"Don't you think
Yankees gamble, too? Or that we should mind relieving them of some
of
their money? God knows, they didn't object to taking all of oursI'm
glad to see the gallant colonel and his officers sharing in the simple
pleasures of the vanquishedThey've got a lot more money to lose
than
our kind do
"How can you be so sure they'll lose it?" Her eyes were narrowed,
calculating"The Yankee horses are thoroughbreds, and Sweet Sally is
nothing but a swamp pony
Rhett's mouth twisted"Pride and loyalty don't weigh much for you
when
there's money involved, do they, Scarlett? Well, go ahead, my pet,
lay
your bet on Belmont's filly to
imitation chanel handbags winI gave you the money, you can do
what you like with it He walked away from her, took his mother's
arm
and gestured up at the stand"I think you'll have a good view from
higher up, MamaCome along, Rose,mary Scarlett started to run
after him"I didn't mean- she said, but his wide back was like a
wall
She shrugged angrily, then looked from right to leftWhere did she go
to place a bet, anyhow? "Can I help you, ma 'am?" said a man
nearby
"Why, yes, maybe you can He looked like a gentleman, and his
accent
sounded like GeorgiaShe smiled gratefully"I'm not used to such
complicated racingBack home somebody would just yell, 'I bet you
five
wholesale chanel bags dollars I can beat you to the crossroads,' and then everybody
would holler back and start riding lickety-split The man took off
his hat and held it against his chest with both handsHe sure is
looking at me peculiar, Scarlett thought uneasilyMaybe I shouldn't
have spokenExcuse me, ma'am," he said earnestly, "I'm not
surprised
you don't remember me, but I believe I know you
Hamilton, aren't you? From AtlantaYou nursed me in the hospital
there when I was woundedMy name's Sam Forrest, from Moultrie,
Georgia The hospital! Scarlett's nostrils flared, an involuntary
reaction to the memory of the stench of blood and gangrene and filthy,
liceridden
pasha cartier watches blue face bodiesForrest's face was a picture of embarrassed
discomfort"I-I beg your pardon, MrsHamilton," he stammered"I
shouldn't have made any claim to knowing youI didn't mean to
offend Scarlett returned the hospital to the corner of her mind
reserved for the past and closed the door on itShe put her hand on
Sam Forrest's arm and smiled at himForrest, you didn't
offend me at allI was just thrown off by being called Mrs
I married again, you see, and I've been MrsButler for years and
yearsMy husband's a Charlestonian, that's why I'm here
And I must say hearing your good Georgia talk makes me mighty
homesick
What brings you here?" Horses, Forrest
balenciaga bag made with goat leather explainedAfter four years in
the cavalry, there was nothing about horses that he didn't know
When the War was over he'd saved the money he made as a laborer
and
started buying horses"Now I've got a fine breeding and boarding
businessI've brought the prize of the stable to race for the prize
moneyButler, it was a happy day
when the news got to me that the Charleston Race Course was open
again
There's nothing else like it any place in the South Scarlett had to
pretend to listen to more horse talk while he accompanied her to the
booth set up for taking bets, then escorted her back to the stands
Scarlett said goodbye to him with a feeling of
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