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Scarlett could call her "MrsFitz," and she would call Scarlett "Mrs But only when they were alone togetherIn front of other people,
full formality had to be maintained"Even Colum?" Scarlett wanted to
knowFitz considered, then yieldedColum was a special
case
Scarlett tried to take advantage now of MrsFitz's partiality to
him
"I'll only walk down to Colum's," she said"He hasn't been to see me
for ages, and I miss him
"He's away on business and you know itI heard him tell you he was
going
"Bother!" Scarlett muttered She went back to her chair
by the window and sat down"Go talk to Miss Piles"By the way," she said as she left, "her name is MrsBut you can call her Miss Piles if you likeYou'll likely
never meet her Scarlett waited until she was sure
MrsFitz wouldn't catch her and then she got ready to go outShe'd
been obedient long enoughIt was an accepted fact that after
childbirth a woman recuperated for a month, most of the time in bed,
and she'd done thatShe didn't see why she should have to add three
more weeks to it just because Cat's birth hadn't been normalThe
doctor at Ballyhara struck her as a good man, even reminded her a
little o
