Jamie
stepped over a small boy to get to Scarlett"Here you are, then," he
saidTo her horror he handed her a glass with several fingers of
whiskey in itWhat kind of person did he think she was? A lady
didn't drink whiskeyShe didn't drink anything stronger than tea,
except champagne or a party punch or perhaps a very small glass of
sherryHe couldn't possibly know about the brandy she used to
drinkWhy, he was insulting her! No, he wouldn't do that, it must be a
jokeShe forced a brittle laugh"It's time for me to go, JamieI've had a delightful time, but it's
getting late "You'll not be
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Scarlett?" Jamie turned toward his son"Daniel, you're driving your
new-found cousin away with that screechingPlay a song for us, boy,
not a cat fight Scarlett tried to speak, but her words were drowned
out by the cries of "play decent, Daniel," and "give us a ballad," and
"a reel, boy, let's have a reel"I can't hear you,"
he shouted over the din"I'm deaf as a stone to anyone asking to
go
Scarlett felt her temper risingWhen Jamie offered her the whiskey again, she stood up in a rageThen, before she could knock the glass from his hand, she
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what
Daniel had begun to playIt was "Peg in a Low Back'd CarShe looked at Jamie's ruddy Irish face and saw her
father's imageOh, if only he could be here, he'd love this soShe shook her head at the proffered drink, smiled
weakly at JamieShe was close to tearsThe music wouldn't allow
sadnessThe rhythm was too infectious, too merry, and everyone was
singing now, and clapping their handsScarlett's foot began
involuntarily to tap the beat under cover of her skirts"Come on, Billy," said Daniel, singing it, really, to the tune Billy opened the lid of a window seat and took out a
concertinaThe pleated
ladies omega watches leather bellows opened with a wheezeThen he walked up behind Scarlett, reached over her head, and picked
up
something shiny from the mantel"Let's have some real musicStephen-" He tossed a thin glinting tube to the dark silent man There was another arc of silver through the air"And,
for you, dear mother-in-law-" His hand dropped something in
Maureen's
lapA young boy clapped wildly"The bones! Cousin Maureen's
going
to play the bonesDaniel had stopped playing, and
with the music gone she felt sad againBut she no longer wanted to
leaveThis party had nothing to do with the Telfairs'
new omega watches musicaleThere was easiness here, warmth, laughterThe parlors that had been so neatly arranged before were all
hodge-podge now, furniture moved, chairs from both rooms crowded
in a
straggling half circle around the fireMaureen lifted her hand with a
clacking noise, and Scarlett saw that the "bones" were really thick
pieces of smooth woodJamie was still pouring and passing whiskeyWhy, the women are drinking, too! Not in secret, not ashamedThey're
having as much fun as the menI'll have a drink, tooI'll celebrate
the O'HarasShe almost called out to Jamie, then she rememberedI'll be going to
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