Scarlett lifted her from her basket and settled...
Scarlett lifted her from her basket and settled the two of
them in the bedShe cupped the tiny unprotected head in one hand
and
guided Cat to her breast"I promise you on my word of honor, Cat
O'HaraYou can grow up to be whatever you are, even if it's as
different from me as day from nightIf you have a leaning towards
being a lady, I'll even show you how, never mind what I think about
it
After all, I know all the rules even if I can't abide them I'm going
out, and there's no more to be said about it Scarlett glowered
mulishly at MrsThe housekeeper stood in the open
doorway like an immovable mountain7 Scarlett
changed her tiffany jewellery tactics"Please do let me," she coaxed, with the
sweetest
smile in her arsenal"The fresh air will do me a world of good
It'll perk up my appetite, too, and you know how you've been after me
about not eating enough
Scarlett forgot that she was being beguiling"And high time, too!
Is her high-and-mightiness bothering to say what took her so long?"
Mrs"She started out on time, but her piles
bothered her so badly she had to stop overnight every ten miles on
the
way hereIt seems we won't have to worry about her lazing in a
rocking chair when she should be on her feet working Scarlett tried
not to laugh, but she couldn't help itAnd she couldn't ladies omega watches really stay
mad at MrsFitzpatrick; they had grown too close for thatThe older
woman had moved into the housekeeper's apartment the day after Cat
was
bornShe was Scarlett's constant companion while she was illAnd
readily available afterwardsMany people came to visit Scarlett in
the long convalescent weeks after Cat was bornColum almost daily,
Kathleen almost every other day, her big O'Hara men cousins after
Mass
each Sunday, Molly more often than Scarlett liked
Fitzpatrick was always thereShe brought tea and cakes to the
visitors, whiskey and cakes to the men, and after the visitors left she
stayed with Scarlett to hear the news the prada bags cheap visitors had brought and
finish off the refreshments
She brought news herself-about the happenings in the town of
Ballyhara
and in Trim-and gossip she'd heard in the shopsShe kept Scarlett
from being too lonelyFitzpatrick to call her
"Scarlett" and asked, "What's your first name?" MrsFitzpatrick
never told herIt wouldn't do for any informality to develop, she
said firmly, and she explained the strict hierarchy of an Irish Big
House
Her position as housekeeper would be undermined if the respect
accorded
to it was diminished by familiarity on anyone's part, even the
mistress'sPerhaps especially the mistress'sIt was all too dolce & gabbana bag subtle
for Scarlett, but MrsFitzpatrick's pleasant unyieldingness made it
clear to her that it was importantShe settled for the names the
housekeeper suggested
Scarlett could call her "MrsFitz," and she would call Scarlett "Mrs But only when they were alone togetherIn front of other people,
full formality had to be maintained"Even Colum?" Scarlett wanted to
knowFitz considered, then yieldedColum was a special
case
Scarlett tried to take advantage now of MrsFitz's partiality to
him
"I'll only walk down to Colum's," she said"He hasn't been to see me
for ages, and I miss him
"He's away on business and you know itI heard him tell you he cartier pasha watch was
going