobs, much better than the new butler hired to replace PorkScarlett took a glass of champagne from the tray the new man held out to her At least he was good at serving, quite stylish in fact, and Scarlett did so like for things to be stylish Just then the doorbell soundedShe startled the manservant by smiling happily, then she moved towards the entrance hall to greet her friends They arrived in a steady stream for almost an hour and the house filled with the sound of loud voices, the overpowering smell of perfume and powder, the brilliant colors of silks and satins, rubies and sapphires Scarlett moved through the melee smiling and laughing, flirting idly with the men, accepting the fulsome compliments of the womenThey were so happy to see her again, they'd missed her so much, no one's parties were as exciting as hers, no one's home as beautiful, no one's gown as fashionable, no one's hair as glossy, no one's figure as youthful, no one's complexion so perfect and creamyI'm having a good timeIt's a wonderful partyShe glanced over the silver dishes and trays on the long polished table to see that the servants were keeping them all replenishedQuantities of food-excesses of food-were important to her, for she would never forget completely what it had been like to come so near to starvation at the end of the WarHer friend Mamie Bart caught her eye and smiledA streak of buttery sauce from the half-eaten oyster patty in Mamie's hand had dribbled from the corner of ? her mouth down onto the diamond necklace around her fat neckScarlett turned away in disgustMamie was going to be big as an ? elephant one of these daysThank goodness, I can eat all I want and never gain a poundShe smiled entrancingly at Harry Connington, her friend Sylvia's husband"You must have found some elixir, Harry, you look ten years younger than you did last time I saw you She watched with malicious amusement as Harry sucked in hisstomach His face turned red, then faintly purple before he abandoned the effort to hold it inScarlett laughed aloud, then moved awayA burst of laughter caught her attention, and she drifted towards the trio of men who were its source