In the next half hour more and more came in, so... In the next half hour more and more came in, so that there was no
chance for him to say a word to ScarlettHe looked at her from time
to time with apology in his eyes, but she smiled and shook her head
There was no need to apologizeShe was pleased just to be there, in
a
warm, well-run store that was doing a good business, with a newfound
cousin whose competence and skillful treatment of his customers was
a
delight to observeAt last there was a brief moment when the only
customers were a mother and her three daughters who were looking
through four boxes of laces"I'll talk like a rushing river, then,
while I can," said Jamie"Uncle James will be longing to see you,
Katie ScarlettHe's an old gentleman, but still active enoughHe's
here every day until dinnertimeYou may not know it, but his wife
died,
tiffany 925 silver jewelry God rest her soul, and Uncle Andrew's wife as wellIt took the
heart out of Uncle Andrew, and he followed her within a monthMay
they all be resting in the arms of the angelsUncle James lives in
the house with me and my wife and childrenIt's not far from here
Will you come to tea this afternoon and see them all? My boy Daniel
will be back soon from making deliveries, and I'll walk you to the
house
We're celebrating my daughter Patricia's birthday todayAll the
family will be there Scarlett said she'd love to go to teaThen
she took off her hat and cape and walked over to the ladies at the
lacesThere was more than one O 'Hara who knew how to run a
store
Besides, she was too excited to sit stillA birthday for her cousin's
daughter! Let's see, ii she'll be my first cousin once removed
Although Scarlett
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family network of the South, she was still a Southerner, and could
name
the exact relationship of cousins to the tenth removeShe had
revelled in watching Jamie while he worked, because he was the living
confirmation of everything Gerald O'Hara had told herHe had the
dark curly hair and blue eyes of the O'HarasAnd the wide mouth and
short nose in the round, florid faceMost of all, he was a big man,
tall and broad through the chest with strong thick legs like the trunks
of trees that could withstand any stormHe was an impressive
figure
"Your Pa is the runt of the litter," Gerald had said without shame for
himself but with enormous pride in his brothers"Eight children my
mother had, and all boys, and me the last and the only one not as big
as a house
kelly bag hermes Scarlett wondered which of the brothers was Jamie's
father
No matter, she'd find out at the teaNo, not tea, the birthday
party!
For her first cousin once removedlooked up at her cousin Jamie with
carefully concealed curiosityIn the daylight of the open street the
lines and pouches beneath his eyes weren't blended away by shadows,
the
way they were inside the storeHe was a middleaged man, running to
weight and softnessShe'd assumed somehow that because he was
her
cousin he must be her ageWhen his son came in, she was shocked
to be
introduced to a grown man, not a boy who delivered packagesAnd a
grown man with flaming red hair, to bootIt took some getting used
toSo did the sight of Jamie in daylighthe wasn't a
gentlemanScarlett couldn't specify how she knew that, but it was as
clear as glassThere
cheap rolex watches was something wrong with hisclothes; his suit
was
dark blue, but not dark enough, and it fit him too closely through the
chest and shoulders and too loosely everywhere elseRhett's clothing
was, she knew, the result of superlative tailoring and, on hispart,
demanding perfectionismShe wouldn't expect Jamie to dress like
Rhett-she'd never known man who dressed like RhettBut any still,
he
could do something-whatever it was that men did-so that he wouldn't
look so Gerald O'Hara had always looked like a
gentleman, no matter how worn or rumpled his coat might be
It didn't occur to Scarlett that her mother's quiet authority and
influence might have been at work on her father's transformation to
gentleman landownerScarlett only knew that she'd lost most of her
joy in discovering the existence of her
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