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Chapter 8

           TheyknewwhatwasdecorousbehaviorandwhatwasnotandtheyneverfailedtomaketheiropinionsknownMrs.Merriwetheratthetopofhervoice,Mrs.Elsinginanelegantdie-awaydrawlandMrs.Whitinginadistressedwhisperwhichshowedhowmuchshehatedtospeakofsuchthings.ThesethreeladiesdislikedanddistrustedoneanotherasheartilyastheFirstTriumvirateofRome,andtheirclosealliancewasprobablyforthesamereason.

           "ItoldPittyIhadtohaveyouinmyhospital,"calledMrs.Merriweather,smiling."Don’tyougopromisingMrs.MeadeorMrs.Whiting!"

           "Iwon’t,"saidScarlett,havingnoideawhatMrs.Merriwetherwastalkingaboutbutfeelingaglowofwarmthatbeingwelcomedandwanted."Ihopetoseeyouagainsoon."

           Thecarriageploweditswayfartherandhaltedforamomenttopermittwoladieswithbasketsofbandagesontheirarmstopickprecariouspassagesacrossthesloppystreetonsteppingstones.Atthesamemoment,Scarlett’seyewascaughtbyafigureonthesidewalkinabrightlycoloreddresstoobrightforstreetwearcoveredbyaPaisleyshawlwithfringestotheheels.Turningshesawatallhandsomewomanwithaboldfaceandamassofredhair,tooredtobetrue.Itwasthefirsttimeshehadeverseenanywomanwhosheknewforcertainhad"donesomethingtoherhair"andshewatchedher,fascinated.

           "UnclePeter,whoisthat?"shewhispered.

           "Ahdoanknow."

           "Youdo,too.Icantell.Whoisshe?"

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