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Something arose from difference of disposition
and habit: one so easily satisfied, the other so unused to endure;
but still more might be imputed to difference of circumstances
In some points of interest they were exactly opposed to each other
To Fanny?s mind, Edmund?s absence was really, in its cause and its
tendency, a reliefTo Mary it was every way painfulShe felt the
want of his society every day, almost every hour, and was too much
in want of it to derive anything but irritation from considering the
object for which he wentHe could not have devised anything more
likely to raise his consequence than this week?s absence, occurring as
it did at the very time of her brother?s going away, of William Price?s
going too, and completing the sort of general break-up of a party
which had been so animatedThey were now a
miserable trio, confined within doors by a series of rain and snow,
with nothing to do and no variety to hope forAngry as she was
with Edmund for adhering to his own notions, and acting on them
in defiance of her (and she had been so angry that they had hardly
parted friends at the ball), she could not help hermes birkin thinking of him continually
when absent, dwelling on his merit and affection, and longing
again for the almost daily meetings they lately hadHis absence
was unnecessarily longHe should not have planned such an absence?
he should not have left home for a week, when her own
departure from Mansfield was so nearThen she began to blame
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herselfShe wished she had not spoken so warmly in their last conversation
She was afraid she had used some strong, some contemptuous
expressions in speaking of the clergy, and that should not
have beenIt was ill-bred; it was wrongShe wished such words
unsaid with all her heart
Her vexation did not end with the weekAll this was bad, but she
had still more to feel when Friday came round again and brought
no Edmund; when Saturday came and still no Edmund; and when,
through the slight communication with the other family which Sunday
produced, she learned that he had actually written home to
defer his return, having promised to remain some days longer with
his friend
If she had felt impatience and regret before?if she had been sorry
for what she said, and feared its too strong effect on chanel ice cube handbag him?she now
felt and feared it all tenfold moreShe had, moreover, to contend
with one disagreeable emotion entirely new to her?jealousyOwen had sisters; he might find them attractiveBut, at
any rate, his staying away at a time when, according to all preceding
plans, she was to remove to London, meant something that she
could not bearHad Henry returned, as he talked of doing, at the
end of three or four days, she should now have been leaving
MansfieldIt became absolutely necessary for her to get to Fanny
and try to learn something moreShe could not live any longer in
such solitary wretchedness; and she made her way to the Park,
through difficulties of walking which she had deemed unconquerable
a week before, for the chance of hearing a little in addition, for
the sake of at least hearing his name
The first half-hour was lost, for Fanny and Lady Bertram were
together, and unless she had Fanny to herself she could hope for
nothingBut at last Lady Bertram left the room, and then almost
immediately Miss Crawford thus began, with a voice as well regulated
as she could??And how do you like your cousin Edmund?s
staying away so dolce
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The wonder is that it should not
have been thought of beforeMy stupidity was abominable, for here
we have all the advantage of what I saw at Ecclesford; and it is so
useful to have anything of a model! We have cast almost every part
?But what do you do for women?? said Edmund gravely, and looking
at Maria
Maria blushed in spite of herself as she answered, ?I take the part
which Lady Ravenshaw was to have done, and? (with a bolder eye)
?Miss Crawford is to be Amelia
?I should not have thought it the sort of play to be so easily filled
up, with us,? replied Edmund, turning away to the fire, where sat
his mother, aunt, and Fanny, and seating himself with a look of
great vexationRushworth followed him to say, ?I come in three times, and have
two-and-forty speechesThat?s something, is not it? But I do not much
like the idea of being so fineI shall hardly know myself in a blue dress
and a pink satin cloak
Edmund could not answer himBertram
was called out of the chanel classic bags room to satisfy some doubts of the carpenter;
and being accompanied by MrYates, and followed soon afterwards
by MrRushworth, Edmund almost immediately took the opportunity
of saying, ?I cannot, before MrYates, speak what I feel as to
this play, without reflecting on his friends at Ecclesford; but I must
now, my dear Maria, tell you, that I think it exceedingly unfit for
private representation, and that I hope you will give it upI cannot
but suppose you will when you have read it carefully overRead
only the first act aloud to either your mother or aunt, and see how
you can approve itIt will not be necessary to send you to your
father?s judgment, I am convinced
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?We see things very differently,? cried Maria?I am perfectly acquainted
with the play, I assure you; and with a very few omissions,
and so forth, which will be made, of course, I can see nothing objectionable
in it; and I am not the only young woman you find who
thinks it very fit for chanel purses and handbags private representation
?I am sorry for it,? was his answer; ?but in this matter it is you who are
to leadYou must set the exampleIf others have blundered, it is your
place to put them right, and shew them what true delicacy isIn all
points of decorum your conduct must be law to the rest of the party
This picture of her consequence had some effect, for no one loved
better to lead than Maria; and with far more good-humour she answered,
?I am much obliged to you, Edmund; you mean very well,
I am sure: but I still think you see things too strongly; and I really
cannot undertake to harangue all the rest upon a subject of this
kindThere would be the greatest indecorum, I think
?Do you imagine that I could have such an idea in my head? No;
let your conduct be the only harangueSay that, on examining the
part, you feel yourself unequal to it; that you find it requiring more
exertion and confidence than you can be supposed to haveSay this
with firmness, and it will be rolex watch for sale quite enoughAll who can distinguish
will understand your motiveThe play will be given up, and your
delicacy honoured as it ought
?Do not act anything improper, my dear,? said Lady Bertram
?Sir Thomas would not like itFanny, ring the bell; I must have
my dinnerTo be sure, Julia is dressed by this time
?I am convinced, madam,? said Edmund, preventing Fanny, ?that
Sir Thomas would not like it
?There, my dear, do you hear what Edmund says??
?If I were to decline the part,? said Maria, with renewed zeal,
?Julia would certainly take it
?What!? cried Edmund, ?if she knew your reasons!?
?Oh! she might think the difference between us?the difference
in our situations?that she need not be so scrupulous as I might feel
necessaryI am sure she would argue soNo; you must excuse me; I
cannot retract my consent; it is too far settled, everybody would be
so disappointed, Tom would be quite angry; and if we are so very
nice, we shall never act anything
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?I was swiss replica rolex just going to say the very same thing,? said Mrs?If
every play is to be objected to, you will act nothing, and the preparations
will be all so much money thrown away, and I am sure that
would be a discredit to us allI do not know the play; but, as Maria
says, if there is anything a little too warm (and it is so with most of
them) it can be easily left outWe must not be over-precise, EdmundRushworth is to act too, there can be no harmI only wish
Tom had known his own mind when the carpenters began, for there
was the loss of half a day?s work about those side-doorsThe curtain
will be a good job, howeverThe maids do their work very well, and I
think we shall be able to send back some dozens of the ringsThere is
no occasion to put them so very close togetherI am of some use, I
hope, in preventing waste and making the most of thingsThere should
always be one steady head to superintend so many young onesI
forgot to tell Tom of something that happened to me this very omega seamaster orange day
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Introduce your sister-in-law My grief, she really is a dragon,
Scarlett thought nervouslyI wonder if she expects me to curtsey?
"This is Scarlett, Miss Julia," Rosemary said, smiling
She didn't seem at all upset by the older woman's criticism Scarlett was sure that Julia Ashley didn't care
to know how she did at all"How do you do," she replied in kindShe
inclined her head in a slight bow, the degree of inclination an exact
replica of Miss Ashley's frigid politeness
Who did this old woman think she was anyhow? "There is a tea tray in
the drawing room," Julia said"You may pour out for MrsRing if you need more hot waterWe'll do our business in
my library, MrButler, and take tea afterwards
"Oh, Miss Julia, can't I listen while you tiffany's bean necklace and Rhett talk?" Rosemary
begged"No, Rosemary, you may not And that's the end of that, I
guess, Scarlett said to herselfJulia Ashley was walking away with
Rhett obediently following behind"Come on, Scarlett, the drawing
room's through here Rosemary opened a tall door and gestured to
ScarlettThe room she entered was a surprise to ScarlettThere was
none of the coldness of its owner about it and nothing intimidating
It was very large, bigger than Minnie Wentworth's ballroomBut the
floor was covered with an old Persian rug with a background of faded
red, and the draperies at the tall windows were a warm soft rose
color
A bright fire crackled in the wide fireplace; sunlight poured through
the sparkling window panes onto the brightly newest chanel bag polished silver tea
service, onto the gold and blue and rose velvet upholstery on broad,
comfortable settees and winged chairsAnd an enormous yellow
tabby
cat was sleeping on the hearthScarlett shook her head slightly in
wonderIt was difficult to believe that this cheerful, welcoming room
had any connection with the stiff-backed woman in the black dress she
had met outside its doorShe sat next to Rosemary on a settee"Tell
me about Miss Ashley," she said, avid with curiosity"Miss Julia's
wonderful"She runs Ashley Barony herseli;
she
says she's never had an overseer that didn't need overseeing
And she has practically as many rice fields as there were before the
WarShe could mine phosphate like Rhett, but she won't chanel knock off purse have
anything
to do with itPlantations are for planting, she says, not
for"-Rosemary's voice dropped to a shocked, pleased whisper-" 'raping
the land to get what's underneath She keeps it all the way it was
There's sugar cane and a press to make her own molasses, and a
blacksmith to shoe the mules and make wheels for the carts, and a
cooper to make barrels for the rice and molasses, and a carpenter for
fixing things, a tanner to make harnessShe takes her rice into town
for milling and she buys flour and coffee and tea, but everything else
comes from the placeShe's got cows and sheep and fowl and pigs
and a
dairy room and spring house and smoke house and storerooms full of
canned vegetables and shelled corn and preserved fruit from chanel classic bags the
summer
cropsShe makes her own wine, tooRhett claims she's even got a
still out in the pine woods she gets her turpentine from
"Does she still have slaves?"
