@@@@@Very soon she'd be out of his life
@@@@@Very soon she'd be out of his life forever
"Why not? It's a shame to waste the weather," he saidScarlett
pulled at his arm"Come on, let's hurryIt's late, and I want to get
an early start"I won't be able to take you sailing
if you've got a broken neck, ScarlettWe've only
got a few more blocks to go She fell into step with him again,
smiling to herselfIt was wonderful to have something to look forward
toJust before they reached the house Rhett stopped, stopping her
His head was lifted up, listeningScarlett wondered what he was
hearingOh, for heaven's sake, it was just Saint Michael's clock
againThe chimes ended and the deep reverberating single bell tolled
three timesDistant but distinct in the warm darkness the voice of
the watchman in the steeple called to the sleeping old cityand all's well!" Rhett looked at the costume
Scarlett had assembled with such care, and one eyebrow skidded
upward
while his mouth twitched downward at the corner
"Well, I didn't want to get sunburned again," she said defensively
She was wearing a wide-brimmed straw hat that MrsButler kept near
the garden door for protection from the sun when she went out to cut
flowersShe had wrapped yards of bright blue tulle around the crown
of the hat and tied the ends under her chin in a bow that she thought
very becomingShe had her favorite parasol with her, a saucy pale
blue flowered silk pagoda-shape with a dark blue tasselled fringeIt
kept her dull, proper brown twill walking-out costume from being so
boring, she thoughtWhat made Rhett think he could criticize
anybody
else, anyhow? He looked like a field hand, she thought, in those
beat-up old breeches and that plain shirt without so much as a collar,
never mind a proper cravat and coat
Scarlett set her jaw"You said nine o'clock, Rhett, and that's what it