@@@@@May I offer you some tea?" Before Scarlett
@@@@@May I offer you some tea?" Before
Scarlett could accept, Rhett spoke"I'm afraid we have to go, Miss
JuliaI haven't gotten the woods trails in condition yet for riding
in the dark, and the days are so short
"You could have avenues, not trails, if you'd put your men to work on
the land instead of at that disgraceful phosphate mine
"Now, Miss Julia, I thought we'd reached a truceFurthermore, I'll admit that you
should take care to be well home before duskI've been indulging
myself with happy memories about Rome, and I haven't watched the
time
Perhaps Rosemary might stay the night with me
I'd see her to the Landing tomorrow morning Oh, yes! thought
Scarlett"Unfortunately, that won't do," Rhett said"I might have to
go out tonight, and I don't want Scarlett at the house with no one she
knows except her Georgia maid
"I don't mind, Rhett," Scarlett said loudly, "truly I don'tDo you
think I'm some kind of sissy who's afraid of the dark?"
"You're quite right, Rhett," said Julia Ashley"And you should
cultivate some caution, Mrs
These are uncertain times Julia's tone was decisiveSo was her
abrupt movementShe stood and walked toward the door"I'll see
you
out, thenHector will have your horses brought around here were
several large groups of angry-looking black men and one small group
of
black women in the horseshoe-shaped grass area behind the house at
the
LandingRhett helped Scarlett and Rosemary step down from the
mounting
block near the makeshift stables and held on to their elbows while the
stableboy gathered the reins and led the horses awayWhen the boy
was
out of earshot, Rhett spoke with hushed urgency"I'm going to walk
you
around to the front of the ho