Scarlett shared her umbrella with no one, nor her griefThe
gusts of wind within the rain blew stinging cold wet rivulets under the
umbrella, down her neck, but she was unaware of themShe felt
nothing, she was numbed by lossShe would mourn later, when she
could
stand the painShe held it away from her, all pain, all feeling, all
thinkingExcept for the words that repeated again and again in her
mind, the words that promised healing from the pain to come and
strength to survive until she was healedThis will be over soon, and
then I can go home to Taraashes to ashes, dust to dust
The minister's voice penetrated the shell of numbness, the words
registeredNo! Scarlett cried silentlyThat's not
Melly's grave, it's too big, she's so tiny, her bones no bigger than a
bird'sNo! She can't be dead, she can't buy miu miu be
Scarlett's head jerked to one side, denying the open grave, the plain
pine box being lowered into itThere were small half circle sunk into
the soft wood, marks of the hammers that had driven the nails to close
the lid above Melanie's gentle, loving, heart-shape faceNo!
You can't, you mustn't do this, it's raining, you can't put her there
where the rain will fall on herShe feels the cold so, she mustn't be
left in the cold rainI can't watch, I can't bear it, I won't believe
she's goneShe loves me, she is my friend, my only true friend
Melly
loves me, she wouldn't leave me now just when I need her most
Scarlett
looked at the people surrounding the grave, and anger surged through
herNone of them care as much as I do, nor of them have lost as
much
as I haveNo one knows how much I love herMelly knows, though,
doesn't 925 tiffany's necklace she? She knows, I've got to believe she knowsThey'll never
believe it, thoughMerriwether, or the Meades or the
Whitings or the ElsingsLook at them, bunched around India Wilkes
and
Ashley, like a flock of wet crows in mourning clothesThey're
comforting Aunt Pittypat, all right, though everybody knows she
takes on and cries her eyes out ovoe every little thing, down to a piece
of toast that gets burntIt wouldn enter their heads that maybe I
might be needing some comforting, I was closer to Melanie than any
of them
They act as if I wasn't even hereNobody has paid any attention to
me
at allShe knew I was there those awful two days
after Melly died, when she needed me to manage thingsThey all did,
even India, bleating like a goat"What shall we do about the
funeral, Scarlett? About the food for the callers? About tiffany co earrings the coffin?
The pallbearers? The cemetery plot? The inscription on the
headstone?
The notice in the paper? Now they're leaning all over each other,
weeping and wailingWell I won't give them the satisfaction of seeing
me cry all by myself wit nobody to lean onIf I start, I might never be able
to stopWhen I get to Tara, I can cryScarlett lifted her chin, her
teeth clenched to stop their chattering from the cold, to hold back the
choking in her throatThis will be over soon, and then I can go home
to
TaraThe jagged pieces of Scarlett's shattered life were all around
there in Atlanta's Oakland CemeteryA tall spire of granite, gray
stone streaked with gray rain, was somber memorial to the world that
was gone forever, the carefree world of her youth before the WarIt
was the Confederate Memorial, symbol of the balenciaga bag proud, heedless courage
that had plunged the South with bright banners flying into destruction
It stood for so many lives lost, the friends of her childhood, the
gallants who had begged for waltzes and kisses in the days when she
had
no problems greater than which wide-skirted ballgown to wearIt
stood
for her first husband, Charles Hamilton, Melanie's brotherIt stood
for the sons, brothers, husbands, fathers of all the rain-wet mourners
on the small knoll where Melanie was being buried
There were other graves, other markersFrank Kennedy, Scarlett's
second husband
And the small, terribly small, grave with the headstone that read
EUGENIE VIcToRIA BUTLER, and under it BoNNIEHer last child, and
the
most lovedThe living, as well as the dead, were all round her, but
she stood apartHalf of Atlanta was there, it louis cartier seemed

?Well, Lady Bertram,? said MrsNorris, moving to go, ?I can
only say that my sole desire is to be of use to your family: and so, if
Sir Thomas should ever speak again about my taking Fanny, you
will be able to say that my health and spirits put it quite out of the
question; besides that, I really should not have a bed to give her, for
I must keep a spare room for a friend
Lady Bertram repeated enough of this conversation to her husband
to convince him how much he had mistaken his sister-in-law?s
views; and she was from that moment perfectly safe from all expectation,
or the slightest allusion to it from himHe could not but
wonder at her refusing to do anything for a niece whom she had
been so forward to adopt; but, as she took early care to make him, as
well as Lady Bertram, understand that whatever she possessed was
designed for their family, he soon grew reconciled to a distinction
which, at the same time that it was advantageous and complimentary
