Why, he was insulting her! No, he wouldn't do... Why, he was insulting her! No, he wouldn't do that, it must be a
joke
She 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 leaving just when the party begins,
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
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go
Scarlett felt her temper rising
When Jamie offered her the whiskey again, she stood up in a rage
Then, before she could knock the glass from his hand, she realized
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
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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 leather bellows opened with a wheeze
Then he walked up behind Scarlett, reached over her head, and picked
up
something shiny from the mantel"Let's have some real music
Stephen-" 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
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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' musicale
There was easiness here, warmth, laughter
The 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
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pieces of smooth woodJamie was still pouring and passing whiskey
Why, the women are drinking, too! Not in secret, not ashamed
They'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 remembered
I'll be going to grandfather'sSomebody would smell
it on my breathI feel as warm inside as if I had just
had a drinkDaniel pulled the bow over the
strings"The Maid Behind the Bar," he said
Including Scarlett, though she didn't know whyIn an instant the big
room rang with the music of an Irish
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