She'd always been contemptuous of weakness, and in the months
she'd
spent in Charleston she had had no power, she'd been the weak one,
and
she'd begun to feel contempt for herselfNow she unleashed on her
aunts all the disgust she had felt at her own craven desire to
please
"There's no need to sit there staring at me as if I had horns on my
head and a pitchfork in my hand, either!
You know I'm right, but you're just too lily-livered to say it for
yourselfGrandfather treats everybody like dirtI'll bet you a
hundred dollars that he never answers all the mealymouth letters you
write himHe likely doesn't even read themI know I never once
read
one all the way throughI didn't have to, they
cartier replica watches were all always the
same thing-whining for more money!" Scarlett covered her mouth
with
her handShe'd broken three of the unwritten,
inviolate rules of the Southern code of behavior: she'd said the word
"money," she'd reminded her dependents of the charity she'd given,
and
she'd kicked a downed foeHer eyes when she looked at her weeping
aunts were stricken with shameThe mended china and darned linen
on
the table reproached herI haven't even been very generous, she
thoughtI could have sent them much more and never missed it
"I'm
sorry," she whispered, and she began to cryA moment passed before
Eulalie wiped her eyes and blew her nose"I heard that Rosemary has
a
new suitor," she said in
cheap rolex watches a watery voIce"Have you met him,
Scarlett?
Is he an interesting person?"
"Is he from a good family?" Pauline addedScarlett winced, but only
slightly"Miss Eleanor knows hispeople," she said, "and says they're
very niceRosemary won't have anything to do with himYou know
how
she is She looked at her aunts' worn faces with real affection and
respectThey had kept the codeShe knew they would keep it until
the day they died and never refer to the way she had broken itNo
Southerner would ever deliberately shame anotherShe straightened
her
shoulders and lifted her chin
"His name is Elliott Marshall," she said, "and he's the
funniest-looking thing you'd ever want to see-skinny as a stick
cheap chanel 2.55 bag and
solemn as an owl!" She forced a lilt into her voice"He must be
mighty brave, thoughRosemary could pick him up and break him in
pieces if she got irritated enough She leaned forward and widened
her eyes"Did you hear that he's a Yankee?" Pauline and Eulalie
gaspedScarlett nodded rapidly, emphasizing the impact of the
revelation"From Boston," she said slowly, giving each word full
weight"And I figure you can't get much more Yankeefied than that
Some big fertilizer outfit opened an office down here, and he's the
manager She settled back more comfortably in her chair, ready for
a long stayWhen the morning was spent she marvelled at the time
and
rushed to the hall to get her wrap"I shouldn't have
balenciaga handbags hobo stayed so long,
I promised Miss Eleanor I'd be home for dinner
She rolled her eyes upwardMarshall won't be
calling
Yankees don't have sense enough to know when they're not welcome
Scarlett kissed Pauline and Eulalie goodbye at the front door"Thank
you," she said simply"You come right back and have dinner with us
if
that Yankee's there," Eulalie giggled"Yes, you do that," said
Pauline"And do try if you can to come with us to Savannah for
Father's birthday partyWe're taking the train on the fifteenth,
after Mass
"Thank you, Aunt Pauline, but I couldn't possibly manage ItWe've
already accepted invitations for every single day and night of the
Season
"But my dear, the Season will be over by
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