@@@@@"Look, Cat, there's the towerDid I tell you
@@@@@"Look, Cat, there's the towerDid I tell you the story
how old it is?"
"Yes Scarlett wanted to laughIt would be wrong to tell a child to
lie, but sometimes a polite fib would be welcome"I like the tower,"
said Cat"I do too, sweetheart Scarlett wondered why she hadn't
come here for so longShe'd almost forgotten how strange the old
stones made her feelIt was eerie and peaceful at the same time
She
made a promise to herself not to let so many months slip away before
her next visitThis was, after all, the real heart of Ballyhara,
where it had begunThe blackthorn was already blooming in the
hedges
and it was still AprilWhat a season they were having! Scarlett
slowed the buggy for a long sniffThere was no real need to hurry,
the dresses would waitShe was driving into Trim for a package of
summer clothes MrsThere were six invitations to
June
house parties on her deskShe wasn't sure she was ready to start
partying so soon, but she was ready to see some grown-ups
Cat was her heart of hearts, but Fitz was so busy running
the big household that she never had time for a friendly cup of tea
Colum had gone to Galway to meet StephenShe didn't know how she
felt
about Stephen coming to BallyharaMaybe he
wouldn't
be so spooky in IrelandMaybe he'd just been so strange and silent in
Savannah because he was mixed up in the gun businessAt least that
was over! The extra income she was getting now from the little
houses
in Atlanta was pleasant, too
She must have given the Fenians a fortune