Scarlett's words were sharply sarcasticThe days of the great
plantations were over and there was no bringing them back"Oh,
Scarlett, you sound just like Rhett sometimesI'd like to shake both
of youMiss Julia pays wages just like everybody elseBut she makes
the plantation earn enough to pay themI'm going to do the same
thing
at the Landing if I ever get the chanceI think it's horrible that
Rhett won't even try Rosemary began to clatter cups and saucers on
the tea tray"I can't remember, do you take milk or lemon,
Scarlett?"
"What? Oh-milk, please Scarlett had no interest in d
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Just look how green and thick that grass
isThe land must be as rich as anythingAll you'd have to do is
plow it and drop in the seed, and it would probably sprout faster than
you could get out of the way She looked eagerly at him, ready to
share her hard-earned knowledge"You're a barbarian, Scarlett,"
Rhett
said heavily"Go up to the house and tell Pansy to get readyI'll
meet you at the dock What had she done wrong? One minute he
was
full of life and excitement, then all of a sudden it was gone and he
was cold, a strangerShe'd never understand him if she lived to be a
hundredShe strode rapidly up the green terraces, blind now to their
beauty, and into the houseThe boat moored to the landing was very
different from the scabrous barge that had brought Scarlett and Pansy
to cheap rolex watches the plantationIt was a sleek brown-painted sloop with bright
brass fittings and gilt scroll trimBeyond it in the river was
another boat, one that she'd much prefer, Scarlett thought angrilyIt
was five times the size of the sloop and it had two decks with white
and blue gingerbread scrollwork trim and a bright red rear
paddlewheel
Gaily colored bunting flags were strung from its smokestacks, and
brightly dressed men and women crowded the rails on both decksIt
looked festive and funIt's just like Rhett, Scarlett brooded, to go
to the city in his dinky little boat instead of hailing the steamer to
pick us upShe reached the landing just as Rhett took off his hat and
made a sweeping, flamboyant bow to the people on the
paddlewheeler
"Do you know those folks?" she saidMaybe she was gucci bags for sale wrong, maybe
he
was signallingRhett turned from the river, replacing his hatNot individually, I hope, but in the wholeThat's the weekly
excursion boat from Charleston up the river and backA highly
profitable business for one of our carpetbagger citizensYankees buy
tickets well in advance for the pleasure of seeing the skeletons of the
burned-out plantation housesI always greet them if it's convenient;
it amuses me to see the confusion it engenders Scarlett was too
appalled to say a wordHow could Rhett make a joke out of a bunch
of
Yankee buzzards laughing at what they'd done to hishome? She
settled
herself obediently on a cushioned bench in the small cabin, but as
soon
as Rhett stepped up on deck she jumped up to examine the intricate
arrangement of cupboards, shelves, copies of chanel handbags supplies and equipment, each
thing
in a place obviously designed for its storageShe was still busily
satisfying her curiosity as the sloop moved slowly along the riverbank
for a short distance and then tied up againRhett called out crisp
orders"Pass those bundles over and tie them down on the bow
Scarlett poked her head up from the hatch to see what was going on
Gracious peace, what was all this? Dozens of black men were leaning
on
picks and shovels and watching as a series of bulky sacks were thrown
to a crewman on the sloopWhere on earth could they be? This place
looked like the back side of the moonThere was a huge clearing in
the woods with a big pit dug in it and gigantic piles of what looked
like pale chunks of rock on one side
Chalky dust filled the air and, soon, chanel replica bag her nostrils, and she sneezed
Pansy's echoing sneeze from the rear deck caught her attentionNo
fair, she thoughtPansy had a good view of everything"I'm coming
up," Scarlett shouted"Cast olf," Rhett said at the same timeThe
sloop moved quickly, caught by the fast river current, sending Scarlett
tumbling down from the short ladder-stair into a graceless sprawl in
the cabin"Damn you, Rhett Butler, I could have broken my neckI'll be down shortly Scarlett heard the
creaking of ropes, and the sloop picked up speedShe scrambled to
one
of the benches and pulled herself upAlmost immediately Rhett
stepped
easily down the ladder, his head bent to clear the hatchHe
straightened up, and his head grazed the polished wood above it
Scarlett glared at him
'You did that on purpose," she knock off gucci bags grumbled
Just look how green and thick that grass isThe...
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Just look how green and thick that grass
isThe land must be as rich as anythingAll you'd have to do is
plow it and drop in the seed, and it would probably sprout faster than
you could get out of the way She looked eagerly at him, ready to
share her hard-earned knowledge"You're a barbarian, Scarlett,"
Rhett
said heavily"Go up to the house and tell Pansy to get readyI'll
meet you at the dock What had she done wrong? One minute he
was
full of life and excitement, then all of a sudden it was gone and he
was cold, a strangerShe'd never understand him if she lived to be a
hundredShe strode rapidly up the green terraces, blind now to their
beauty, and into the houseThe boat moored to the landing was very
different from the scabrous barge that had brought Scarlett and Pansy
to cheap rolex watches the plantationIt was a sleek brown-painted sloop with bright
brass fittings and gilt scroll trimBeyond it in the river was
another boat, one that she'd much prefer, Scarlett thought angrilyIt
was five times the size of the sloop and it had two decks with white
and blue gingerbread scrollwork trim and a bright red rear
paddlewheel
Gaily colored bunting flags were strung from its smokestacks, and
brightly dressed men and women crowded the rails on both decksIt
looked festive and funIt's just like Rhett, Scarlett brooded, to go
to the city in his dinky little boat instead of hailing the steamer to
pick us upShe reached the landing just as Rhett took off his hat and
made a sweeping, flamboyant bow to the people on the
paddlewheeler
"Do you know those folks?" she saidMaybe she was gucci bags for sale wrong, maybe
he
was signallingRhett turned from the river, replacing his hatNot individually, I hope, but in the wholeThat's the weekly
excursion boat from Charleston up the river and backA highly
profitable business for one of our carpetbagger citizensYankees buy
tickets well in advance for the pleasure of seeing the skeletons of the
burned-out plantation housesI always greet them if it's convenient;
it amuses me to see the confusion it engenders Scarlett was too
appalled to say a wordHow could Rhett make a joke out of a bunch
of
Yankee buzzards laughing at what they'd done to hishome? She
settled
herself obediently on a cushioned bench in the small cabin, but as
soon
as Rhett stepped up on deck she jumped up to examine the intricate
arrangement of cupboards, shelves, copies of chanel handbags supplies and equipment, each
thing
in a place obviously designed for its storageShe was still busily
satisfying her curiosity as the sloop moved slowly along the riverbank
for a short distance and then tied up againRhett called out crisp
orders"Pass those bundles over and tie them down on the bow
Scarlett poked her head up from the hatch to see what was going on
Gracious peace, what was all this? Dozens of black men were leaning
on
picks and shovels and watching as a series of bulky sacks were thrown
to a crewman on the sloopWhere on earth could they be? This place
looked like the back side of the moonThere was a huge clearing in
the woods with a big pit dug in it and gigantic piles of what looked
like pale chunks of rock on one side
Chalky dust filled the air and, soon, chanel replica bag her nostrils, and she sneezed
Pansy's echoing sneeze from the rear deck caught her attentionNo
fair, she thoughtPansy had a good view of everything"I'm coming
up," Scarlett shouted"Cast olf," Rhett said at the same timeThe
sloop moved quickly, caught by the fast river current, sending Scarlett
tumbling down from the short ladder-stair into a graceless sprawl in
the cabin"Damn you, Rhett Butler, I could have broken my neckI'll be down shortly Scarlett heard the
creaking of ropes, and the sloop picked up speedShe scrambled to
one
of the benches and pulled herself upAlmost immediately Rhett
stepped
easily down the ladder, his head bent to clear the hatchHe
straightened up, and his head grazed the polished wood above it
Scarlett glared at him
'You did that on purpose," she knock off gucci bags grumbled
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All the adults played parent to all the
childrenScarlett was grateful for Maureen's red hairAll her
children- the ones Scarlett had met next door, plus Patricia, plus
Daniel, the son at the store, plus another grown boy whose name she
couldn't remember-were at least recognizableThe others were a
hopeless muddleSo were their parentsScarlett knew that one of
the
men was named Gerald, but which one? They were all big men, with
curly
dark hair and blue eyes and winning smiles"Isn't it confusing?" said
a voice beside her"Don't let it bother you,
Scarlett, you'll puzzle them out in time Scarlett smiled and nodded
politelyBut she had no intention of "puzzling them out
She was going to ask Jamie to walk her home just as soon as replica prada fairy bag she
could
It was too noisy here with all those brats running around
The silent pink house on the square seemed like a refugeAt least
there she had her aunts to talk toHere she couldn't say a word to a
soulThey were all too busy chasing children or hugging and kissing
PatriciaAsking her about her baby, for heaven's sake! As if they
didn't know that the only decent thing to do was pretend that you
didn't notice when a woman was pregnantShe felt like a strangerJust like 34
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And these were her own kin! It made things a hundred times worse
"We'll be cutting the cake now," Maureen saidShe slipped her arm
through Scarlett's"Then we'll have a bit of music Scarlett
clenched her teethMy grief, I've sat through one musicale rolex replica already in
SavannahCan't these people do anything else?
