Saturday, July 31st, 2010

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12:19a	"What else? The horses are readyI can go... "What else? The horses are readyI can go anywhere, do anything," he said, looking ready to fly to the ends of the earth "Leave a note at Aunt March'sJo, give me that pen and paper Tearing off the blank side of one of her newly copied pages, Jo drew the table before her mother, well knowing that money for the long, sad journey must be borrowed, and feeling as if she could do anything to add to a little to the sum for her father "Now go, dear, but don't kill yourself driving at a desperate paceThere is no need of thatMarch's warning was evidently thrown away, for five minutes later Laurie tore by the window on his own fleet horse, riding as if for his life "Jo, run to the rooms, and tell MrsKing that I can't comeOn the way get these thingsI'll put them down, they'll be needed and I must go prepared for nursingHospital stores are not always goodLaurence for a couple of bottles of old wineI'm not too proud to beg for FatherHe shall have the best of everythingAmy, tell Hannah to get down the black trunk, and Meg, come and help me find my things, for I'm half bewildered Writing, thinking, and directing all at buy chanel bag once might well bewilder the poor lady, and Meg begged her to sit quietly in her room for a little while, and let them workEveryone scattered like leaves before a gust of wind, and the quiet, happy household was broken up as suddenly as if the paper had been an evil spellLaurence came hurrying back with Beth, bringing every comfort the kind old gentleman could think of for the invalid, and friendliest promises of protection for the girls during the mother's absence, which comforted her very muchThere was nothing he didn't offer, from his own dressing gown to himself as escortBut the last was impossibleMarch would not hear of the old gentleman's undertaking the long journey, yet an expression of relief was visible when he spoke of it, for anxiety ill fits one for travelingHe saw the look, knit his heavy eyebrows, rubbed his hands, and marched abruptly away, saying he'd be back directlyNo one had time to think of him again till, as Meg ran through the entry, with a pair of rubbers in one hand and a cup of tea in the other, she came suddenly upon Mr "I'm very sorry to hear of this, Miss March," he said, in the kind, hermes wallet quiet tone which sounded very pleasantly to her perturbed spirit"I came to offer myself as escort to your motherLaurence has commissions for me in Washington, and it will give me real satisfaction to be of service to her there Down dropped the rubbers, and the tea was very near following, as Meg put out her hand, with a face so full of gratitude that MrBrooke would have felt repaid for a much greater sacrifice than the trifling one of time and comfort which he was about to take "How kind you all are! Mother will accept, I'm sure, and it will be such a relief to know that she has someone to take care of herThank you very, very much!" Meg spoke earnestly, and forgot herself entirely till something in the brown eyes looking down at her made her remember the cooling tea, and lead the way into the parlor, saying she would call her mother Everything was arranged by the time Laurie returned with a note from Aunt March, enclosing the desired sum, and a few lines repeating what she had often said before, that she had always told them it was absurd for March to go into the army, always predicted that no good would come women's rolex watch of it, and she hoped they would take her advice the next timeMarch put the note in the fire, the money in her purse, and went on with her preparations, with her lips folded tightly in a way which Jo would have understood if she had been there The short afternoon wore awayAll other errands were done, and Meg and her mother busy at some necessary needlework, while Beth and Amy goth tea, and Hannah finished her ironing with what she called a `slap and a bang', but still Jo did not comeThey began to get anxious, and Laurie went off to find her, for no one knew what freak Jo might take into her headHe missed her, however, and she came walking in with a very queer expression of countenance, for there was a mixture of fun and fear, satisfaction and regret in it, which puzzled the family as much as did the roll of bills she laid before her mother, saying with a little choke in her voice, "That's my contribution toward making Father comfortable and bringing him home!" "My dear, where did you get it? Twenty-five dollars! Jo, I hope you haven't done anything rash?" "No, it's mine honestlyI didn't beg, borrow, or steal itI black chanel handbag earned it, and I don't think you'll blame me, for I only sold what was my own As she spoke, Jo took off her bonnet, and a general outcry arose, for all her abundant hair was cut short "Your hair! Your beautiful hair!" "Oh, Jo, how could you? Your one beauty "My dear girl, there was no need of this "She doesn't look like my Jo any more, but I love her dearly for it!" As everyone exclaimed, and Beth hugged the cropped head tenderly, Jo assumed an indifferent air, which did not deceive anyone a particle, and said, rumpling up the brown bush and trying to look as if she liked it, "It doesn't affect the fate of the nation, so don't wail, BethIt will be good for my vanity, I getting too proud of my wigIt will do my brains good to have that mop taken offMy head feels deliciously light and cool, and the barber said I could soon have a curly crop, which will be boyish, becoming, and easy to keep in orderI'm satisfied, so please take the money and let's have supper "Tell me all about it, JoI am not quite satisfied, but I can't blame you, for I know how willingly you sacrificed your vanity, as you call it, to your tiffany heart tag necklace love (Comment on this)
