| She couldn't
go in, she couldn'tShe'd never seen... 531 |
[Jan. 31st, 2010|11:58 pm] |
She couldn't
go in, she couldn'tShe'd never seen any place as grand, as
impressiveHow would she ever find anything to say to the woman
who
lived in such magnificence? Who could destroy all her hopes with one
word to RhettPauline had her by the arm, hurrying her across the
streetith a banjo on my knee,'" she was singing in a low
off-key murmurScarlett allowed herself to be led like a
sleepwalker
In time, she found herself standing inside a door, looking at a tall
elegant woman with shining white hair crowning a lined lovely face
"Dear Eleanor," said Eulalie"You've brought Scarlett," said Mrs"My dear child," she said to Scarlett, "you look so pale
She put her hands lightly on Scarlett's shoulders and bent to kiss her
cheekScarlett closed her eyesThe faint scent of lemon verbena
surrounded her, floating gently from Eleanor Butler's silk gown and
silken hairIt was the fragrance that had |
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