She walked with Maureen to a settee covered in red plush and settled
herself stiffly on the edge of the seatA knife clattering against a
glass demanded everyone's attentionSomething that was almost
silence
came into the crowd"I thank you for as long as it lasts," Jamie
saidHe waved his knife menacingly at the laughter
"We've come to celebrate Patricia's birthday, even though it will not
arrive until next weekToday is Shrove Tuesday, a better time for
feasting than the middle of Lent He threatened the laughter again
"And we have a further cause for celebrationA beautiful long lost O
'Hara has been found againI lift this glass for all the O'Haras in a
toast to Cousin Scarlett chanel classic bags and bid her welcome to our hearts and our
homes Jamie threw back his head and poured the dark contents of
his glass down his throat"Bring on the feast!"
He commanded with a sweeping gesture"And the fiddle!" There was
an
outburst of giggles from the doorway and the sound of hissing calls for
silencePatricia came over and seated herself next to Scarlett
Then, from a corner, a fiddle began to playJamie's beautiful
daughter Helen walked in carrying a platter of steaming small meat
piesShe bent over to show them to Patricia and Scarlett, then
carefully carried them to the heavy round parlor table in the center of
the room and set the platter on the velvet cloth that covered it
Helen was followed by Mary Kate, then the pretty girl rolex wrist watches who had been
with
Uncle James, then the youngest of the O'Hara wivesAll of them
presented the platters they were carrying to Scarlett and Patricia
before adding them to the food on the tableA roast of beef, a
clove-studded ham, a bulging turkeyThen Helen appeared again with
a
huge bowl of steaming potatoes, followed more quickly now by the
others
with creamed carrots, roast onions, whipped sweet potatoesAgain
and
again the procession came until the table was covered with food and
relishes of every kind
The fiddle-Scarlett saw that Daniel from the store was playing-played
a
flourishing arpeggio, and Maureen entered carrying a tower of a cake
liberally trimmed with huge, vividly pink icing roses"Bakery cake!"
screamed omega constellation watch crystal Tim
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What did a tablecloth matter when she had to face the mother Rhett
practically worshipped?
Suppose he'd told her the truth about why he'd left Atlanta, that he
had walked out on the marriage? "I'd better go look at my clothes,"
Scarlett said through the constriction in her throat
"Pansy'll have to press the wrinkles out of whatever I'm going to
wear She had to get away from Pauline and Eulalie, she had to pull
herself together"I'll tell Susie to start heating the irons,"
Eulalie offeredShe rang the silver bell near her plate
"She'd better wash out this cloth before she starts on anything else,"
Pauline said"Once a stain sets-"
"You might observe, Sister, that I
have not yet finished miu miu leather black coffer bag my breakfastSurely you don't expect me to let
it get cold while Susie clears everything off the table Scarlett
fled to her room"You won't need that heavy fur cape, Scarlett," said
Pauline"Indeed not," said Eulalie"We have a typical Charleston
winter day todayWhy, I wouldn't even wear this shawl if I didn't
have a cold Scarlett unhooked the cape and handed it to PansyIf
Eulalie wanted everyone else to have a cold, too, she'd be glad to
oblige herHer aunts must take her for a foolShe knew why they
didn't want her to wear her capeThey were just like the Old Guard in
AtlantaA person had to be shabby like them to be respectableShe
noticed Eulalie eyeing the fashionable feather-trimmed hat louis vuitton handbags she was
wearing, and her jaw hardened belligerentlyIf she had to face
Rhett's
mother, at least she would do it in style"Let's be olf, then," said
Eulalie, capitulating
Susie pulled the big door open, and Scarlett followed her aunts out
into the bright dayShe gasped when she stepped down from the
entranceIt was like May, not NovemberSun reflected warmth from
the white crushed shell of the path and settled on her shoulders like a
weightless blanketShe tilted her chin up to feel it on her face and
her eyes closed in sensuous pleasure"Oh, Aunties, this feels
wonderful," she said"I hope your carriage has a fold-down top"Dear child," Eulalie said, "there's not a living soul
in Charleston dolce
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What was he saying? Something outrageously charming, she was
sure, but
he was using that low intimate voice he saved for women
And curse those womenShe wanted that voice murmuring to her,
only
herThe ship's captain walked down the gangplank, adjusting the set
of his gold epauletted jacketDon't make them hurry, Scarlett wanted
to shoutStay, stay just a little longerI'll
never see him againLet me store up the sight of himHe must have
just had his share cut, there's the tiniest pale line above hisearsIs
that more gray at the temples? It looks so elegant, the silver
streaking his crow-black hairI remember how it felt under chanel diamond watches my
fingers,
crisp and shockingly soft at the same timeAnd the muscles in
his shoulders and his arms, sliding so smoothly under the skin,
stretching the skin when they hardenedI wantThe ship's whistle
shrieked loudlyShe could hear rapid footsteps, the
rumble of the gangplank, but she kept her eyes fixed on RhettHe
was
smiling, looking over there to her right, looking upShe could see
his dark eyes and slashing brows and impeccably groomed mustache
His
entire strong, masculine, unforgettable pirate's face"My beloved,"
she whispered, "my love Rhett bowed once againThe ship was
moving
away from the dockHe put his hat on and fake hermes bags turned awayHis thumb
tilted the hat to the back of his headDon't go, cried Scarlett's
heartRhett glanced over his shoulder as if there had been a sound
His eyes met hers, and surprise stiffened his lithe bodyFor a long,
immeasurable moment the two of them looked at each other while the
space between them widenedThen blandness smoothed Rhett's face
as he
touched two fingers to his hat brim in saluteScarlett lifted her
handHe was still standing there on the dock when the ship turned
into the channel to the seaWhen Scarlett could see him no longer,
she sank numbly into a deck chair"Don't be silly, Bridie, the
steward will sit right omega de ville watch ladies outside the oorHe'll come get us if Cat so
much as turns overThere's no eason for you not to come to the
dining
saloonYou can't have our dinner in here every night
"There's reason enough for me, ScarlettI don't feel easy among ancy
gentlemen and ladies, pretending to be one of them
"You're just as good as they are, I told you that
"And I heard you say it, Scarlett, but you don't hear meI prefer o
have me meal in here with all the silver hats on the dishes and y
manners my own business'Tis soon enough I'll have to go where the
lady I'm maiding tells me to go and do what I'm told to doIt's
certain that having a grand meal in gucci bags china private comfort won't be one of my
instructionsI'll take it now while I can Scarlett had to agree
with BridieBut she couldn't possibly have dinner in the suite
herselfShe had to find out who those women were and
why they were with Rhett, or she'd go madThey were English, she
learned as soon as she entered the dining saloonThe distinctive
accent was dominating the captain's tableScarlett told the steward
that she would like to change her seating to the small table near the
wallThe table near the wall was also near the captain's table
There were fourteen at histable: a dozen English passengers, the
captain, and his first louis vuitton handbags officer
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I know she wishes it very muchShe
has not often a gratification of the kind, and I am sure, ma?am, you
would be glad to give her the pleasure now??
