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"I suppose your mother-in-law is referring
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"I suppose your mother-in-law is referring to my bellsThe fact is that I am an appallingly bad driverSo
whenever I take the carriage out, I'm required by my humanitarian
husband to bedeck it in bells, as advance warning to people to get out
of my way
"Rather like a leper," offered Mrs"I shall ignore that,"
Sally said with an air of injured dignityShe smiled at Scarlett, a
smile of such genuine good will that Scarlett felt warmed by it"I do
hope," she said, "that you'll call on me whenever you need the
brougham, despite what you've seenBrewton, you're very kindThe fact is, I adore careening through the streets,
scattering scallywags and carpetbaggers to the four winds
But I'm monopolizing youLet me present Edward Cooper before he
expires Scarlett responded automatically to the gallantries of
Edward Cooper, smiling to create the beguiling dimple at the corner of
her mouth and shamming embarrassment at his compliments while
inviting
more of them with her eyesCooper," she said, "how you
do
run onI declare you're liable to turn my headI'm just a country
girl from Clayton County, Georgia, and I don't know what to make of a
sophisticated Charleston gentleman like you
"Miss Eleanor, please forgive me," she heard a new voice say
Scarlett turned and drew in a sharp breathThere was a girl in the
doorway, a young girl with shining brown hair that grew in a widow's
peak above her soft brown eyes"I'm so sorry to be late," the girl
continuedHer voice was soft, a little breathlessShe was wearing a
brown dress with white linen collar and cuffs and an old-fashioned
bonnet covered in brown silkShe looks for all the world like Melanie
when I first knew her, Scarlett thoughtLike a soft little brown
birdCould she be a cousin? I never heard the Hamiltons had any kin
in Charleston"You're not late at all, Anne," said Eleanor Butle |