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She'd been sending her aunts money to live on ever since they lost all
of theirs during the War"Put my things in that hack," she ordered
the porter, "and tell the driver to get down and help youI'm going
to the Battery The magic word "Battery" had exactly the effect she
hoped forBoth driver and porter became respectful and eager to be
of
serviceSo it's still the most fashionable address in Charleston,
Scarlett thought with reliefIt would be too awful if Rhett heard I was living in a
slumPauline and Eulalie threw open the door of their house the
moment the buggy stoppedGolden light streamed out onto the path
from
the sidewalk, and Scarlett ran through it to the sanctuary it
promised
But they looked so old! she thought when she was close to her aunts
I don't remember Aunt Pauline being skinny as a stick and all wrinkled
like thatAnd when did Aunt Eulalie get so fat?
She looks like a balloon with gray hair on top"Look at you!"
Eulalie exclaimed"You've changed so, Scarlett, why I'd hardly know
youSurely she hadn't got old, too, had she? She
accepted her aunts' embraces and forced a smile"Look at Scarlett,
Sister," Eulalie burbled"She's grown up to be the image of Ellen"Ellen was never this thin, Sister, you know that
She took Scarlett's arm and pulled her away from Eulalie"There is a
clear resemblance, though, I will say that
Scarlett smiled, this time happilyThere was no greater compliment in
the world that anyone could pay herThe aunts fluttered and argued
about the business of settling Pansy in the servants' quarters and
getting the trunks and valises carried upstairs to Scarlett's
bedroom
"Don't you lift a finger, honey," Eulalie said to Scarlett"You must
be worn out after that long t