?Oh yes! very glad, if your aunt sees no objectionNorris was very ready with the only objection which could
remain?their having positively assured MrsRushworth that Fanny
could not go, and the very strange appearance there would consequently
be in taking her, which seemed to her a difficulty quite
impossible to be got overIt must have the strangest appearance! It
would be something so very unceremonious, so bordering on disrespect
for MrsRushworth, whose own manners were such a pattern
of good-breeding and attention, that she really did not feel equal to
itNorris had no affection for Fanny, and no wish of procuring
her pleasure at any time; but her opposition to Edmund now,
arose more from partiality for her own scheme, because it was her
own, than from anything elseShe felt that she had arranged everything
extremely well, and that any alteration must be for the worse
When Edmund, therefore, told her in reply, as he did when she
would give him the hearing, that she need not distress herself on
MrsRushworth?s account, because he had taken the opportunity,
as he walked with her through the hall, of mentioning Miss Price as
one who would probably be of the party, and had directly received a
very sufficient invitation for his cousin, MrsNorris was louis vuitton graffiti bag too much
vexed to submit with a very good grace, and would only say, ?Very
well, very well, just as you chuse, settle it your own way, I am sure I
do not care about it
?It seems very odd,? said Maria, ?that you should be staying at
home instead of Fanny
?I am sure she ought to be very much obliged to you,? added
Julia, hastily leaving the room as she spoke, from a consciousness
that she ought to offer to stay at home herself
?Fanny will feel quite as grateful as the occasion requires,? was
Edmund?s only reply, and the subject dropt
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Fanny?s gratitude, when she heard the plan, was, in fact, much
greater than her pleasureShe felt Edmund?s kindness with all, and
more than all, the sensibility which he, unsuspicious of her fond
attachment, could be aware of; but that he should forego any enjoyment
on her account gave her pain, and her own satisfaction in
seeing Sotherton would be nothing without him
The next meeting of the two Mansfield families produced another
alteration in the plan, and one that was admitted with general approbationGrant offered herself as companion for the day to Lady
Bertram in lieu of her son, and DrGrant was to join them at dinner
Lady Bertram was very well pleased to have it so, and the young ladies
were in spirits againEven Edmund was very thankful for an arrangement
which restored him to his share of the party; and MrsNorris
thought it an excellent necklace tiffany plan, and had it at her tongue?s end, and was
on the point of proposing it, when Mrs
Wednesday was fine, and soon after breakfast the barouche arrived,
MrCrawford driving his sisters; and as everybody was ready,
there was nothing to be done but for MrsGrant to alight and the
others to take their placesThe place of all places, the envied seat,
the post of honour, was unappropriatedTo whose happy lot was it
to fall? While each of the Miss Bertrams were meditating how best,
and with the most appearance of obliging the others, to secure it,
the matter was settled by MrsGrant?s saying, as she stepped from
the carriage, ?As there are five of you, it will be better that one should
sit with Henry; and as you were saying lately that you wished you
could drive, Julia, I think this will be a good opportunity for you to
take a lesson
Happy Julia! Unhappy Maria! The former was on the barouchebox
in a moment, the latter took her seat within, in gloom and
mortification; and the carriage drove off amid the good wishes of
the two remaining ladies, and the barking of Pug in his mistress?s
arms
Their road was through a pleasant country; and Fanny, whose
rides had never been extensive, was soon beyond her knowledge,
and was very happy in observing all that was new, and admiring all
that was prettyShe was not often invited to join in the conversation
of the others, nor did she desire itHer own thoughts gucci bags china and
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reflections were habitually her best companions; and, in observing
the appearance of the country, the bearings of the roads, the difference
of soil, the state of the harvest, the cottages, the cattle, the
children, she found entertainment that could only have been heightened
by having Edmund to speak to of what she feltThat was the
only point of resemblance between her and the lady who sat by her:
in everything but a value for Edmund, Miss Crawford was very
unlike herShe had none of Fanny?s delicacy of taste, of mind, of
feeling; she saw Nature, inanimate Nature, with little observation;
her attention was all for men and women, her talents for the light
and livelyIn looking back after Edmund, however, when there was
any stretch of road behind them, or when he gained on them in
ascending a considerable hill, they were united, and a ?there he is?
broke at the same moment from them both, more than once
For the first seven miles Miss Bertram had very little real comfort:
her prospect always ended in MrCrawford and her sister sitting
side by side, full of conversation and merriment; and to see only his
expressive profile as he turned with a smile to Julia, or to catch the
laugh of the other, was a perpetual source of irritation, which her
own sense of propriety could but just smooth overWhen Julia looked
back, it was with a countenance of delight, and whenever she spoke
to chanel flap bag in canvas them, it was in the highest spirits: ?her view of the country was
charming, she wished they could all see it,? etc but her only offer
of exchange was addressed to Miss Crawford, as they gained the
summit of a long hill, and was not more inviting than this: ?Here is
a fine burst of countryI wish you had my seat, but I dare say you
will not take it, let me press you ever so much;? and Miss Crawford
could hardly answer before they were moving again at a good pace
When they came within the influence of Sotherton associations,
it was better for Miss Bertram, who might be said to have two strings
to her bowShe had Rushworth feelings, and Crawford feelings,
and in the vicinity of Sotherton the former had considerable effectRushworth?s consequence was hersShe could not tell Miss
Crawford that ?those woods belonged to Sotherton,? she could not
carelessly observe that ?she believed that it was now all Mr
Rushworth?s property on each side of the road,? without elation of
heart; and it was a pleasure to increase with their approach to the
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capital freehold mansion, and ancient manorial residence of the family,
with all its rights of court-leet and court-baron
?Now we shall have no more rough road, Miss Crawford; our
difficulties are overThe rest of the way is such as it ought to be
Rushworth has made it since he succeeded to the estateHere begins
the villageThose cottages are really a discount louis vuitton bags disgra
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The mob reached the tower and stoppedthey're in
the tower The shouts were like the baying of hounds at the death of
the foxScarlett's heart hammered in her earsThen O'Neill's voice
cut through the othersnot there, see the rope still hanging
down?""The O'hara's clever, she'd be tricking us that way," another
argued, and then all joined in"You go up and see, Denny, you made
the rope, you know its strength"
"Sure, go see for yourself, Dave Kennedy, since it's your idea"
"The changeling talks with the ghost up there, they do be saying"
"Ne's hanging still, his eyes open cutting right through you like a
knife" "Me fendi handbag old mother saw him walking on All hallows', the rope was
dragging behind blighting all it touched to shrivelled backness"
cc I feel a cold wind down my back, I'm leaving this haunted place"
"But if they're up there, The O'hara and the changeling? We need to
kill them for the ill they've done us" "Ach, isn't slow starving a
death as good as burning? Put your torches to the ropes, then, lads
They'll not get down without breaking their necks!" Scarlett smelled
the rope burning, and she wanted to shout in jubilationThey were
safe! No one could come up nowTomorrow she could make a rope
from
strips of the quilts on the swiss replica rolex watch floor beneath herThey'd
make their way to Trim somehow, when daylight cameThey were
safe!
She bit her lips to stop herself from laughing, from crying, from
calling Rhett's name so she could feel it in her throat, hear it in the
air, hear his deep, sure, laughing response, hear his voice speak her
nameIt was a long time before the voices and the sound of
trampling
boots faded completely awayEven then Rhett did not speakhe
came
to her, and to Cat, and held them both in his strong embraceScarlett rested her head against him, and it was all she
wantedMuch later, when Cat's heavy looseness told of deep diamond gucci watch black sleep,
Scarlett laid her down and covered her with a quiltThen she turned
to RhettHer arms circled his neck, and his lips found hers"So
that's what it means," she whispered shakily when the kiss endedButler, you fairly take my breath away
Muted laughter rumbled in his chesthe unlocked her embrace and
gently
separated them"Come away from the baby
His low, quiet words did not make Cat stirRhett tucked the quilt
closely around her"Over here, Scarlett," he saidhe backed out of
the niche and walked to a windowHis profile was like a hawk's
against the fire-lit skyScarlett followed himShe felt as if she
could follow him to the ends mens gucci wallets of the earthhe had only to call her
nameNo one had ever said her name quite the way Rhett did"We'll
get away," she said confidently when she was beside him"There's a
hidden path from the witch's cottage
"From what?"
"She's not really a witch, at least I don't think so, and it doesn't
matter anyhowShe'll show us the pathOr Cat will know one, she's
in the woods all the time
"Is there anything Cat doesn't know?"
"She doesn't know you're her father Scarlett saw the muscles
tighten
in his jaw"Some day I'll beat you black and blue for not telling
me
"I was going to, but you fixed it so I couldn't!" Scarlett louis vuitton women's bags said
hotl
"There is the usual croquet and archery, what? Or...
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"There is the usual croquet and archery, what? Or the library and
billiards in the house, what? Or whatever one does customarily
What?"
