It didn't matter that she'd called Mamie a sow,... It didn't matter that she'd called Mamie a sow, her skin was as thick
as a brick wallOne reason Scarlett had enjoyed having "the dregs"
for friends was that she could use the rough side of her tongue on
them
any time she liked and they'd always come crawling back for moreI
haven't sunk to that level, thank GodI'm not going to go crawling
back to them now that I know what low things they areIt's just that
it gets dark so early and the nights are so long and I can't sleep like
I oughtThings will get better when the rain stops when winter's
over when Rhett comes home
At last the weather turned to bright, cold, sunny days with high wisps
of cloud in brilliant blue skiesColleton pumped the standing water
out of the hole he'd
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to the hardness of brickHe ordered concrete then, and lumber to
make
the forms for casting the footings
Scarlett plunged into a celebration of shopping for giftsIt was
nearly ChristmasShe bought dolls for Ella and each of Suellen's
girlsBaby dolls for the younger ones with soft sawdust-stuffed
bodies and chubby porcelain faces and hands and feetSusie and Ella
had nearly identical lady dolls with cunning leather trunks full of
beautiful clothesWade was a problem; Scarlett never knew what to
do
about himThen she remembered Tony Fontaine's promise to teach
him
how to twirl his six-shooters, and she bought Wade his own pair, with
his initials carved in their ivory-inlaid
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Suellen was easy-a beaded silk reticule that was too fancy to use in
the country, with a twenty dollar gold piece inside it good anywhereScarlett searched high and low before she gave
up
and bought him another sheepskin jacket like the one she'd given him
the year before, and the year before thatIt's the thought that
counts, she told herself firmlyShe debated for a long time before
she decided not to get a present for BeauShe wouldn't put it past
India to send it back unopenedBesides, Beau wasn't lacking for
anything, she thought bitterlyThe Wilkes account at her store was
mounting up every weekShe bought a gold cigar-cutter for Rhett,
but
she lacked the nerve to send it
Instead, she made her gifts to her two aunts
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usual
They might tell Rhett's mother how thoughtful she was, and Mrs
Butler
might tell RhettI wonder if he'll send me anything? Or bring me
something? Maybe he'll come home for Christmas to keep gossip
down
The possibility was real enough to send Scarlett into a happy frenzy of
decorating the houseWhen it was a bower of pine branches, holly,
and
ivy, she took the leftovers down to the store
"We've always had the tinsel garland in the window, MrsNo
need for more than that," said Willie Kershaw"Don't tell me what's
needed and what's notI say wrap this pine roping around all the
counters and put the holly wreath on the doorIt'll make people feel
Christmassy, and they'll spend more money on presents
We don't
chloe paddingtons have enough little pretties for giftsWhere's that big box
of oiled paper fans?"
"You told me to get it out of the way
Said we shouldn't use good shelf space for fripperies, when what
people
wanted was nails and washboards
"You fool, that was then and this is now
"Well, I ain't exactly sure where I put itThat was a long time
ago
"Mother of God! Go see what that man over there wantsI'll find it
myself Scarlett stormed into the stockroom behind the selling
area
She was up on a ladder looking through the dusty piles on a top shelf
when she heard the familiar voices of MrsMerriwether and her
daughter Maybelle"I thought you said you'd never set foot across
the
threshold of Scarlett's store, Mother
"Hush, the clerk might hear
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