| Her knees had just begun to hurt from kneeling on
the cold floor when she saw her cousins enter the churchThey
walked-of course, thought Scarlett-straight up the center aisle to
almost the front, where they took up two full pews
What very large people they are, and so full of life
Jamie's sons' heads look like warm fires in the light from the red
stained glass, and not even their hats can hide the bright hair on
Maureen and the girlsScarlett was so engrossed in admiration and
memories of the birthday party that she almost missed the arrival of
the nuns from the conventAfter she'd hurried her aunts to get to
church early, tooShe wanted to make sure that the Mother balenciaga bag amethyst Superior
from Charleston was still at hand in Savannah
Scarlett ignored Eulalie's frantic whispers ordering her to turn back
around and face the altarShe studied the nun's serene expression as
she walked pastToday the Mother Superior would see herScarlett
was determinedShe spent her time during Mass daydreaming about
the
party she'd give after she restored Tara to all its former beauty
There'd be music and dancing, just like last night, and it would go on
and on for days and days
"Scarlett!" Eulalie hissed"Stop humming like that Scarlett
smiled into her missalShe hadn't realized she was hummingShe
had
to admit that "Peg in a Low Back'd Car" wasn't exactly church musIc
"I don't 2.55 chanel believe it!" Scarlett saidHer pale eyes were bewildered
and hurt beneath her smudged forehead, and her fingers were closed
like
claws on the rosary she'd borrowed from Eulalie
The elderly nun repeated her message with emotion-free patience
"The Mother Superior will be in retreat all day, in prayer and
fasting She took pity on Scarlett and added an explanation"This
is Ash Wednesday
"I know it's Ash Wednesday," Scarlett almost shoutedThen she
curbed
her tongue"Please say that I am very disappointed," she said softly,
"and I'll come back tomorrow As soon as she reached the Robillard
house she washed her face
Eulalie and Pauline were visibly shocked when she came louis vuitton brown canvas handbag downstairs
and
joined them in the drawing room, but neither of them said anything
Silence was the only weapon they felt it safe to use when Scarlett was
in a temperBut when she announced that she was going to order
breakfast, Pauline spoke up"You'll regret that before the day is
out, Scarlett
"I can't imagine why," Scarlett answeredIt sagged
when Pauline explained
Scarlett's reintroduction to religion was so recent that she thought
fasting meant simply having fish on Fridays instead of meatShe liked
fish and had never objected to the ruleBut what Pauline told her was
objectionable in the extremeOnly one meal a day during the forty
days of Lent, and no meat at that meal
Sundays were the silver rolex daytona watches exceptionStill no meat, but three meals were
allowed"I don't believe it!" Scarlett exclaimed for the second time
within an hour"We never did that at home
"You were children," said Pauline, "but I'm sure your mother fasted as
she shouldI cannot understand why she didn't introduce you to
Lenten
observance when you passed childhood, but then she was isolated out
in
the country without a priest's guidance, and there was MrO'Hara's
influence to offset ' Her voice trailed off
Scarlett's eyes lit for battle"And just what do you mean by 'Mr
O'Hara's influence,' I'd like to know?" Pauline dropped her gaze
"Everyone knows that the Irish take certain freedoms with the laws of
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