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It made her brave and impertinent enough to sashay over to his bed
and
kiss his cheek after he dismissed her"Good night, Grandfather," she
said cheerfully"Old loo-Ia," she whispered when she was safely in
the hallShe was laughing when she joined her aunts at tableHer
supper was brought promptlyThe plate was covered with a brightly
shining silver dish cover to keep the food hotScarlett was sure it
was newly polishedThis house could run really properly, she thought,
if it just had someone to keep the servants in lineGrandfather lets
them get away with murder"What do you find so
amusing,
Scarlett?" Pauline's tone was Icy"Nothing, Aunt Pauline Scarlett
looked down at the mountain of food revealed when Jerome
ceremoniously
lifted the silver coverFor once in her life she wasn't hungry, not after
the feast at the O'Haras'And there was enough food in front of her
to feed a half dozen peopleShe must have put the fear of God into
the kitchen* * The following morning at Ash Wednesday Mass
Scarlett
took her place beside Eulalie in the pew favored by the auntsIt was
genteelly unobtrusive, entered from a side aisle and located well
towards the backHer knees had just begun to hurt from kneeling on
the cold floor when she saw her cousins enter the churchThey
walked-of course, thought Scarlett-straight up the center aisle to
almost the front, where they took up two full pews
What very large people they are, and so full of life
Jamie's sons' heads look like warm fires in the light from the red
stained glass, and not even their hats can hide the bright hair on
Maureen and the girlsScarlett was so engrossed in admiration and
memories of the birthday party that she almost missed the arrival of
the nuns from the conventAfter she'd hurried her aunts to get to
church early, tooShe wanted to make sure that the Mother Superior
from Charleston was still at hand in Savannah
Scarlett ignored Eulalie's frantic whispers ordering her to turn back
around and face the alta