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Chapter 9

           Shesankdownononeofthelittlestoolsbehindthecounteroftheboothandlookedupanddownthelonghallwhich,untilthisafternoon,hadbeenabareanduglydrillroom.Howtheladiesmusthaveworkedtodaytobringittoitspresentbeauty.Itlookedlovely.EverycandleandcandlestickinAtlantamustbeinthishalltonight,shethought,silveroneswithadozenspranglingarms,chinaoneswithcharmingfigurinesclusteringtheirbases,oldbrassstands,erectanddignified,ladenwithcandlesofallsizesandcolors,smellingfragrantlyofbayberries,standingonthegunracksthatranthelengthofthehall,onthelongflower-deckedtables,onboothcounters,evenonthesillsoftheopenwindowswherethedraughtsofwarmsummerairwerejuststrongenoughtomakethemflare.

           Inthecenterofthehallthehugeuglylamp,hangingfromtheceilingbyrustychains,wascompletelytransformedbytwiningivyandwildgrapevinesthatwerealreadywitheringfromtheheat.Thewallswerebankedwithpinebranchesthatgaveoutaspicysmell,makingthecornersoftheroomintoprettybowerswherethechaperonsandoldladieswouldsit.Longgracefulropesofivyandgrapevineandsmilaxwerehungeverywhere,inloopingfestoonsonthewalls,drapedabovethewindows,twinedinscallopsalloverthebrightlycoloredcheeseclothbooths.Andeverywhereamidthegreenery,onflagsandbunting,blazedthebrightstarsoftheConfederacyontheirbackgroundofredandblue.

           Theraisedplatformforthemusicianswasespeciallyartistic.ItwascompletelyhiddenfromviewbythebankedgreeneryandstarrybuntingandScarlettknewthateverypottedandtubbedplantintownwasthere,coleus,geranium,hydrangea,oleander,elephantearevenMrs.Elsing’sfourtreasuredrubberplants,whichweregivenpostsofhonoratthefourcorners.

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