"No!" Kathleen O'Hara jumped to her feetHer face... 687
"No!"
Kathleen O'Hara jumped to her feetHer face was streaked with
tears
"I can't listen again, I can't!" She wiped her eyes with her palms
"Forgive me," she sobbed She stepped carefully over
the sleeping children and ran away"I'm sorry," said the boy
"Whist, it's not your fault, lad," said Colum"It's real pleasure
you've givenThe poor girl's pining for Ireland is the truth of it,
and by chance her name is KathleenTell me, do you know 'The
Curragh
of Kildare'? It's a specialty of Billy's, him with the music boxIt
would be a rare favor were you to sing with him playing and make him
sound like a chanel wallet musician The music went on until the sun dropped
behind
the trees and the breeze became chill- Danny Murray couldn't accept Jamie's
invitation
to supperHe had to be back at his ship by dark
"Jamie, I'm thinking I should take Kathleen with me when I go," said
Colum"She's been here long enough to get over being homesick, but
her heart's still aching Scarlett nearly poured boiling water on her
hand instead of in the teapot"Where are you going, Colum?"
"Back to Ireland, darling
"But the Bishop hasn't changed his mind about Tara, yetAnd there's
something else I want to talk to you about
"Well, I'm not leaving rolex wrist watches this minute, Scarlett darlingThere's time for
everythingWhat do you think, with your woman's heart? Should
Kathleen go back?"
"I don't knowShe's been up there with her ever since
we got back What difference did it make what Kathleen did? It was
Colum that matteredHow could he just pick up and leave when she
needed him? Oh, why did I just sit there singing with that filthy
dirty boy? I should have gotten Colum to go for a walk the way I
plannedScarlett only picked at the cheese toast and potato soup
they
had for supper"Oof," Maureen groaned when
the
kitchen was tidy again"I'm going to take my old tiffany round tag necklace bones to bed early
tonightSitting on the ground all those hours has me stiff as a plow
handleYou, too, Mary Kate and HelenTomorrow's a school day
Scarlett felt stiff, tooShe stretched in front of the fire"Good
night," she said"Stay a bit," Colum said, "while I finish my pipe
Jamie's yawning so, I can tell he's about to abandon me Scarlett
took a chair across from Colum's, and Jamie patted her head on his
way
to the stairsColum drew on hispipe
The smell of the tobacco was sweetly acrid"A glowing hearth is good
for talking by," he said after a while"What's on your mind and your
heart, Scarlett?" She sighed omega seamaster orange deeply"I don't know what to do about
Rhett, ColumI'm afraid I might have ruined everything
The kitchen was warm and dimly lit, the perfect setting for opening her
heartIn addition, Scarlett had a muddled notion that, because Colum
was a priest, everything she told him would be kept secret from the
rest of the family, as if she were confessing in the cramped little
closed booth in the churchShe started from the beginning, with the
truth about her marriage"I didn't love him, at least I didn't know
it if I didI was in love with someone elseAnd then, when I knew
it was Rhett I loved, he didn't love me any diamond gucci watch black m
