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@@@@@ Colum's face was hard as granite
Scarlett held her tongue"What about that list?" she asked after she
gave up expecting Colum to speak"We'd better get back to our
shoppingYou know, Colum, Jamie has everything you want at his
store
Why don't we just go there?"
"I couldn't put him in a fix
He'd feel bound to make me a price that would hurt him
"Honestly, Colum, you don't have the brains of a flea about business!
Even if Jamie sells to you at cost, it will make him look better to his
suppliers, and he'll get a bigger discount next order She laughed at
Colum's bewilderment"I have a store myself, I know what I'm
saying She talked a blue streak while they walked to
Jamie'sColum was fascinated and obviously impressed, asking
question
after question"Colum!" Jamie boomed when they entered the store
"We were just wishing for youUncle James, Colum's here The old
man came out from the storeroom with his arms full of bunting fabric
"You're the answer to a prayer, man," he said"Which is the color
that we want?" He spilled the fabric onto a counterIt was all green,
but four closely related shades"That one's the prettiest,"
Scarlett saidJamie and her uncle asked Colum to make a choiceShe'd already told them which was the best
What
would a man know, even Colum? "Where will you have it?" he asked
"Over the window outside and in," Jamie replied"Then we'll look at
it there, for the light on it," said Col
