He doesn't fool me with that
divorce talkOr by transferring the money as if our deal was being
carried outWhat counts-the only thing that counts-is that he wants
to know where I amHe won't stay away long once Uncle Henry tells
him"Don't be ridiculous, Scarlett," said Pauline in a cold tone, "of
course you'll be going home tomorrowWe always go back to
Charleston
on Saturday
"That doesn't mean I have toI told you, I've decided to stay in
Savannah for a while Scarlett wouldn't let Pauline bother her,
nothing could bother her now that she knew Rhett was looking for her
She'd receive him right here, in this elegant pink and gold room, and
she'd make him beg her to come backAfter he'd been adequately
humbled, she'd agree, and then he'd take her in his arms and kiss her
"Scarlett! Will you have the kindness to answer me when I address
a question to you?"
"What is it, Aunt Pauline?"
"What do you propose to do with yourself? Where are you going to
stay?"
"Why, here, of course It had not entered Scarlett's head that she
might not be welcome to stay as long as she liked at her grandfather's
houseThe tradition of hospitality
cartier pasha c watches was still fiercely cherished in
the South, and it was unheard of for a guest to be asked to leave until
he or she decided it was time"Pere doesn't like surprises," Eulalie
offered sadly"I believe that I can instruct Scarlett in the habits
of this household without your help, Sister
"Of course you can, Sister, I'm sure I never suggested otherwIse
"I'll just go ask Grandfather," Scarlett said, standing up"Do you
want to come along?" Twittering, she thought, that's what they're
doing
Terrified that visiting him without an express invitation might make
Grandfather madGreat balls of fire! What meanness can he do them
that he hasn't already done? She strode along the hallway, followed
by
her whispering, anxious aunts, and knocked on the old man's door
"It's not Jerome, Grandfather, it's me, ScarlettMay I come in?"
There was a moment's silenceThen Pierre Robillard's deep strong
voice called "Come in Scarlett tossed her head and smiled
triumphantly at her aunts before she opened the doorHer boldness
flagged a bit when she looked at the stern hawklike face of the old
manBut she couldn't stop nowShe advanced halfway across
prada black bags the
thick
carpet with a confident air"I just wanted to tell you, Grandfather,
that I'm going to stay for a while after Aunt Eulalie and Aunt Pauline
leave
"Why?" Scarlett was nonplussedShe wasn't about to explain her
reasonsShe didn't see why she should have to"Because I want to,"
she said"Why?" the old man asked againScarlett's determined
green eyes met his suspicious faded blue ones"I have my reasons,"
she said"Do you object?"
"What if I do?" This was intolerableShe could not, would not go
back to CharlestonIt would be equivalent to surrenderShe had to
stay in Savannah"If you don't want me here, I'll go to my cousins
The O'Haras have already invited me Pierre Robillard'south jerked,
a travesty of a smile"You don't mind sleeping in the parlor with the
pig, I take it Scarlett's cheeks reddened
She'd always known her grandfather disapproved of her mother's
marriageHe'd never accepted Gerald O'Hara in his houseShe
wanted
to defend her father, and her cousins, from his prejudice against the
IrishIf only she didn't have this terrible suspicion that the
children brought the baby pigs into the house to play with"Never
mind," said
imitation louis vuitton bucket bag her grandfatherIt's a matter of
supreme indifference to me He closed his eyes, dismissing her from
his sight and his attentionScarlett refrained with difficulty from
slamming the door when she left the roomWhat a horrid old man!
Still, she had gotten what she wantedShe smiled at her aunts
"Everything's all right," she saidFor the remainder of the morning,
and all afternoon Scarlett cheerfully went along with her aunts to
leave their cards at the houses of all their friends and acquaintances
in Savannah they hand-lettered in the lower left corner
"Pour prendre conget take leave The custom had never beon
observed
in Atlanta, but in the older cities of coastal Georgia and South
Carolina, it was a required ritual
Scarlett thought it a great waste of time to inform people you were
leavingEspecially when, only a handful of days earlier, her aunts
had worn themselves out leaving cards at the same houses to inform
the
same people that they had arrivedShe was sure that most of those
people hadn't bothered to leave cards at the Robillard house
Certainly there had been no callersOn Saturday she insisted on
going
to the train depot
prada brown handbags with them, and she saw to it that Pansy put their
valises exactly where they wanted them, in full view so that no one
could steal themShe kissed their papery wrinkled cheeks, returned
to
the busy platform, and waved goodbye while the train chugged out of
the
station"We'll stop at the bakery on Broughton Street before we go
back to the house," she told the driver of the rented carriageIt was
still a long time until dinnerShe sent Pansy to the kitchen to order
a pot of coffee and then took off her hat and glovesHow lovely and
quiet the house was with the aunts goneBut that was definitely a
film of dust on the hall tableShe'd have to have a few words with
JeromeThe other servants, too, if necessaryShe wasn't going to
have things looking shabby when Rhett arrivedAs if he'd read her
mind, Jerome appeared behind herWhy on earth
couldn't the man make a decent amount of noise when he walked?
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"This message come for you, Miss Scarlett He held out a silver tray
with a telegram on itRhett! Scarlett grabbed the thin paper with
too-eager, clumsy fingersSee to my coffee,
please The butler was too curious by half, in her
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