"Do get on with it Ernest," said his wifeWith many starts and stops
and sputters Ernest got on with itThere were bathing costumes for
anyone who wanted one and ropes strung across the river for the
adventurous to hold on to while cooling off in the rushing water
"hardly 'rushing,'" amended Nan Sutcliffe, "but a decent little
currentFootmen will be there with iced champagne
Scarlett was one of the first to acceptIt sounded like being in a
cool tub all afternoonIt was immensely more enjoyable than a cool
tub, even though the water was warmer than she'd hoped it would be
Scarlett moved along the rope hand over hand rolex watches online towards the center and
deeper waterSuddenly she found herself in the grip of the current
It was colder, so much colder that gooseflesh rose on her arms, and
very swiftIt pushed her up against the rope then knocked her feet
out from under herShe was holding on for her lifeHer legs gyrated
out of control and the current twisted her body in half circlesShe
felt a dangerous temptation to let go of the rope and ride swirling in
the current to wherever it would take herFree of the earth under her
feet, free of walls or roads or anything controlled and controlling
For long heartracing moments she imagined herself letting go, just
letting goShe was shaking from the effort she had to make to keep
her grip fast on the rope
Slowly, with intense concentration and wholesale gucci handbags determination, she moved on,
hand over hand, until she was free of the current's pullShe turned
her head away from the others splashing and shouting in the water,
and
she cried, she didn't know whyThere were slow eddies, like fingers
from the current, in the warmer water outside it
Scarlett slowly became aware of their caresses, then she let herself
float among themWarm tendrils of movement stroked her legs, her
thighs, her body, her breasts, twined around her waist and her knees
beneath the wool tunic and bloomersShe felt longings she could not
name, an emptiness that cried out to be filled within her"Rhett,"
she whispered against the rope, bruising her lips, inviting the
roughness and the hurt"Isn't this splendid fun?" cried Nan
Sutcliffe"Who rolex vintage women's watch wants champagne?" Scarlett forced herself to look
around"Scarlett, you brave you went right through the frightening
partNone of us has the nerve to bring your
champagne to you Yes, thought Scarlett, I have to go backAfter
dinner she made her way to Charles Ragland's sidecheeks were very
pale, her eyes very bright"May I offer you a sandwich tonight?" she
asked quietlyCharles was an experienced, skillful loverHis hands
gentle, his lips firm and warmScarlett closed her eyes and let skin
receive his touch the way it had received the caresses of riverThen
he spoke her name, and she felt the ecstatic slipping awayNo, she
thought, no, I don't want to lose it, I mustn She closed her eyes
tighter, thought of Rhett, pretended that hands were Rhett's chanel bags for cheep hands,
the
lips Rhett's lips, that the warm, strc thrusting filling her aching
emptiness was Rhett'sThe sorrow
of it made want to dieShe turned her face away from Charles'
questing mouth and wept until he was at rest"My darling," he said,
"I love you so
"Please," Scarlett sobbed, cc oh, please go away) "What is it,
darling, what's wrong?"
"MePlease leave me alone Her voice was so
small, so poignant with despair that Charles reached out to comfort
her, then drew back in full knowledge that there was only one comfort
he could givehe moved quietly as he gathered hisclothes, and he
shut
the door behind him with only the slightest soundhave gone to join
my regimentwill love you foreverScarlett folded
the note carefully, tucked it beneath the pearls her jewel louis vuitton women's bags
Brewton, but those onions are no good "No good?...
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Brewton, but those onions are no good
"No good? How can onions be no good? They're not rotten or
sprouting
"These onions were dug up too soon," Scarlett explained"They look
fine enough, but they won't have any flavorI know, because it's a
mistake I made myselfWhen I had to run our place, I planted
onions
Since I didn't know anything about growing things, I dug up a batch as
soon as the tops started to brown, afraid they were dying and would
rotThey were pretty as pictures, and I was proud as a peacock,
because most of my planting came out mighty sorryWe ate them
boiled
and stewed and in fricassee cartier pasha c watches to help the taste of the squirrels and
raccoonsBut they didn't have any bite to them at allLater, when I
dug up the row to plant something else, I came across one I'd missed
That one was what an onion's supposed to beThe fact is, they need
time to flavor upI'll show you what a good onion should be like
Scarlett sorted with expert eyes, hands, and nose through the baskets
on the table"These are the ones you want," she said at lastHer
chin was belligerentYou can figure me for a country bumpkin if you
want to, she was thinking, but I'm not ashamed that I got my hands
dirty when I had toYou high-toned louis vuitton handbags Charlestonians think you're the
be-all and end-all, but you're not"Thank you," said SallyHer eyes
were thoughtfulI did you an injustice, ScarlettI
didn't think anyone as pretty as you could have any senseWhat else
did you plant? I wouldn't mind learning about celery Scarlett
studied Sally's faceShe saw the honest interest and responded to
it
"Celery was too fancy for meI had a dozen mouths to feedI know
about all there is to know about yams, though, and carrots and white
potatoes and turnips She didn't care if she was
bragging or notShe'd bet anything that no lady in Charleston had
ever sweated in the sun chloe bay bag camel picking cotton! "You must have worked
yourself
to a shadow
Respect was written clear in Sally Brewton's eyes
She shrugged off the past"Thank goodness that's way behind usSally Brewton made her feel good"It did make me
mighty particular about root crops, thoughRhett said one time that
he'd known plenty of people to send wine back but I was the only one
who'd do it with carrotsWe were at the fanciest restaurant in New
Orleans, and did it ever cause a rumpus!" Sally laughed explosively
"I think I know that restaurantDid the waiter rearrange
the napkin over his arm and look down his nose in louis vuitton bag with pocket in front disapproval?"
Scarlett
giggled"He dropped the napkin and it fell onto one of those frying
pans they cook dessert"
"And caught on fire?" Sally grinned
wickedly"Oh, Lord!" Sally hooted"I'd have given my eye
teeth to have been there Eleanor Butler broke in"What are you
two
talking about? I could use a good laughBrewton only had two
pounds
of sausage left, and he'd promised them to Minnie Wentworth
"Get Scarlett to tell you," said Sally, still chuckling"This girl of
yours is a wonder, Eleanor, but I've got to go She put her hand on
the basket of onions that Scarlett had designated"I'll take this she
said to the cartier ballon blue ve
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Impulsively, she put her hand over the mouth of the bagBrewton, but those onions are no good
"No good? How can onions be no good? They're not rotten or
sprouting
"These onions were dug up too soon," Scarlett explained"They look
fine enough, but they won't have any flavorI know, because it's a
mistake I made myselfWhen I had to run our place, I planted
onions
Since I didn't know anything about growing things, I dug up a batch as
soon as the tops started to brown, afraid they were dying and would
rotThey were pretty as pictures, and I was proud as a peacock,
because most of my planting came out mighty louis vuitton fake bags sorryWe ate them
boiled
and stewed and in fricassee to help the taste of the squirrels and
raccoonsBut they didn't have any bite to them at allLater, when I
dug up the row to plant something else, I came across one I'd missed
That one was what an onion's supposed to beThe fact is, they need
time to flavor upI'll show you what a good onion should be like
Scarlett sorted with expert eyes, hands, and nose through the baskets
on the table"These are the ones you want," she said at lastHer
chin was belligerentYou can figure me for a country bumpkin if you
want to, she was thinking, but I'm not ashamed that I got louis vuitton duffle bag my hands
dirty when I had toYou high-toned Charlestonians think you're the
be-all and end-all, but you're not"Thank you," said SallyHer eyes
were thoughtfulI did you an injustice, ScarlettI
didn't think anyone as pretty as you could have any senseWhat else
did you plant? I wouldn't mind learning about celery Scarlett
studied Sally's faceShe saw the honest interest and responded to
it
"Celery was too fancy for meI had a dozen mouths to feedI know
about all there is to know about yams, though, and carrots and white
potatoes and turnips She didn't care if she was
bragging or notShe'd bet anything that no omega constellation watch crystal lady in Charleston had
ever sweated in the sun picking cotton! "You must have worked
yourself
to a shadow
Respect was written clear in Sally Brewton's eyes
She shrugged off the past"Thank goodness that's way behind usSally Brewton made her feel good"It did make me
mighty particular about root crops, thoughRhett said one time that
he'd known plenty of people to send wine back but I was the only one
who'd do it with carrotsWe were at the fanciest restaurant in New
Orleans, and did it ever cause a rumpus!" Sally laughed explosively
"I think I know that restaurantDid the waiter rearrange
the napkin over his arm black chanel handbag and look down his nose in disapproval?"
Scarlett
giggled"He dropped the napkin and it fell onto one of those frying
pans they cook dessert"
"And caught on fire?" Sally grinned
wickedly"Oh, Lord!" Sally hooted"I'd have given my eye
teeth to have been there Eleanor Butler broke in"What are you
two
talking about? I could use a good laughBrewton only had two
pounds
of sausage left, and he'd promised them to Minnie Wentworth
"Get Scarlett to tell you," said Sally, still chuckling"This girl of
yours is a wonder, Eleanor, but I've got to go She put her hand on
the basket of onions that Scarlett had balenciaga handbags hobo designate
"What are you playing at?" she demanded"I could...
