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Scarlet's eyes moved quickly over Pauline's complaints about the folly
of Scarlett's travelling after her ordeal when the boat capsized and
about Scarlett's "unnatural reticence" in not telling her aunts that
she'd been in the accidentWhy couldn't Pauline tell her what she
wanted to know? There wasn't a word about RhettShe went through
page after page of Pauline's spiky handwriting, looking for his name
God's nightgown! Her aunt could lecture longer than a hellfire
preacherdear Eleanor is unoerstandably
concerned that ettfeh it nece'sary to travel all the way to Boston for
the meeting about hisfrrtili she'menisHe should not have gone to
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his long immersion in cold waterfrllowing the capsing of his boat
Scarlett let the pages fall into her lapOf course! Oh, thank God
That's why Rhett hadn't come after her yetWhy didn't Uncle Henry
tell me Rhett's telegram came from Boston? Then I wouldn't have
driven
myself crazy expecting him to show up on the doorstep any minute
Does
Aunt Pauline say when he's coming back? Scarlett pawed through the
jumble of letter sheetsWhere had she stopped? She found her place
and read eagerly to the endBut there was no mention of what she
wanted to knowNow what am I going to do? Rhett might be gone
for
weeksOr he might be on his way back right this very chanel bags collection minute
Scarlett picked up the invitation from MrsAt least
it would be someplace to goShe'd have a screaming fit if she had to
stay in this house day after dayIf only she could run over to
Jamie's every now and then, just for a cup of teaBut no, that was
unthinkableAnd yet, she couldn't not think of the O'HarasThe next
morning she went with the sullen cook to the City Market to supervise
what she bought and how much she paid for itWith nothing else to
occupy her, Scarlett was determined to see her grandfather's house in
orderWhile she was having coffee, she heard a soft hesitant voice
speak her nameIt was lovely, shy young Kathleen"I'm not familiar
with all the American fishes," she dolce and gabbana knock off said"Will you help me choose the
best prawns?" Scarlett was bewildered until the girl gestured toward
the shrimp"The angels must have sent you, Scarlett," Kathleen said
when her purchase was made"I'd be lost for sure without you
Maureen wants only the bestWe're expecting Colum, you see
Colum-am I supposed to know him? Maureen or somebody mentioned
that
name once, too"Why's Colum so important?" Kathleen's blue eyes
widened in amazement that the question could be asked
because Colum's Colum, that's all She couldn't find the
words she was looking for"He's just Colum, that's allHe brought
me here, don't you know? He's my brother, like Stephen
Scarlett hadn't realized he was omega aqua terra watch Kathleen's brotherMaybe that's why
he's so quietMaybe they're all shy as mice in that family
"Which one of Uncle James' brothers is your father?" she asked
Kathleen"Ah, but my father's dead, God rest hissoul Was the girl
simple? "What was his name, Kathleen?"
"Oh, it's his name you're wanting to know! Patrick, that was his name,
Patrick O'Hara
Patricia's called after him, being Jamie's firstborn and Patrick his
own father's name Scarlett's forehead creased in concentrationSo
Jamie was Kathleen's brother, tooSo much for thinking the whole
family was shy"Do you have any other brothers?" she asked"Oh,
yes," Kathleen said with a happy smile, "brothers, and sisters, too
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