to them, would enable him better to provide for Fanny himself
Fanny soon learnt how unnecessary had been her fears of a removal;
and her spontaneous, untaught felicity on the discovery, conveyed
some consolation to Edmund for his disappointment in what
he had expected to be so essentially serviceable to herNorris
took possession of the White House, the Grants arrived at the Parsonage,
and these events over, everything at Mansfield went on for
some time as usual
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The Grants showing a disposition to be friendly and sociable, gave
great satisfaction in the main among their new acquaintanceThey
had their faults, and MrsNorris soon found them outThe Doctor
was very fond of eating, and would have a good dinner every day;
and MrsGrant, instead of contriving to gratify him at little expense,
gave her cook as high wages as they did at Mansfield Park,
and was scarcely ever chanel earrings logo seen in her officesNorris could not
speak with any temper of such grievances, nor of the quantity of
butter and eggs that were regularly consumed in the house?Nobody
loved plenty and hospitality more than herself; nobody more
hated pitiful doings; the Parsonage, she believed, had never been
wanting in comforts of any sort, had never borne a bad character in
her time, but this was a way of going on that she could not understand
A fine lady in a country parsonage was quite out of placeHer
store-room, she thought, might have been good enough for MrsInquire where she would, she could not find out
that MrsGrant had ever had more than five thousand pounds
Lady Bertram listened without much interest to this sort of invective
She could not enter into the wrongs of an economist, but she
felt all the injuries of beauty in MrsGrant?s being so well settled in
life without being handsome, and expressed her astonishment on
that point almost as often, though not so diffusely, as MrsNorris
discussed the other
These opinions had been hardly canvassed a year before another
event arose of such importance in the family, as might fairly claim
some place in the thoughts and conversation of the ladiesSir Thomas
found it expedient to go to Antigua himself, for the better arrangement
of his affairs, and he took his eldest son with him, in the
hope of detaching him from some bad connexions at homeThey
left England with the probability of being nearly a twelvemonth
absent
The necessity of the measure in a pecuniary light, and the hope of
its utility to his son, reconciled Sir Thomas to the effort of quitting
the rest of his family, and of leaving his daughters to the direction of
others at their present most interesting time of lifeHe could not
think Lady Bertram quite equal to supply his place with them, or
rather, to perform what should have been her bolsas prada own; but, in Mrs
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Norris?s watchful attention, and in Edmund?s judgment, he had sufficient
confidence to make him go without fears for their conduct
Lady Bertram did not at all like to have her husband leave her;
but she was not disturbed by any alarm for his safety, or solicitude
for his comfort, being one of those persons who think nothing can
be dangerous, or difficult, or fatiguing to anybody but themselves
The Miss Bertrams were much to be pitied on the occasion: not
for their sorrow, but for their want of itTheir father was no object
of love to them; he had never seemed the friend of their pleasures,
and his absence was unhappily most welcomeThey were relieved
by it from all restraint; and without aiming at one gratification that
would probably have been forbidden by Sir Thomas, they felt themselves
immediately at their own disposal, and to have every indulgence
within their reachFanny?s relief, and her consciousness of it,
were quite equal to her cousins?; but a more tender nature suggested
that her feelings were ungrateful, and she really grieved because she
could not grieve?Sir Thomas, who had done so much for her and
her brothers, and who was gone perhaps never to return! that she
should see him go without a tear! it was a shameful insensibility
He had said to her, moreover, on the very last morning, that he
hoped she might see William again in the course of the ensuing
winter, and had charged her to write and invite him to Mansfield as
soon as the squadron to which he belonged should be known to be
in England?This was so thoughtful and kind!? and would he only
have smiled upon her, and called her ?my dear Fanny,? while he said
it, every former frown or cold address might have been forgotten
But he had ended his speech in a way to sink her in sad mortification,
by adding, ?If William does come to gucci watch bands Mansfield, I hope you
may be able to convince him that the many years which have passed
since you parted have not been spent on your side entirely without
improvement; though, I fear, he must find his sister at sixteen in
some respects too much like his sister at ten She cried bitterly over
this reflection when her uncle was gone; and her cousins, on seeing
her with red eyes, set her down as a hypocrite