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"What
are
you playing at?" she demanded"I could have crashed right into
you
"Exactly what I had in mind," said FentonBefore Scarlett understood
what was happening, he had caught hold of Half Moon's mane and
drawn
the two horses closeHis other hand closed over the back of
Scarlett's neck and held her head immobile while his mouth fastened
over
hersHis kiss was bruising, commanding her lips to open, drawing her
tongue between his teethHis hand forced her to succumbScarlett's
heart pounded with surprise, fear, andas the kiss lasted on and on-a
thrill of surrender to his strengthWhen he released her she was
shaken and weak"Now chanel replica you'll stop refusing my invitations to dinner,"
said LukeHis dark eyes glittered with satisfactionScarlett
gathered her wits"You presume too much," she said, hating her
breathlessness Luke's arm curved along her back
and held her against his chest while he kissed her againHis hand
found her breast and squeezed it to the border of painScarlett felt
a surging response, a longing for his hands on all her body, and
his brutal 1: against her skinThe nervous horses moved, breaking
the
embrace, and Scat' was nearly unseatedShe fought for balance on
the
saddle and in thoughtsShe mustn't do this, she mustn't give herself
to him, in to himIf discount tiffany's necklace she did, he'd lose interest as soon as he
conquered she knew itAnd she didn't want to lose himThis was lovesick boy like Charles Ragland, this was a manShe
could e fall in love with a man like thisScarlett stroked Half Moon,
calming him, thanking him in I heart for saving her from follyWhen
she turned to face Fenton, swollen lips were stretched in a smile
"Why don't you put on an animal's pelt and drag me to house by my
hair?" she said
There was precisely the right blend humor and contempt in her voice
"Then you wouldn't frighten horses She urged Half Moon into a walk,
then a trot, heading L the way they had comeShe turned her fendi black leatrher spy bag head
and
spoke over her shoulder"I won't cc to dinner, Luke, but you may
follow me to Ballyhara for coffee- you want more than that, I can
offer you early luncheon or breakfast
Scarlett murmured softly to Half Moon, urging hurrycouldn't read the
meaning of the scowl on Fenton's face, and she - something very like
fearShe had already dismounted when Luke rode into the yard
Ne swung a leg over and slid down from his horse, '-----? the reins to
a groomScarlett pretended not to notice that Luke had the only
groom
in sightShe led Half Moon inside the stable to find another boy
When her eyes adjusted to the dim light, she stopped in tracks, swiss replica rolex afraid
to moveCat was in the stall directly in front of standing barefoot
and bare-legged atop Comet, with her small outstretched for balance
She had on a heavy Aran jersey, from one of the stableboysIt
bunched
over her tucked-up skirts, - the sleeves hung past the ends of her
fingersAs usual her black had escaped its braids and was a mass of
tanglesShe looked urchin, or a gypsy child"What are you doing,
Cat?" said Scarlett quietlyShe knew the big horse's edgy
dispositionA loud noise could spook him"I'm starting to practice
circus," said Cat"Like the picture in my book of the lady on the
horseWhen I go in the ring I'll need a parasol mulberry bags china pl
?Dear Fanny,?You know our present wretchednessMay...
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?Dear Fanny,?You know our present wretchednessMay God
support you under your share! We have been here two days, but
there is nothing to be doneThey cannot be tracedYou may not
have heard of the last blow?Julia?s elopement; she is gone to Scot388
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land with YatesShe left London a few hours before we entered it
At any other time this would have been felt dreadfullyNow it seems
nothing; yet it is an heavy aggravationMy father is not overpowered
More cannot be hopedHe is still able to think and act; and I
write, by his desire, to propose your returning homeHe is anxious
to get you there for my mother?s sakeI shall be at Portsmouth the
morning after you receive this, and hope to find you ready to set off
for MansfieldMy father wishes you to invite Susan to go with you
for a few monthsSettle it as you like; say what is proper; I am sure
you will feel such an instance of his kindness at such a moment! Do
justice to his meaning, however I may confuse itYou may imagine
something of my present stateThere is black chanel handbag no end of the evil let loose
upon usYou will see me early by the mail
Never had Fanny more wanted a cordialNever had she felt such
a one as this letter containedTo-morrow! to leave Portsmouth tomorrow!
She was, she felt she was, in the greatest danger of being
exquisitely happy, while so many were miserableThe evil which
brought such good to her! She dreaded lest she should learn to be
insensible of itTo be going so soon, sent for so kindly, sent for as a
comfort, and with leave to take Susan, was altogether such a combination
of blessings as set her heart in a glow, and for a time seemed
to distance every pain, and make her incapable of suitably sharing
the distress even of those whose distress she thought of mostJulia?s
elopement could affect her comparatively but little; she was amazed
and shocked; but it could not occupy her, could not dwell on her
mindShe was obliged to call herself to think of it, and acknowledge
it to be terrible and grievous, or it was escaping her, in the
midst of all the agitating newest dior bag pressing joyful cares attending this summons
to herself
There is nothing like employment, active indispensable employment,
for relieving sorrowEmployment, even melancholy, may dispel
melancholy, and her occupations were hopefulShe had so much
to do, that not even the horrible story of MrsRushworth?now
fixed to the last point of certainty could affect her as it had done
beforeShe had not time to be miserableWithin twenty-four hours
she was hoping to be gone; her father and mother must be spoken
to, Susan prepared, everything got readyBusiness followed busi389
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ness; the day was hardly long enoughThe happiness she was imparting,
too, happiness very little alloyed by the black communication
which must briefly precede it?the joyful consent of her father
and mother to Susan?s going with her?the general satisfaction with
which the going of both seemed regarded, and the ecstasy of Susan
herself, was all serving to support her spirits
The affliction of the Bertrams was little felt in the family
Price talked of her chanel necklace poor sister for a few minutes, but how to find
anything to hold Susan?s clothes, because Rebecca took away all the
boxes and spoilt them, was much more in her thoughts: and as for
Susan, now unexpectedly gratified in the first wish of her heart, and
knowing nothing personally of those who had sinned, or of those
who were sorrowing?if she could help rejoicing from beginning to
end, it was as much as ought to be expected from human virtue at
fourteen
As nothing was really left for the decision of MrsPrice, or the
good offices of Rebecca, everything was rationally and duly accomplished,
and the girls were ready for the morrowThe advantage of
much sleep to prepare them for their journey was impossibleThe
cousin who was travelling towards them could hardly have less than
visited their agitated spirits?one all happiness, the other all varying
and indescribable perturbation
By eight in the morning Edmund was in the houseThe girls
heard his entrance from above, and Fanny went downThe idea of
immediately seeing him, with dolce
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The passengers cheered as the ship's prow
dipped into the gray-green waves at the river's mouth and the
tremendous paddle wheels began to churnScarlett and Kathleen
stood
side by side watching the flat shoreline recede quickly into a soft
blur of green, then disappearWhat have I done? Scarlett thought,
and she grabbed the deck rail in momentary panicThen she looked
ahead at the limitless expanse of sun-flecked ocean, and her heart
beat
faster with the thrill of adventure"Oh!" Kathleen cried out
Then, "Oooh," she moaned"What's wrong, Kathleen?"
"OoohI'd forgot the seasickness," the girl gaspedScarlett held
back her laughterShe put her arm around Kathleen's waist and chanel big bags led
her
to their cabinThat evening, Kathleen's chair at the captain's table
was emptyScarlett and Colum did full justice to the gargantuan meal
that was servedAfterwards, Scarlett took a bowl of broth to her
unfortunate cousin and spoon-fed her"I'll be all right in a day or
two," Kathleen promised in a weak voice"You won't need to be
tending
me forever
"Hush up and take another sip," said ScarlettThank heavens I
haven't
got a puny stomach, she thought
Even the food poisoning from Saint Patrick's Day is over now, or I
couldn't have enjoyed my dinner so muchShe woke abruptly when
the
first red streaks of dawn were on the horizon and ran with frantic
clumsiness into the small chanel bucket bag convenience room that adjoined the cabin
There she fell to her knees and vomited into the flower-decorated
china
receptacle of the mahogany chaise priveeShe couldn't be seasick,
not
herNot when she loved sailing so muchWhy, in Charleston, when
the
tiny sailboat was climbing the waves in the storm, she hadn't even felt
queasy, nor when it slid down into the trough of the waveThe Brian
Boru was steady as a rock compared to thatShe couldn't imagine
what
was wrong with her Slowly, slowly Scarlett's bent head rose
from its drooping weaknessHer mouth and eyes opened wide with
discoveryExcitement raced through her, hot and strengthening, and
she laughed deep in her throatI'm pregnant! chloe paddingtons I
remember; this is how it feelsScarlett leaned back against the wall
and threw her arms wide in a luxurious stretchOh, I feel
wonderful
I don't care how awful my stomach feels, I feel wonderfulI can't wait to tell himSudden tears of
happiness poured down her cheeks, and her hands flew down to cover
her
middle in a protective cradling of the new life growing withinOh,
how she wanted this babyIt would be
strong, she knew it, she could feel its tiny strength alreadyA bold,
fearless little thing, like BonnieScarlett's mind flooded with
memoriesBonnie's little head had fit into her palm, hardly bigger
than a kitten's
She'd fit into Rhett's big hands like a doll
His wide back discounted louis vuitton bags bent over the cradle, his deep voice making silly
baby-talk sounds-never in all the world was there a man so besotted
with a babyHe was going to be so happy when she told himShe
could
see his dark eyes flashing with the joy of it, his white smile gleaming
in hispirate's faceScarlett smiled, too, thinking of itI'm happy,
too, she thoughtThis is the way it's supposed to be when you have a
baby, Melly always said so"Oh, my God," she whispered aloud
Melly
died trying to have one, and my insides are all messed up, DrMeade
said, after I had the miscarriageThat's why I didn't know I was
pregnant, I didn't even notice I missed my time of month, because it's
been so undependable for so tiffany 925 silver jewelry
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The passengers cheered as the ship's prow
dipped into the gray-green waves at the river's mouth and the
tremendous paddle wheels began to churnScarlett and Kathleen
stood
side by side watching the flat shoreline recede quickly into a soft
blur of green, then disappearWhat have I done? Scarlett thought,
and she grabbed the deck rail in momentary panicThen she looked
ahead at the limitless expanse of sun-flecked ocean, and her heart
beat
faster with the thrill of adventure"Oh!" Kathleen cried out
Then, "Oooh," she moaned"What's wrong, Kathleen?"
