@@@@@Why was the woman confessing all of this,
@@@@@Why was the woman
confessing all of this, to her of all people? "I'm telling you this
because I am sure you're no fool, MrsYou would wonderand
rightly-if I offered to help you, as the saying goes, out of the
goodness of my heartThere is no goodness in my heart, except
insofar
as it adds to my personal wellbeingI have a business proposal for
youYou deserve better than a shabby little party given by a shabby
little woman like Alice HarringtonYou have beauty and brains and
moneyYou can be an originalIf you put yourself in my hands,
under
my tutelage, I will make you the most admired, the most sought-after
woman in IrelandIt will take two to three yearsThen the whole
world will be open to you, to do with as you will
And I will have enough money to retire in luxury"I've been waiting nearly twenty years for someone like you
to
come along Scarlett hurried across the kitchen bridge to Mrs
Fitzpatrick's rooms as soon as Charlotte Montague leftShe didn't
care that she was supposed to send for the housekeeper to come to
her;
she had to talk to someoneFitz came out of her room before
Scarlett could knock on the door"You should have sent for me, Mrs
O'Hara," she said in a low voice"I know, I know, but it takes so
long, and what I have to tell you just won't wait!" Scarlett was
extremely agitatedFitzpatrick's cold look calmed her down
rapidly"It will have to wait," she said"The kitchen maids will
hear every word you say and repeat it with embellishmentsWalk
slowly
with and follow my lead Scarlett felt like a chastised childShe
did as she was