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CHAPTER IV
TOM BERTRAM had of late spent so little of his time at home that he
could be only nominally missed; and Lady Bertram was soon astonished
to find how very well they did even without his father, how
well Edmund could supply his place in carving, talking to the steward,
writing to the attorney, settling with the servants, and equally
saving her from all possible fatigue or exertion in every particular
but that of directing her letters
The earliest intelligence of the travellers? safe arrival at Antigua, after
a favourable voyage, was received; though not before MrsNorris
had been indulging in very dreadful fears, and trying to make Edmund
participate them whenever she could get him alone; and as she depended
on being the first person made acquainted with any fatal catastrophe,
she had already arranged the manner of breaking it to all
the others, when Sir Thomas?s assurances of their both being alive
and well made it necessary to lay by her agitation and affectionate
preparatory speeches for a while
The winter came and passed without their being called for; the
accounts continued perfectly good; and MrsNorris, in promoting
gaieties for her nieces, assisting their toilets, displaying their accomplishments,
and looking about for their future husbands, had so
much to do as, in addition to all her own household cares, some
interference in those of her sister, and MrsGrant?s wasteful doings
to overlook, left mulberry leather bag her very little occasion to be occupied in fears for
the absent
The Miss Bertrams were now fully established among the belles
of the neighbourhood; and as they joined to beauty and brilliant
acquirements a manner naturally easy, and carefully formed to general
civility and obligingness, they possessed its favour as well as its
admirationTheir vanity was in such good order that they seemed
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to be quite free from it, and gave themselves no airs; while the praises
attending such behaviour, secured and brought round by their aunt,
served to strengthen them in believing they had no faults
Lady Bertram did not go into public with her daughtersShe was
too indolent even to accept a mother?s gratification in witnessing
their success and enjoyment at the expense of any personal trouble,
and the charge was made over to her sister, who desired nothing
better than a post of such honourable representation, and very thoroughly
relished the means it afforded her of mixing in society without
having horses to hire
Fanny had no share in the festivities of the season; but she enjoyed
being avowedly useful as her aunt?s companion when they
called away the rest of the family; and, as Miss Lee had left Mansfield,
she naturally became everything to Lady Bertram during the night
of a ball or a partyShe talked to her, listened to her, read to her; and
the tranquillity of such evenings, her perfect security in such a tetea-
tete from any sound of unkindness, was unspeakably welcome to
a mind which had seldom known a pause in its alarms or embarrassments
As to her cousins? gaieties, she loved to hear an account
of them, especially of the balls, and whom Edmund had danced
with; but thought too lowly of her own situation to imagine she
should ever be admitted to the same, and listened, therefore, without
an idea of any nearer concern in replica pasha cartier them

No man of any brain can open at a good
part of one of his plays without falling into the flow of his meaning
immediately
?No doubt one is familiar with Shakespeare in a degree,? said
Edmund, ?from one?s earliest yearsHis celebrated passages are
quoted by everybody; they are in half the books we open, and we all
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talk Shakespeare, use his similes, and describe with his descriptions;
but this is totally distinct from giving his sense as you gave itTo
know him in bits and scraps is common enough; to know him pretty
thoroughly is, perhaps, not uncommon; but to read him well aloud
is no everyday talent
?Sir, you do me honour,? was Crawford?s answer, with a bow of
mock gravity
Both gentlemen had a glance at Fanny, to see if a word of accordant
praise could be extorted from her; yet both feeling that it could
not beHer praise had been given in her attention; that must content
them
Lady Bertram?s admiration was expressed, and strongly too?It
was really like being at a play,? said she?I wish Sir Thomas had
been here
Crawford was excessively pleasedIf Lady Bertram, with all her
incompetency and languor, could feel this, the inference of what
her niece, alive and enlightened as she was, must feel, was elevating
?You have a great turn for acting, I am sure, MrCrawford,? said
her ladyship soon afterwards; ?and I will tell you what, I think you
will have a theatre, some time or other, at your house in NorfolkI
mean when you are settled thereI think you will fit up
a theatre at your house in Norfolk
?Do you, ma?am?? cried he, with quickness?No, no, that will
never beYour ladyship is quite mistakenNo theatre tiffany canada at Everingham!