"OoohI'd forgot the seasickness," the girl gaspedScarlett held
back her laughterShe put her arm around Kathleen's waist and chanel big bags led
her
to their cabinThat evening, Kathleen's chair at the captain's table
was emptyScarlett and Colum did full justice to the gargantuan meal
that was servedAfterwards, Scarlett took a bowl of broth to her
unfortunate cousin and spoon-fed her"I'll be all right in a day or
two," Kathleen promised in a weak voice"You won't need to be
tending
me forever
"Hush up and take another sip," said ScarlettThank heavens I
haven't
got a puny stomach, she thought
Even the food poisoning from Saint Patrick's Day is over now, or I
couldn't have enjoyed my dinner so muchShe woke abruptly when
the
first red streaks of dawn were on the horizon and ran with frantic
clumsiness into the small chanel bucket bag convenience room that adjoined the cabin
There she fell to her knees and vomited into the flower-decorated
china
receptacle of the mahogany chaise priveeShe couldn't be seasick,
not
herNot when she loved sailing so muchWhy, in Charleston, when
the
tiny sailboat was climbing the waves in the storm, she hadn't even felt
queasy, nor when it slid down into the trough of the waveThe Brian
Boru was steady as a rock compared to thatShe couldn't imagine
what
was wrong with her Slowly, slowly Scarlett's bent head rose
from its drooping weaknessHer mouth and eyes opened wide with
discoveryExcitement raced through her, hot and strengthening, and
she laughed deep in her throatI'm pregnant! chloe paddingtons I
remember; this is how it feelsScarlett leaned back against the wall
and threw her arms wide in a luxurious stretchOh, I feel
wonderful
I don't care how awful my stomach feels, I feel wonderfulI can't wait to tell himSudden tears of
happiness poured down her cheeks, and her hands flew down to cover
her
middle in a protective cradling of the new life growing withinOh,
how she wanted this babyIt would be
strong, she knew it, she could feel its tiny strength alreadyA bold,
fearless little thing, like BonnieScarlett's mind flooded with
memoriesBonnie's little head had fit into her palm, hardly bigger
than a kitten's
She'd fit into Rhett's big hands like a doll
His wide back discounted louis vuitton bags bent over the cradle, his deep voice making silly
baby-talk sounds-never in all the world was there a man so besotted
with a babyHe was going to be so happy when she told himShe
could
see his dark eyes flashing with the joy of it, his white smile gleaming
in hispirate's faceScarlett smiled, too, thinking of itI'm happy,
too, she thoughtThis is the way it's supposed to be when you have a
baby, Melly always said so"Oh, my God," she whispered aloud
Melly
died trying to have one, and my insides are all messed up, DrMeade
said, after I had the miscarriageThat's why I didn't know I was
pregnant, I didn't even notice I missed my time of month, because it's
been so undependable for so tiffany 925 silver jewelry
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Scarlett didn't like being away
from Cat or so long, but the birthday party was only just over-Mrs
Fitz as still in a tight-lipped fury about the damage all the running
children had done to the parquet in the ballroom-and she was cerain
that Cat wouldn't miss herWith all the new furnishings to nspect and
new servants to investigate, Cat was a very busy little irlScarlett,
Charlotte, and Evans, Charlotte's maid, rode in Scarlett's elegant
brougham to the train station in TrimThe house party as in County
Monaghan, too far to go by roadScarlett was more excited than
nervousGoing to John orland's first had been a good idea
Charlotte was nervous enough for both of them, although it didn't
show;
Scarlett's future n the fashionable world would be decided by the way
she imressed people this weekCharlotte's future, also
She glanced at Scarlett to reassure herselfYes, she looked lovely in
her green merino ravelling costumeThose eyes of hers were a gift
from God, so istinctive and memorableAnd her balenciaga bag amethyst slim uncorseted body
was sure o set tongues wagging and the pulses of men racing
She looked recisely like what Charlotte had insinuated to chosen
friends: a eautiful, not-too-young American widow with fresh Colonial
looks and charm; somewhat gauche, but refreshing as a result;
romantically Irish, as only a foreigner could be; substantially, perhaps
even phenomenally wealthy, so much so that she could afford to e a
free
spirit; well bred, with an aristocratic French bloodline, but igorous
and exuberant from her American background; unpredictble but
well-mannered, naive yet experienced; all in all an Intriguing and
amusing addition to the circles of people who knew too much about
one
another and were avid for someone new to talk about"Perhaps I
should
tell you again who is likely to be at the party," Charlotte
suggested
"Please don't, Charlotte, I'll forget again anyhowBesides, I know
the important partA duke is more important than a marquess, then
comes an earl, and after that viscount, louis vuitton speedy bag on sale baron, and baronetI may call
all the men 'sir' just like in the South, so I needn't worry about that
'milord' and 'your grace' business, but I must never call the ladies
'ma'am' the way we do in America, because that's reserved for Queen
Victoria, and she's definitely not going to be thereSo, unless I'm
asked to use the Christian name, I just smile and avoid using
anything
A plain old 'mister' or 'miss' is hardly worth bothering with at all
unless they're 'honourable I do think that's funnyWhy not
'respectable' or something else like that?"
Charlotte shuddered insideScarlett was too confident, too breezy
"You haven't paid attention, ScarlettThere are some names with no
title at all, not even 'honourable,' that are equally as important as
any non-royal dukesThe Herberts, Burkes, Clarkes, Lefroys,
Blennerhassetts-" Scarlett giggledWhat would
be,
would beThe house was an immense Gothic-style structure with and
towers, stained-glass windows as tall as a cathedral's, that extended
for more than a rolex submariner watch hundred yardsScarlett's cob ebbed when she saw it
"You're The O'Hara," she reminded - and she marched up the stone
entrance steps with her chin at angle that dared anyone to challenge
herBy the end of dinner that night she was smiling at even the
footman behind her tall-backed chairThe food was lent, copious,
exquisitely presented, but Scarlett barely tasted itwas feasting on
admirationThere were forty-six guests in the party, and they all
wanted to know herand on New Year's Day, I have to knock on
every - door in the town, go in, go out, go in again and drink a cup of
I declare, I don't know why I don't turn yellow as a Cl drinking half
the tea in China the way I do," she said gaily to man on her leftHe
was fascinated by the duties of The O'HaraWhen the hostess
"turned"
the table, Scarlett enchanted the tired general on her right with a
day-by-day account of the siege of tlantaHer Southern accent was
not
at all what one expected an American to sound like, they reported
later
to anyone fake louis vuitton bags who'd listen, and she's a damn'd intelligent womanShe
was
also a "damn'd attractive woman The excessively big
diamond-and-emerald engagement ring she'd received from Rhett
sparkled
impressively on her bare-but-not-too-bare bosomCharlotte had
ordered
it remade into a pendant that hung from a white gold chain so fine
that
it was nearly invisibleAfter dinner Scarlett played whist with her
customary skillHer partner won enough money to cover her losses at
three previous house parties, and Scarlett became a sought-after
companion among ladies as well as gentlemenThe following
morning,
and for five mornings after, there was a huntEven on a mount from
her host's stables Scarlett was adept and fearlessHer success was
assuredThe Anglo-Irish gentry as a whole admired nothing quite as
much as they did a fine riderCharlotte Montague had to be vigilant,
or she'd be caught looking like a cat who'd just finished a bowl of
thick cream"Did you enjoy yourself?" she asked Scarlett on the way
back to replica prada fairy bag Bally
Norris, having fidgeted about, and obtained a...
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Norris, having fidgeted about,
and obtained a few pheasants? eggs and a cream cheese from the
housekeeper, and made abundance of civil speeches to Mrs
Rushworth, was ready to lead the wayAt the same moment Mr
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panion, unless she is afraid of the evening air in so exposed a seat
The request had not been foreseen, but was very graciously received,
and Julia?s day was likely to end almost as well as it beganMiss
Bertram had made up her mind to something different, and was a
little disappointed; but her conviction of being really the one preferred
comforted her under it, and enabled her to receive Mr
Rushworth?s parting attentions as she oughtHe was certainly better
pleased to hand her into the barouche than to assist her in ascending
the box, and his complacency seemed confirmed by the
arrangement
?Well, Fanny, this has been a fine day for you, upon my word,?
said MrsNorris, as they drove through the park?Nothing but
pleasure from beginning to end! I am sure you ought to be very
much obliged to your aunt Bertram and me for contriving to let
you goA pretty good day?s amusement you have had!?