12:20a	Believe me, Rhett's letter began, when Isay that... Believe me, Rhett's letter began, when Isay that you have my deepest sympathy in your bereavement Mammy's death il a great lossI am grate4l that you nortfed me in time for me to see her before she went Scarlett looked up in a rage from the thick black pen strokes and spoke aloud"'Grateful,' my foot! So you could lie to her and to me, you varmint She wished she could burn the letter and throw the ashes in Rhett's face, shouting the words at himOh, she'd get even with him for shaming her in front of Suellen and WillNo matter how long she had to wait and plan, she'd find a way somehowHe had no right to treat her that way, to treat Mammy that way, to make a sham out of her last wishes like thatI'll burn it now, I won't even read the rest, I don't have to put my eyes to any more of hislies! Her hand fumbled for the box of matches, but when she held it, she borse replica dropped it at once I'll die of wondering what was in it, she admitted to herself, and she lowered her head to read onShe would find her life unaltered, Rhett statedThe household bills would be paid by his lawyers, an arrangement he had made years before, and all moneys drawn from Scarlett's bank account by check would be replaced automatically She might want to instruct any new shops where she opened accounts about the procedure all her current shopping places used: they sent their bills directly to Rhett's lawyersAlternatively, she could pay her bills by check, the amount being replaced in her bank Scarlett read all this with fascinationAnything that had to do with money always interested her, always had, since the day when she was forced by the Union Army to discover what poverty was Money was safety, she believedShe hoarded the money she earned herself, dior saddle bag and now, viewing Rhett's open-handed generosity, she was shockedWhat a fool he is, I could rob him blind if I wanted to Probably his lawyers have been cooking those account books for ages, tooThen-Rhett must be powerfully rich if he can spend without caring where it goesI always knew he was richI wonder how much money he's gotThen-he does still love me, this proves itNo man would ever spoil a woman the way Rhett spoiled me all these years unless he loved her to distraction, and he's going to keep on giving me every thing and anything I wantHe must still feel the same, or he'd rein inOh, I knew it! I knew itHe didn't mean all those things he saidHe just didn't believe me when I told him I know now that I love himScarlett held Rhett's letter to her cheek as if she were holding the hand that had written itShe'd prove it to him, prove she loved him with all chanel jewelry her heart, and then they'd be so happy-the happiest people in the whole world! She covered the letter with kisses before she put it carefully away in a drawerThen she set to work on the store accounts with enthusiasmDoing business invigorated her When a maid tapped on the door and timidly asked about supper, Scarlett barely glanced up"Bring me something on a tray," she said, "and light the fire in the grate It was chilly with darkness falling, and she was hungry as a wolfShe slept extremely well that nightThe store had done well in her absence, and the supper was satisfying in her stomachIt was good to be home, especially with Rhett's letter resting safely under her pillowShe woke and stretched luxuriously The crackle of paper beneath her pillow made her smileAfter she rang for her breakfast tray, she began to plan her day It must be low on stock of a lot of chanel jewellery things; Kershaw kept the books well enough, but he didn't have the sense of a pea henHe'd run right out of flour and sugar before he thought about refilling the kegs, and he probably hadn't ordered a speck of kerosene or so much as a stick of kindling even though it was getting colder every dayShe hadn't gotten around to the newspapers last night, either, and going to the store would save her all that boring readingAnything worth knowing about in Atlanta she'd pick up from Kershaw and the clerks There was nothing like a general store for collecting all the stories that were going aroundPeople loved to talk while they were waiting for their goods to be wrappedWhy, half the time she already knew what was on the front page before the paper ever got printed; she could probably throw away the whole batch on her desk and not miss a thing Scarlett's smile chanel j12 watches disappea (Comment on this)

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