Oh no!? And he looked at Fanny with an expressive smile, which
evidently meant, ?That lady will never allow a theatre at
Everingham
Edmund saw it all, and saw Fanny so determined not to see it, as
to make it clear that the voice was enough to convey the full meaning
of the protestation; and such a quick consciousness of compliment,
such a ready comprehension of a hint, he thought, was rather
favourable than not
The subject of reading aloud was farther discussedThe two young
men were the only talkers, but they, standing by the fire, talked over
the too common neglect of the qualification, the total inattention
to it, in the ordinary school-system for boys, the consequently natural,
yet in some instances almost unnatural, degree of ignorance and
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uncouthness of men, of sensible and well-informed men, when suddenly
called to the necessity of reading aloud, which had fallen within
their notice, giving instances of blunders, and failures with their
secondary causes, the want of management of the voice, of proper
modulation and emphasis, of foresight and judgment, all proceeding
from the first cause: want of early attention and habit; and Fanny
was listening again with great entertainment
?Even in my profession,? said Edmund, with a smile, ?how little
the art of reading has been studied! how little a clear manner, and
good delivery, have been attended to! I speak rather of the past,
however, than the presentThere is now a spirit of improvement
abroad; but among those who were ordained twenty, thirty, forty
years ago, the larger number, to judge by their performance, must
have rolex vintage women's watch thought reading was reading, and preaching was preachingThe subject is more justly consideredIt is felt that
distinctness and energy may have weight in recommending the most
solid truths; and besides, there is more general observation and taste,
a more critical knowledge diffused than formerly; in every congregation
there is a larger proportion who know a little of the matter,
and who can judge and criticise
Edmund had already gone through the service once since his ordination;
and upon this being understood, he had a variety of questions
from Crawford as to his feelings and success; questions, which
being made, though with the vivacity of friendly interest and quick
taste, without any touch of that spirit of banter or air of levity which
Edmund knew to be most offensive to Fanny, he had true pleasure in
satisfying; and when Crawford proceeded to ask his opinion and give
his own as to the properest manner in which particular passages in
the service should be delivered, shewing it to be a subject on which he
had thought before, and thought with judgment, Edmund was still
more and more pleasedThis would be the way to Fanny?s heartShe
was not to be won by all that gallantry and wit and good-nature together
could do; or, at least, she would not be won by them nearly so
soon, without the assistance of sentiment and feeling, and seriousness
on serious subjects
?Our liturgy,? observed Crawford, ?has beauties, which not even
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dundancies and repetitions which require good reading not to be
feltFor myself, at least, I must confess being not black gucci bag always so attentive
as I ought to be? (here was a glance at Fanny); ?that nineteen times
out of twenty I am thinking how such a prayer ought to be read,
and longing to have it to read myselfDid you speak?? stepping
eagerly to Fanny, and addressing her in a softened voice; and upon
her saying ?No,? he added, ?Are you sure you did not speak? I saw
your lips moveI fancied you might be going to tell me I ought to
be more attentive, and not allow my thoughts to wanderAre not
you going to tell me so??
?No, indeed, you know your duty too well for me to?even supposing??
