There was no way the Union
command could claim... There was no way the Union
command could claim to be unaware of the occurrence; it took place
under their very nosesNor was there any way they could arrest the
miscreantsThe Guardhouse had twenty-six jail cellsEven if the
offices and corridors had been used, there was not enough room to
hold
all the peopleSaint Michael's pews had had to be moved to its
peaceful graveyard to create enough space for everyone to crowd
inside,
standing shoulder to shoulder
During the reception people had to take turns to get out onto the
columned porch outside the crowded ballroom for a breath of air and a
view of the helpless patrol marching in futile discipline along the
empty streetRhett had returned to the city that afternoon with
chanel black handbags the
news that Ross was safely in WilmingtonScarlett confessed to him
out
on the porch that she'd been afraid to go to the wedding, even with
him
as escort"I couldn't believe that a bunch of tea-party ladies could
lick the Yankee ArmyI've got to say it, RhettThese Charleston
folks have got all the gumption in the world"I love the
arrogant fools, every one of themI do hope he never learns that he missed the
Yankee by a mile, he'd be very embarrassed
"He didn't even shoot him? I suppose he was drunk Her voice was
thick with contempt
Then it skidded high with fear"Then the prowler's still around!"
Rhett patted her shoulderRest assured, my dear, you'll hear no
more of the prowlerMy brother and little Lucinda's hasty
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have put the fear of God into the Yankees He chuckled with rich,
private enjoyment"What's so funny?" demanded Scarlett
suspiciously
She hated it when people laughed and she didn't know why"Nothing
you
would understand," said Rhett"I was congratulating myself on
single-handedly solving a problem and then my bungling brother went
me
one better: he inadvertently gave the whole city something to enjoy
and
feel proud aboutLook at them, Scarlett The porch was more
crowded
than everLucinda Wragg, now Lucinda Grimball, was throwing
flowers
from her bouquet down to the soldiers"Humph! I'd sooner throw
brickbats myself!"
"I'm sure you wouldYou've always liked the obviousLucinda's way
requires imagination His amused, lazy
buy chanel bags drawl had become viciously
cutting
Scarlett tossed her head"I'm going back insideI'd a far sight
rather be suffocated than insulted Unseen in the shadow of a nearby
column, Rosemary cringed at the cruelty she heard in Rhett's voice
and
the angry hurt in Scarlett'sLater that night, after bedtime, she
tapped on the door of the library where Rhett was reading, then
entered
and closed the door behind herHer face was blotched red from
weeping"I thought I knew you, Rhett," she blurted, "but I don't at
allI heard you talking to Scarlett tonight on the porch of the
Hall
How could you be so mean to your own wife? Who are you going to
turn
on next?"Rhett rose quickly from his chair and started towards his
sister
with his
omega automatic seamaster watch arms outstretchedBut Rosemary held her hands up in front
of
her, palms outward, and backed awayHis face darkened with pain,
and
he stood very still, his arms at hissidesHe wanted-above all
things-to shield Rosemary from hurt, and now he was the source of
her
anguishHis mind was filled with Rosemary's short sad story and his
part in itRhett had never regretted or explained anything he had
done
in his tempestuous younger yearsThere was nothing he was
ashamed
of
Except the effects on his young sisterBecause of his rebellious
defiance of family and society, his father had disowned himRhett's
name was only an inked-over line in the Butler family Bible when
Rosemary's birth was recordedShe was more than twenty
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