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I wonder if Nan Sutcliffe will be up? She never...
I wonder if Nan Sutcliffe will be up? She never looked like an
early riser to meI wouldn't mind having a cool bath and
changing my clothes before I see anybodyI do hope there's a decent
maid for me here, not like that ham-handed idiot at the Giffords'She
practically tore the sleeves off my frocks hanging them up
Fitz is right, she usually is
But I don't want a personal maid hanging around me every minute of
my
lifePeggy Quinn does all I need at home, and if people want me to
come visit they'll just have to put up with me not bringing my maidI
really should give a house party myself, to pay back all the
hospitality I oweEveryone has been so kind I can say this year was just too hot, plus I was
worried about the farms Two hermes kelly handbag men stepped from shadows on each
side
of the roadcaught the horse's bridle; the other was pointing a
rifleScarlett mind raced, her heart did tooWhy hadn't she thought
to bringrevolver with her? Maybe they'd just take her rig and her
cases let her walk back to Trim if she swore not to tell what they
locIdiots! Why couldn't they at least be wearing those
masks, she'd read about in the newspaper?
For the love of God! They were in uniform, they Whiteboys at all
"Damn your eyes, you scared me half to death!" She could barely see
the menThe green uniforms of the Royal Irish Cor ulary blended into
the shadowy hedgerows"I'll have to ask you for some identification,
madam," said?? man holding her horse"Kevin, you look in the lady dior back
there
"Don't you dare touch my thingsWho do you think you I am Mrs
O'hara of Ballyhara, on my way to the Sutcliffes' at Kilbride
Sutcliffe is a magistrate, and he'll see to it that both of you end up
in the dock!" She didn't really know that Ernest Sutcliffe was a
magistrate, but he looked like one with his bushy ginger mustacheO'hara is it?" The Kevin who'd been told to search her buggy
came forward beside her"We heard tell of you in
barracks, ma'amI was asking Johnny here only a couple of weeks
ago
should we go over and make ourselves known to you?" Scarlett stared
incredulously
"Whatever for?" she said"They're saying you're from America, Mrs
O'hara, a fact I can tell the truth of myself after hearing you
speak
They're vintage omega watches also saying you come from the grand state called GeorgiaIt's
a place we two hold a fondness for in our hearts, seeing we both
fought
in the army there back in 'sixty-three and more
"You did?" Think of meeting someone from home on the road to
Kilbride
"Where were you? What part of Georgia? Were you with General
hood?"
"No, ma'am, I was one of Sherman's boysJohnny there, he was with
the
Confederates, that's where he got the name, for Johnny Reb and all
that Scarlett shook her head to clear itShe couldn't be hearing
rightBut more questions and more answers confirmed itThe two
men,
both Irish, were now the best of friendsWith happy shared memories
of being on opposite sides in a savage war"I don't understand," she
admitted white ceramic chanel watch at last"You were trying to kill each other fifteen years
ago, and you're friends nowDon't you even argue about the North
and
the South and who was right?"
"Johnny Reb" laughed"What's it to a soldier the right and the wrong
of it all? Ne's there for the fighting, that's what he likesDoesn't
matter who you're fighting, long as he gives you a good fight When
Scarlett reached the Sutcliffes' house she shocked their butler almost
out of his professional composure by asking for a brandy with her
coffeeShe was more confused than she could handleAfterwards
she
bathed and put on a fresh frock and came downstairs, her composure
restored
Until she saw Charles Raglandhe shouldn't be at this party! She
acted as if she hadn't noticed dior rasta h
early riser to meI wouldn't mind having a cool bath and
changing my clothes before I see anybodyI do hope there's a decent
maid for me here, not like that ham-handed idiot at the Giffords'She
practically tore the sleeves off my frocks hanging them up
Fitz is right, she usually is
But I don't want a personal maid hanging around me every minute of
my
lifePeggy Quinn does all I need at home, and if people want me to
come visit they'll just have to put up with me not bringing my maidI
really should give a house party myself, to pay back all the
hospitality I oweEveryone has been so kind I can say this year was just too hot, plus I was
worried about the farms Two hermes kelly handbag men stepped from shadows on each
side
of the roadcaught the horse's bridle; the other was pointing a
rifleScarlett mind raced, her heart did tooWhy hadn't she thought
to bringrevolver with her? Maybe they'd just take her rig and her
cases let her walk back to Trim if she swore not to tell what they
locIdiots! Why couldn't they at least be wearing those
masks, she'd read about in the newspaper?
For the love of God! They were in uniform, they Whiteboys at all
"Damn your eyes, you scared me half to death!" She could barely see
the menThe green uniforms of the Royal Irish Cor ulary blended into
the shadowy hedgerows"I'll have to ask you for some identification,
madam," said?? man holding her horse"Kevin, you look in the lady dior back
there
"Don't you dare touch my thingsWho do you think you I am Mrs
O'hara of Ballyhara, on my way to the Sutcliffes' at Kilbride
Sutcliffe is a magistrate, and he'll see to it that both of you end up
in the dock!" She didn't really know that Ernest Sutcliffe was a
magistrate, but he looked like one with his bushy ginger mustacheO'hara is it?" The Kevin who'd been told to search her buggy
came forward beside her"We heard tell of you in
barracks, ma'amI was asking Johnny here only a couple of weeks
ago
should we go over and make ourselves known to you?" Scarlett stared
incredulously
"Whatever for?" she said"They're saying you're from America, Mrs
O'hara, a fact I can tell the truth of myself after hearing you
speak
They're vintage omega watches also saying you come from the grand state called GeorgiaIt's
a place we two hold a fondness for in our hearts, seeing we both
fought
in the army there back in 'sixty-three and more
"You did?" Think of meeting someone from home on the road to
Kilbride
"Where were you? What part of Georgia? Were you with General
hood?"
"No, ma'am, I was one of Sherman's boysJohnny there, he was with
the
Confederates, that's where he got the name, for Johnny Reb and all
that Scarlett shook her head to clear itShe couldn't be hearing
rightBut more questions and more answers confirmed itThe two
men,
both Irish, were now the best of friendsWith happy shared memories
of being on opposite sides in a savage war"I don't understand," she
admitted white ceramic chanel watch at last"You were trying to kill each other fifteen years
ago, and you're friends nowDon't you even argue about the North
and
the South and who was right?"
"Johnny Reb" laughed"What's it to a soldier the right and the wrong
of it all? Ne's there for the fighting, that's what he likesDoesn't
matter who you're fighting, long as he gives you a good fight When
Scarlett reached the Sutcliffes' house she shocked their butler almost
out of his professional composure by asking for a brandy with her
coffeeShe was more confused than she could handleAfterwards
she
bathed and put on a fresh frock and came downstairs, her composure
restored
Until she saw Charles Raglandhe shouldn't be at this party! She
acted as if she hadn't noticed dior rasta h