She stopt, felt herself getting into a puzzle, and could not be prevailed
on to add another word, not by dint of several minutes of
supplication and waitingHe then returned to his former station,
and went on as if there had been no such tender interruption
?A sermon, well delivered, is more uncommon even than prayers
well readA sermon, good in itself, is no rare thingIt is more difficult
to speak well than to compose well; that is, the rules and trick
of composition are oftener an object of studyA thoroughly good
sermon, thoroughly well delivered, is a capital gratificationI can
never hear such a one without the greatest admiration and respect,
and more than half a mind to take orders and preach myselfThere
is something in the eloquence of the pulpit, when it is really eloquence,
which is entitled to the highest praise and honourThe
preacher who can touch and affect such an heterogeneous mass of
hearers, on subjects limited, and long worn threadbare in all common
hands; who can say anything new or striking, anything that
rouses the attention without chanel purses and handbags offending the taste, or wearing out the
feelings of his hearers, is a man whom one could not, in his public
capacity, honour enoughI should like to be such a manI never listened to a distinguished preacher in
my life without a sort of envyBut then, I must have a London
audienceI could not preach but to the educated; to those who were
capable of estimating my compositionAnd I do not know that I
should be fond of preaching often; now and then, perhaps once or
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twice in the spring, after being anxiously expected for half a dozen
Sundays together; but not for a constancy; it would not do for a
constancy
Here Fanny, who could not but listen, involuntarily shook her
head, and Crawford was instantly by her side again, entreating to
know her meaning; and as Edmund perceived, by his drawing in a
chair, and sitting down close by her, that it was to be a very thorough
attack, that looks and undertones were to be well tried, he
sank as quietly as possible into a corner, turned his back, and took
up a newspaper, very sincerely wishing that dear little Fanny might
be persuaded into explaining away that shake of the head to the
satisfaction of her ardent lover; and as earnestly trying to bury every
sound of the business from himself in murmurs of his own, over the
various advertisements of ?A most desirable Estate in South Wales?;
?To Parents and Guardians?; and a ?Capital season?d Hunter
Fanny, meanwhile, vexed with herself for not having been as motionless
as she was speechless, and grieved to the heart to see
Edmund?s arrangements, was trying by everything in the power of
her modest, gentle nature, to repulse prada black bags

What was taking Rhett so long?
Why
was he talking to Edward Cooper instead of escorting her to supper?
Sally Brewton would never forgive her for tying Miles up this wayOh,
thank goodness, Rhett was coming"I'd never let you claim your
enchanting wife if you weren't so much bigger than I, Rhett Miles
bowed over Scarlett's hand"A great privilege, ma'am
"A great pleasure, sir," she replied, with a curtsey"My God," Rhett
drawled, "I might as well go beg Sally to run away with meShe's
turned me down the last fifty times, but my luck might have changed
The three of them went, laughing, in search of SallyShe was sitting
on a windowsill holding her slippers in her hand"Who ever said that
the proof of the perfect ball is chanel necklace that you dance through the soles of
your slippers?" she asked plaintively"I did and now I've got
blisters on both feet"I'll carry you down,
you troublesome woman, but then you cover your feet like a
respectable
person and hobble to supper
"Brute!" said SallyScarlett saw the look they exchanged and her
heart cramped with envy"What fascinating thing were you talking
about with Edward Cooper for so long? I'm starving She looked at
Rhett, and the pain grew worseI won't think about itI won't ruin
this perfect night"He was informing me that, due to my bad
influence, Tommy's grades in school are fallingAs a punishment he's
selling the little boat the boy loves so much
"That's cruel!" Scarlett exclaimed"The boy will get borse fendi it backNow let's get to supper before all the oysters are gone
For once in your life, Scarlett, you're going to have more food than
you can possibly eat
Even ladies gorge themselvesThe Season is over,
and it's almost Lent It was shortly after two when the doors to the
Hibernian Hall openedThe young black torch boys were yawning
when
they took their positions to light the revellers outAs their torches
were lit, the dark waiting streetcar on Meeting Street came to life on
its tracksThe driver turned up the blue-globed lamp on its roof and
the tallchimneyed lanterns by the doorsThe horses stamped their
feet
and bobbed their headsA white-aproned man swept the canvas
walkway
free of the scattering of leaves that had gucci purses accumulated then slid back
the long iron bolt and swung wide the gatesHe disappeared into the
shadows just as the sound of voices poured from the buildingFor
three blocks along the street carriages waited to move in turn to
collect their passengers"Wake up, they're coming," Ezekiel growled
to the sleeping boys in the footman liveryThey jerked at his prodding
