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"You always were a rogue, Rhett Butler," Julia was saying, "but
I don't remember that you included impertinence in your list of
sins
"Miss Ashley, to the best of my knowledge, impertinence is a tag
attached to the behavior of servants toward their masters and young
people toward their elders
While I am, in all things, your obedient servant, you surely cannot be
suggesting that you are my elderContemporary I'll grant with
pleasure, but elder is out of the questionWhy, he's flirting with
the old creature! I guess he must want something pretty bad if he's
making a fool of himself like thisJulia Ashley made a sound that
could only be described as a dignified snort"Very well, then," she
said, "I'll agree, if only to put a halt to this absurdityNow sit
down and stop your foolishness Rhett moved a chair closer to the
tea
table and bowed ceremoniously when Julia seated herself in it"Thank
you, Miss Julia, for your"
"Don't be such an ass, Rhett
Scarlett frowned at both of themWas that all? All that to-do tiffany heart tag toggle necklace about
changing from "Miss Ashley" and "MrButler" to "Rhett" and "Miss
Julia"? Rhett was an ass, just like the old woman saidBut "Miss
Julia" was mighty close to acting like an ass herselfWhy, she was
practically simpering at RhettIt was nothing short of disgusting the
way he could wrap women around his little finger! A maid hurried into
the room and lifted the tray of tea things from the table in front of
the setteeShe was followed by a second maid, who quietly moved
the
tea table to a place in front of Julia Ashley, and a manservant with a
larger silver tray holding a different, larger silver service and
stands of fresh sandwiches and cakesScarlett had to admit it: no
matter how disagreeable Julia Ashley might be, the old woman did
things
with style! "Rhett tells me you're to make the Tour, Rosemary," said
Julia"Yes, ma'am! I'm so excited I could die
"That would be inconvenient, I should imagineTell me, have you
begun
to map your itinerary?"
"Not really, Miss JuliaI've only known for a few days that I gucci bags for sale was
goingThe only thing I'm certain of is that I want to spend as long
as possible in Rome
"You must be sure to time it correctly
The summer heat is quite intolerable, even for a CharlestonianAnd
the Romans all abandon the city for the mountains or the seaI still
correspond with some delightful people whom you would enjoy
I'll give you letters of introduction, of courseIf I might suggest
"Oh, please, Miss JuliaThere's so much I want to know
Scarlett breathed a small sigh of reliefShe didn't put it past Rhett
to tell Miss Ashley about the mistake she'd made, thinking that the
only Rome was in Georgia, but he'd let the chance go by
Now he was putting his two cents in, talking a blue streak with the old
woman about all the people with strange namesAnd Rosemary
lapping it
all upThe conversation interested Scarlett not at allBut she
wasn't boredShe watched, fascinated, every move that Julia Ashley
made as she presided at the tea tableWithout any break in the
discussion of Roman antiquities-except to ask very cheap chanel bags Scarlett if she took milk
or lemon and how many lumps of sugar-Julia filled cups and held each
one up, to a level slightly below her right shoulder, for one of the
maids to take it from herShe held it up, waited no longer than three
seconds, then removed her handShe doesn't even look! Scarlett
marvelledIf the maid wasn't there, or wasn't quick enough, the
whole
thing would just fall on the floor
But one of the maids was always there, and the cup was delivered
silently to the correct person without a drop spilledWhere did he
come from? Scarlett was startled when the manservant appeared at
her
side, offering her a napkin with its folds shaken out and the
three-tiered stand of sandwichesShe was just about to reach out and
take one when the man produced a plate, which he held near her hand
for
her to takeOh, I see, there's a maid handing him things for him to
hand to me! Mighty complicated for a fish-paste sandwich no bigger
than a bite's worthBut she was impressed by the elegance of it all,
even more chanel ice cube handbag impressed when the man held an elaborate silver pincer in
his whitegloved hand and lifted an assortment of sandwiches onto her
plateThe final touch was the small table with a lace-edged cloth on
it that the second maid placed beside her knees just when she was
wondering how she was going to manage, with a cup and saucer in
one
hand and a plate in the otherDespite her hunger and her curiosity
about the sandwiches- what kind of fancy food called for such fancy
serving?-Scarlett was more interested in the silent efficient routine
of the servants as first Rosemary and then Rhett were provided with
plate, sandwiches, tableIt was almost a disappointment when Miss
Ashley was given no special treatment, only a return of the stand to
the table in front of her
Fiddle-dee-dee! She's even unfolding her napkin herself! It was a
definite disappointment when she bit into the first sandwich and it was
only bread and butter, even though the butter had something else in
it-parsley, she thought; no, something stronger, maybe wholesale rolex watches chi
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