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"Sally Brewton has a carriage
"Sally Brewton is unlike anyone elseSally is
an original
Charleston has respect-even fondness-for eccentricityBut no
tolerance for ostentationAnd you, my dear Scarlett, have never been
able to resist ostentation
"I hope you're enjoying insulting me, Rhett Butler!" Rhett laughed
"As
a matter of fact, I amNow you can start making one of those dresses
decent to wear for this eveningI'm going to go drive the committee
homeSally shouldn't do it in this stormAfter he was gone,
Scarlett put on Rhett's dressing gownIt was warmer than hers, and
he
was right-it had gotten much colder, and she was shiveringShe
pulled
the collar of the robe up around her ears and went to sit white chanel purse in the chair
where he had satHis presence was still in the room for her, and she
wrapped herself in itHer fingers stroked the soft foulard that
enveloped her-strange to think of Rhett choosing such a light, almost
fragile-feeling wrapper when he was so solid and strong himselfBut
then, so many things about him mystified herShe didn't know him at
all, never hadScarlett felt a moment of dreadful hopelessnessShe
shook it off stood up hurriedlyShe had to get dressed before Rhett
got backGracious heavens, how long had she been sitting in that
chair daydreaming? It was already near darkShe rang sharply for
PansyThe bows and lace had to be picked off the pink gown so she
could wear it tonight, and the chanel jewelry for sale curling tongs should be put to heat at
onceShe wanted to look especially pretty and feminine for Rhett
Scarlett looked at the wide expanse of counterpane on the big bed,
and
her thoughts made her blushThe lamplighter had not yet reached
the
upper part of the city where Emma Anson lived, and Rhett had to drive
slowly, hunched forward to peer through the heavy rain at the dark
streetAnson and Sally Brewton remained in the closed
carriageMargaret Butler had been taken home first to the tiny house
on Water Street where she and Ross lived; then Rhett drove to Broad
Street, where Edward Cooper had escorted Anne Hampton to the door
of
the Confederate Home under his large umbrella"I'll walk the rest of
the fake chanel bag way," Edward called up to Rhett from the sidewalk, "no sense
taking
this dripping umbrella in with the ladies He lived on Church Street,
only a block awayRhett touched the wide brim of his hat in salute
and
drove on"Do you think Rhett can hear us?" murmured Emma Anson
"Ican hardly hear you, Emma, and I'm only a foot from you," Sally
answered tartly"For goodness' sake, speak upThis downpour is
deafening She was irritated by the rainIt kept her from driving
the brougham herself"What do you think of the wife?" Emma said
"She's not at all what I would have expected
Have you ever seen anything as grotesquely over-decorated as the
walking-out costume she was wearing?"
"Oh, clothes are easily remedied, chanel messenger bags and lots of women have dreadful
tasteNo, what's interesting is that she's got possibilities," said
Sally"The only question is, will she grow into them? It can be a
great handicap, being beautiful and having been a belleLots of
women
never recover from it
"It was ridiculous, the way she flirted with Edward
"Automatic, I think, not really ridiculousThere are plenty of men
who expect just thatkind of thing, tooMaybe they need it now more
than ever beforeThey've lost everything else that once made them
feel like men, all their wealth, their lands, and their power The
two women were silent for a while, thinking of things better left
unadmitted by a proud people under the heel of a military balenciaga twiggy bag occupying
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