finger, then grinned and scrambled down from their resting place at
his feetPeople came pouring through the open doors, talking,
laughing, pausing on the porch, reluctant to see the end of the
eveningAs they did every year, they said that this had been the best
Saint Cecilia ever, the best orchestra, the best food, the best punch,
the best time they had ever mulberry vintage hadThe streetcar driver spoke to
his horses
"I'll get you to your stable, boys, don't you fret He pulled the
handle near his head and the brightly polished bell beside the blue
light clanged its summons"Good night, good night," cried obedient
riders to the people on the porch and first one couple, then three,
then a laughing avalanche of young people ran along the white canvas
pathTheir elders smiled and made comments about the tirelessness
of
youthThey moved at a slower, more dignified pace
In some cases their dignity failed to hide a certain unsteadiness of
the legsScarlett plucked Rhett's sleeve"Oh, do let's ride the car,
RhettThe air feels so good and the carriage will be stuffy
"There's a long walk after we gucci ladies watch get

Many of the bouquets contained leather cases from Dublin's
finest jeweler, but Scarlett reluctantly returned all the brooches,
bracelets, rings, earrings"Even an American from Clayton County,
Georgia, knows that you're expected to pay back favors," she told
Charlotte"I won't be obligated to anybody, not that way Her
goings and comings were reported faithfully and sometimes even
accurately in the gossip column of the daily f TimeShop owners in
morning coats came themselves to show her choice items they hoped
she
might like, and she defiantly bought herself many of the jewelry pieces
she had refused to acceptThe Viceroy danced with her twice at the
State BallAll the guests at her coffees and teas admired her
portraitScarlett looked at it every morning and every afternoon
before the first visitors arrivedShe paolo gucci women's watches was learning herself
Charlotte Montague observed the metamorphosis with interestThe
practiced flirt vanished, replaced by a serene, somewhat amused
woman
who had only to turn her smoky green eyes on man, woman, or child
to
draw them, mesmerized, to her sideI used to work like a mule to be
charming, Scarlett thought, now I don't do anything at allShe
couldn't understand it at all, but she accepted the gift of it with
simple gratitude"Did you say two hundred people, Charlotte? That's
what you call a small dance?"
"RelativelyThere are always five or six hundred at the State and
Saint Patrick's balls and more than a thousand at the Drawing Rooms
You certainly already know at least half the people who7l be there,
probably many more than half
"I still think it's tacky that you weren't invited
"It's the way things tiffany co earrings are Charlotte was
anticipating the evening with pleasureShe planned to go over
account bookScarlett's success and Scarlett 5 extravagance greatly
exceeded even Charlotte's most optimistic expectations
felt like a nabob, and she liked to gloat over her wealthto the
coffee hour alone was bringing in "gifts" of almost a pounds a week
And there were still two weeks left in the SeasonShe would see
Scarlett off to her privileged evening with a light heart
Scarlett paused in the doorway of the Throne Room to enjoy the
spectacle"You know, Jeffrey, I never get used to this place," she
said to the Gentleman Usher"I'm like Cinderella at the ball
"I'd never associate you with Cinderella, Scarlett," he said
adoringly
Scarlett's wink had put his shirt in her pocket when she entered the
First Drawing Room"You'd be surprised," borse louis vuitton Scarlett saidShe nodded
absentmindedly in response to bows and smiles from familiar faces
nearbyIt couldn't be real, she couldn't really
be hereEverything had happened so fast; she needed time to absorb
itThe great room shimmered goldGilded columns supported the
ceiling, gilded flat column pilasters filled the walls between the tall
windows draped in gold-fringed crimson velvetGilt armchairs
upholstered in crimson surrounded the supper tables along the walls,
each table centered with a gold candelabrumGilt covered the
intricately carved gaslit chandeliers and the massive canopy above the
gold and red thronesGold lace trimmed men's court dress of
brocaded
silk skirted coats and white satin knee breechesGold buckles
decorated their satin dancing pumpsGold buttons, gold epaulets,
gold
frogging, gold braid chanel handbags on sale gleamed on the dress uniforms of regimental
officers and the court uniforms of Viceregal officialsMany of the
men wore bright sashes slashed across their chests, pinned with
jewelled orders; the Viceroy's knee breeches touched the Garter
around
hislegThe men were almost more splendid than the womenAlmost,
but
not quite, for the women were jewelled at neck, breast, ears, and
wrists; many wore tiaras as wellTheir gowns were made of rich
materials-satin, velvet, brocade, silk-embroidered often in glowing
silks or gold and silver threadsA body could get blinded just
looking, I'd better go on in and make my mannersScarlett made her
way across the room to curtsey to the Viceregal host and hostessThe
music started as she finished"May I?" A gold-braided red arm
crooked to offer support for her handIt was
Charles gucci pantheon Ragl