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Scarlett's knees felt weakShe couldn't go in, she couldn'tShe'd never seen any place as grand, as impressiveHow would she ever find anything to say to the woman who lived in such magnificence? Who could destroy all her hopes with one word to RhettPauline had her by the arm, hurrying her across the streetith a banjo on my knee,'" she was singing in a low off-key murmurScarlett allowed herself to be led like a sleepwalkerIn time, she found herself standing inside a door, looking at a tall elegant woman with shining white hair crowning a lined lovely face"Dear Eleanor," said Eulalie"You've brought Scarlett," said Mrs"My dear child," she said to Scarlett, "you look so pale She put her hands lightly on Scarlett's shoulders and bent to kiss her cheekScarlett closed her eyesThe faint scent of lemon verbena surrounded her, floating gently from Eleanor Butler's cartier pasha watch silk gown and silken hairIt was the fragrance that had always been part of Ellen O'Hara, the scent for Scarlett of comfort, of safety, of love, of life before the WarScarlett felt her eyes spilling uncontrollable tears"There, there," Rhett's mother said"It's all right, my dearWhatever it is, it's all right nowYou've come home at lastI've been longing for you to come She put her arms around her daughter-in-law and held her closeleanor Butler was a Southern ladyHer slow, soft voice and indolent, graceful movements disguised a formidable energy and efficiencyLadies were trained from birth to be decorative, to be sympathetic and fascinated listeners, to be appealingly helpless and empty-headed and admiringThey were also trained to manage the intricate and demanding responsibilities of huge houses and large, often warring, staffs of servants-while always fendi replica spy bag making it seem that the house, the garden, the kitchen, the servants ran themselves flawlessly while the lady of the house concentrated on matching colors of silk for her delicate embroideryWhen the deprivations of war reduced the staffs of thirty or forty to one or two, the demands on women increased exponentially, but the expectations remained the sameThe battered houses must continue to welcome guests, shelter families, sparkle with clean windows and shining brass, and have a well-groomed, imperturbable, ? accomplished mistress at leisure in the drawing roomSomehow the ladies of the South did itEleanor soothed Scarlett with gentle words and fragrant tea, flattered Pauline by asking her opinion of the desk recently installed in the drawing room, diverted Eulalie with a plea to taste the pound cake and judge if the extract of vanilla bean was strong louis vuitton neo cabby enoughShe also murmured to Manigo, her manservant, that her maid Celie would help him and Scarlett's maid transfer Scarlett's things from her aunts' house to the big bedroom overlooking the garden where MrIn under ten minutes, everything had been accomplished to move Scarlett without opposition, or injured feelings, or interruption to the even rhythm of the tranquil life under Eleanor Butler's roofScarlett felt like a girl again, safe from all harm, sheltered by a mother's all-powerful loveShe gazed at Eleanor through misted, admiring eyesThis was what she wanted to be, had always meant to be, a lady like her mother, like Eleanor ButlerEllen O 'Hara had instructed her to be a lady, had planned for it and wanted itI can do it now, Scarlett told herselfI can make up for all the mistakes I madeI can make Mother proud of meWhen she was a child, Mammy had chanel black wallet described heaven to her as a land of clouds like big feather mattresses where angels rested, amusing themselves by looking down at the goings-on below through cracks in the skyEver since her mother died, Scarlett had had an uncomfortable childish conviction that Ellen was watching her with unhappy concernI'll make it all better now, she promised her motherEleanor's affectionate welcome had, for the moment, erased all the fears and memories that filled her heart and mind when she saw the Yankee soldiersIt had even wiped out Scarlett's unacknowledged anxiety about her decision to follow Rhett to CharlestonShe felt safe and loved and invincibleShe could do anything, everythingShe would win Rhett's love againShe would be the lady Ellen always meant for her to beShe would be admired and respected and adored by everyoneAnd she would never, ever, be lonely twiggy balenciaga aga