Maria was cheap prada just discontented enough to say directly, ?I think you
have done pretty well yourself, ma?amYour lap seems full of good
things, and here is a basket of something between us which has
been knocking my elbow unmercifully
?My dear, it is only a beautiful little heath, which that nice old
gardener would make me take; but if it is in your way, I will have it
in my lap directlyThere, Fanny, you shall carry that parcel for me;
take great care of it: do not let it fall; it is a cream cheese, just like the
excellent one we had at dinnerNothing would satisfy that good old
MrsWhitaker, but my taking one of the cheesesI stood out as
long as I could, till the tears almost came into her eyes, and I knew
it was just the sort that my sister would be delighted withWhitaker is a treasure! She was quite shocked when I asked
her whether wine was allowed at the second table, and she has turned
away two housemaids for wearing white gownsTake care of the
cheese, FannyNow I can manage the other parcel and the basket
very well
?What else have you been spunging?? said Maria, half-pleased
that Sotherton should be so complimented
?Spunging, my dear! It is nothing but four of those beautiful pheasants?
eggs, which chanel diamond watches MrsWhitaker would quite force upon me: she
would not take a denialShe said it must be such an amusement to
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me, as she understood I lived quite alone, to have a few living creatures
of that sort; and so to be sure it willI shall get the dairymaid
to set them under the first spare hen, and if they come to good I can
have them moved to my own house and borrow a coop; and it will
be a great delight to me in my lonely hours to attend to themAnd
if I have good luck, your mother shall have some
It was a beautiful evening, mild and still, and the drive was as
pleasant as the serenity of Nature could make it; but when Mrs
Norris ceased speaking, it was altogether a silent drive to those within
Their spirits were in general exhausted; and to determine whether
the day had afforded most pleasure or pain, might occupy the meditations
of almost all
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CHAPTER XI
THE DAY AT SOTHERTON, with all its imperfections, afforded the Miss
Bertrams much more agreeable feelings than were derived from the
letters from Antigua, which soon afterwards reached MansfieldIt
was much pleasanter to think of Henry Crawford than of their father;
and to think of their father in England rolex daytona men's watches again within a certain
period, which these letters obliged them to do, was a most unwelcome
exercise
November was the black month fixed for his returnSir Thomas
wrote of it with as much decision as experience and anxiety could
authoriseHis business was so nearly concluded as to justify him in
proposing to take his passage in the September packet, and he consequently
looked forward with the hope of being with his beloved
family again early in November
Maria was more to be pitied than Julia; for to her the father brought
a husband, and the return of the friend most solicitous for her happiness
would unite her to the lover, on whom she had chosen that
happiness should dependIt was a gloomy prospect, and all she
could do was to throw a mist over it, and hope when the mist cleared
away she should see something elseIt would hardly be early in November,
there were generally delays, a bad passage or something; that
favouring something which everybody who shuts their eyes while they
look, or their understandings while they reason, feels the comfort of
It would probably be the middle of November at least; the middle of
November was three months offThree months comprised thirteen
weeksMuch might men's gold gucci watches happen in thirteen weeks
Sir Thomas would have been deeply mortified by a suspicion of
half that his daughters felt on the subject of his return, and would
hardly have found consolation in a knowledge of the interest it excited
in the breast of another young ladyMiss Crawford, on walk95
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ing up with her brother to spend the evening at Mansfield Park,
heard the good news; and though seeming to have no concern in
the affair beyond politeness, and to have vented all her feelings in a
quiet congratulation, heard it with an attention not so easily satisfiedNorris gave the particulars of the letters, and the subject
was dropt; but after tea, as Miss Crawford was standing at an open
window with Edmund and Fanny looking out on a twilight scene,
while the Miss Bertrams, MrRushworth, and Henry Crawford were
all busy with candles at the pianoforte, she suddenly revived it by
turning round towards the group, and saying, ?How happy Mr
Rushworth looks! He is thinking of November
Edmund looked round at MrRushworth too, but had nothing
to say
?Your father?s return will be a very interesting event
?It will, indeed, after such an absence; an absence not only long,
but including so many rolex datejust oyster dang
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The whole party rose accordingly, and under MrsRushworth?s
guidance were shewn through a number of rooms, all lofty, and
many large, and amply furnished in the taste of fifty years back,
with shining floors, solid mahogany, rich damask, marble, gilding,
and carving, each handsome in its wayOf pictures there were abundance,
and some few good, but the larger part were family portraits,
no longer anything to anybody but MrsRushworth, who had been
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at great pains to learn all that the housekeeper could teach, and was
now almost equally well qualified to shew the houseOn the present
occasion she addressed herself chiefly to Miss Crawford and Fanny,
but there was no comparison in the willingness of their attention;
for Miss Crawford, who had seen scores of great houses, and cared
for none of them, had only the appearance of civilly listening, while
Fanny, to whom everything was almost as interesting as it was new,
attended with unaffected earnestness to all that MrsRushworth
could relate of the family in former times, its rise and grandeur,
regal visits and loyal efforts, delighted to connect anything with
history already known, or warm her imagination with scenes of the
past
The situation of the house excluded the possibility of much prospect
from any of the black chanel handbag rooms; and while Fanny and some of the others
were attending MrsRushworth, Henry Crawford was looking
grave and shaking his head at the windowsEvery room on the west
front looked across a lawn to the beginning of the avenue immediately
beyond tall iron palisades and gates
Having visited many more rooms than could be supposed to be of
any other use than to contribute to the window-tax, and find employment
for housemaids, ?Now,? said MrsRushworth, ?we are
coming to the chapel, which properly we ought to enter from above,
and look down upon; but as we are quite among friends, I will take
you in this way, if you will excuse meFanny?s imagination had prepared her for something
grander than a mere spacious, oblong room, fitted up for the
purpose of devotion: with nothing more striking or more solemn
than the profusion of mahogany, and the crimson velvet cushions
appearing over the ledge of the family gallery above?I am disappointed,?
said she, in a low voice, to Edmund?This is not my idea
of a chapelThere is nothing awful here, nothing melancholy, nothing
grandHere are no aisles, no arches, no inscriptions, no banners
No banners, cousin, to be ?blown by the night wind of heaven
No signs that a ?Scottish monarch sleeps below?
?You forget, Fanny, how lately all this has been built, and louis vuitton epi bag for how
confined a purpose, compared with the old chapels of castles and
monasteriesIt was only for the private use of the familyThey have
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been buried, I suppose, in the parish churchThere you must look
for the banners and the achievements
?It was foolish of me not to think of all that; but I am disappointedRushworth began her relation?This chapel was fitted up as
you see it, in James the Second?s timeBefore that period, as I understand,
the pews were only wainscot; and there is some reason to
think that the linings and cushions of the pulpit and family seat
were only purple cloth; but this is not quite certainIt is a handsome
chapel, and was formerly in constant use both morning and
eveningPrayers were always read in it by the domestic chaplain,
within the memory of many; but the late MrRushworth left it off
?Every generation has its improvements,? said Miss Crawford,
with a smile, to EdmundRushworth was gone to repeat her lesson to MrCrawford;
and Edmund, Fanny, and Miss Crawford remained in a cluster together
?It is a pity,? cried Fanny, ?that the custom should have been discontinued
It was a valuable part of former timesThere is something
in a chapel and chaplain so much in character with a great
house, with one?s ideas of what such a household should be! A pasha cartier watches blue face whole
family assembling regularly for the purpose of prayer is fine!?
?Very fine indeed,? said Miss Crawford, laughing?It must do the
heads of the family a great deal of good to force all the poor housemaids
and footmen to leave business and pleasure, and say their
prayers here twice a day, while they are inventing excuses themselves
for staying away
?That is hardly Fanny?s idea of a family assembling,? said Edmund
?If the master and mistress do not attend themselves, there must be
more harm than good in the custom
?At any rate, it is safer to leave people to their own devices on such
subjectsEverybody likes to go their own way?to chuse their own
time and manner of devotionThe obligation of attendance, the
formality, the restraint, the length of time?altogether it is a formidable
thing, and what nobody likes; and if the good people who
used to kneel and gape in that gallery could have foreseen that the
time would ever come when men and women might lie another ten
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minutes in bed, when they woke with a headache, without danger
of reprobation, because chapel was missed, they would have jumped
with joy and envyCannot you imagine with what unwilling feelings
the former belles of the house of Rushworth did many a time
repair to this chapel? The young chanel purses and handbags MrsBridgets?
starched up into seeming piety, but with heads full of something
very different?especially if the poor chaplain were not worth looking
at?and, in those days, I fancy parsons were very inferior even
to what they are now
For a few moments she was unansweredFanny coloured and
looked at Edmund, but felt too angry for speech; and he needed a
little recollection before he could say, ?Your lively mind can hardly
be serious even on serious subjectsYou have given us an amusing
sketch, and human nature cannot say it was not soWe must all feel
at times the difficulty of fixing our thoughts as we could wish; but if
you are supposing it a frequent thing, that is to say, a weakness
grown into a habit from neglect, what could be expected from the
private devotions of such persons? Do you think the minds which
are suffered, which are indulged in wanderings in a chapel, would
be more collected in a closet??
?Yes, very likelyThey would have two chances at least in their
favourThere would be less to distract the attention from without,
and it would not be tried so long
?The mind which does not struggle against itself under one circumstance,
would find objects to distract it in the other, I believe;
and the influence of the place and of example may often rouse better
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