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He's having fun, she thought, making those
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He's having fun, she thought, making those jokes of his that he knows
I
hardly ever understandJust the way he used to before
before things went badI mustn't put my foot wrong now
What would I have said, before I loved him so much? "I'm surprised
that you'd come to a ball in Atlanta when there are such big doings in
your precious Charleston," she said
Not exactly mean, but not too loving, eitherRhett's eyebrows rose in
black crescents above hismask, Scarlett held her breathHe'd always
done that when he was amusedShe was acting just right
"How do you come to be so informed about Charleston's social life,
Scarlett?"
"I read the paper,; Some silly woman keeps going on and on about
some
horseraceShe thought he was smiling, but she
couldn't really- see his lipsI read the newspapers, said
Rhett
GCEven in Charleston it's news when an upstart country town like
Atlanta decides to pretend that it's New OrleansHe
had taken her there for their honeymoonTake me there again, she
wanted to say, we'll start over, and everything will be differentBut
she mustn't say thatHer mind leapt quickly from one memory to anotherNarrow
cobbled streets, tall shadowy rooms with great mirrors framed in dull
gold, strange and marvelous foods "I'll admit the refreshments
aren't as fancy," she said grudgingly
"A powerful understatement I'm making him laughI haven't heard
him laugh for ages He must have seen the men flocking
to
dance with me"How did you know it was me?" she said"I only had to look for the most ostentatiously dressed
woman, Scarle |