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"I'd rather be dizzy than bored to death!" his sister interrupted
"Can you picture having to sit around after supper and listen to Cousin
Miranda read aloud from the Waverley novels? That sentimental
claptrap!"
"I always rather enjoyed Scott, dear, and so did you, I thought,"
Eleanor said soothinglyRosemary was not soothed"Mama, I didn't
know any better, that was years ago Scarlett thought longingly of
the quiet after supper hours she had been sharing with Miss Eleanor
Obviously there'd be no more of those with Rosemary in the house
How
could Rhett possibly be so fond of her? Now she seemed bound and
determined to pick a fight with himIf I were a man, you'd let me
go," Rosemary was shouting at Rhett"I've been reading the articles
about Rome chanel wallet that MrHenry James is writing, and I feel like I'll
perish of ignorance if I don't get to see it for myself
"But you're not a man, my dear," Rhett said calmly"Where on earth
did
you get copies of The Nation? You could be strung up for reading a
liberal rag like that Scarlett's ears perked up and she broke into
the conversation"Why don't you let Rosemary go, Rhett? Rome's
not so
farAnd I'm sure we must know somebody who has kin thereIt
can't
be any farther than Athens, and the Tarletons have about a million
cousins in Athens Rosemary gaped at her"Who are these Tarletons
and what does Athens have to do with Rome?" she saidRhett
coughed to
mask his laughterThen he cleared his throat"Athens and Rome are
the
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