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Chapter 34

           Howprettyshelooked!Thecockfeathersgaveheradashingairandthedull-greenvelvetofthebonnetmadehereyesstartlinglybright,almostemeraldcolored.Andthedresswasincomparable,sorichandhandsomelookingandyetsodignified!Itwaswonderfultohavealovelydressagain.Itwassonicetoknowthatshelookedprettyandprovocative,andsheimpulsivelybentforwardandkissedherreflectioninthemirrorandthenlaughedatherownfoolishness.ShepickedupEllen’sPaisleyshawltowrapaboutherbutthecolorsofthefadedoldsquareclashedwiththemoss-greendressandmadeherappearalittleshabby.OpeningAuntPitty’sclosetsheremovedablackbroadclothcloak,athinfallgarmentwhichPittyusedonlyforSundaywear,andputiton.SheslippedintoherpiercedearsthediamondearringsshehadbroughtfromTara,andtossedherheadtoobservetheeffect.TheymadepleasantclickingnoiseswhichwereverysatisfactoryandshethoughtthatshemustremembertotossherheadfrequentlywhenwithRhett.Dancingearringsalwaysattractedamanandgaveagirlsuchaspiritedair.

           WhatashameAuntPittyhadnootherglovesthantheonesnowonherfathands!Nowomancouldreallyfeellikealadywithoutgloves,butScarletthadnothadapairsincesheleftAtlanta.AndthelongmonthsofhardworkatTarahadroughenedherhandsuntiltheywerefarfrompretty.Well,itcouldn’tbehelped.She’dtakeAuntPitty’slittlesealmuffandhideherbarehandsinit.Scarlettfeltthatitgaveherthefinalfinishingtouchofelegance.

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