| "If you
do, he'll never forgive you," said RosemaryScarlett's hand fell to
her sideThe match striking was as loud as a pistol shotScarlett
felt the nerves jump under her skinThen she turned, surprised to see
that Rosemary looked just the same as alwaysShe was in the same
place, too, sitting on the edge of the bedThe kerosene lamp made
the
random colors of the coverlet look very brightScarlett hesitated for
a moment
Then she walked to the rocking chair and plopped down into itTell me about Dunmore Landing She began to rock with an
angry push of her feetThe chair squeaked as Rosemary talked about
the plantation that meant so much to miu miu bow bag herScarlett rocked with vicious
pleasureThe house they were in, Rosemary began, had small
bedrooms
because it was built as quarters for bachelor guests only
Above the floor they were on was another floor of small rooms for the
guests' manservantsThe rooms downstairs where Rhett's office and
the
dining room were now had been used as guest rooms also-a place for
late-night toddies and card games and sociability"All the chairs
were red leather," Rosemary said softly"I used to love to go in
there and sniff the leather and whiskey and cigar smoke smell when all
the men were out hunting"The Landing's named after the place the
Butlers lived chanel necklace before our great-great-grandfather left England for
BarbadosOur greatgrandfather came to Charleston from there
around a
hundred and fifty years agoHe built the Landing and put in the
gardensHis wife's name before she married great-grandfather was
Sophia Rosemary RossThat's where Ross and I get our names from
"Where'd Rhett get his name?"
"He's named after our grandfather
"Rhett told me your grandfather was a pirate
"He did?" Rosemary laughedGranddaddy ran
the
English blockade in the Revolution just like Rhett ran the Yankee
blockade in our warHe was bound and determined to get his rice
crop
out, and he wouldn't let anything stop himI kelly hermes bags imagine he did some
pretty sharp trading on the side, but mainly he was a rice planter
Dunmore Landing has always been a rice plantationThat's why I get
so
mad at Rhett-" Scarlett rocked fasterIf she starts going on about
rice again, I'll screamThe loud double report of a shotgun crashed
through the night and Scarlett did screamShe jumped up from the
chair and ran toward the doorRosemary leapt up and ran after her
She threw her strong arms around Scarlett's middle and held her back
"Let me go, Rhett might be-" Scarlett croakedRosemary was
squeezing
the breath out of herRosemary's arms tightenedScarlett struggled
to get freeShe heard her own sacs hermes strangled breath loud in her ears
and-strangely more distinct-the creak creak creak of the rocker,
slowing even as her breath was slowingThe lighted room seemed to
be
turning darkHer flailing hands fluttered weakly and her straining
throat made a faint rasping noise"I'm sorry,"
Scarlett thought she heard Rosemary sayThe only
thing that mattered was to draw great gulps of air into her lungsIt
even made no difference that she'd fallen onto her hands and knees
It
was easier to breathe that wayIt was a long time before she could
speakShe looked up then, saw Rosemary standing with her back
against
the door"You almost killed me," Scarlett black chanel handbag s |