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Chapter 48

           Shethoughtofthemodesthoopsofthewaryearsandshefeltalittleembarrassedatthesenewskirtswhichundeniablyoutlinedherabdomen.Andthedarlinglittlebonnetsthatwerenotreallybonnetsatall,butflatlittleaffairswornoveroneeyeandladenwithfruitsandflowers,dancingplumesandflutteringribbons!(IfonlyRhetthadnotbeensosillyandburnedthefalsecurlssheboughttoaugmentherknotofIndian-straighthairthatpeekedfromtherearoftheselittlehats!)Andthedelicateconvent-madeunderwear!Howlovelyitwasandhowmanysetsshehad!Chemisesandnightgownsandpetticoatsofthefinestlinentrimmedwithdaintyembroideryandinfinitesimaltucks.AndthesatinslippersRhettboughther!Theyhadheelsthreeincheshighandhugeglitteringpastebucklesonthem.Andsilkstockings,adozenpairsandnotaonehadcottontops!Whatriches!

           Sherecklesslyboughtgiftsforthefamily.AfurrySt.BernardpuppyforWade,whohadalwayslongedforone,aPersiankittenforBeau,acoralbraceletforlittleElla,aheavynecklacewithmoonstonependantsforAuntPitty,acompletesetofShakespeareforMelanieandAshley,anelaborateliveryforUnclePeter,includingahighsilkcoachman’shatwithabrushuponit,dresslengthsforDilceyandCookie,expensivegiftsforeveryoneatTara.

           "ButwhathaveyouboughtforMammy?"questionedRhett,lookingoverthepileofgiftsspreadoutonthebedintheirhotelroom,andremovingthepuppyandkittentothedressingroom.

           "Notathing.Shewashateful.

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