1 A moment ago he had wondered what he and Mattie were to live on when they reached the West; now he saw that he had not even the money to take her there.
2 It was little more than a year ago, on just such a soft afternoon, with a "feel" of spring in the air.
3 The boys looked uncomfortable, recalling their mother's conduct three months ago when they had come home, by request, from the University of Virginia.
4 But since that day two years ago when Ashley, newly home from his three years' Grand Tour in Europe, had called to pay his respects, she had loved him.
5 If you had any sense you'd have married Stuart or Brent Tarleton long ago.
6 And then, in a wheedling tone: "When I was mentioning the Tarletons the while ago, I wasn't pushing them."
7 The big house burned a year ago and the fields are growing up in brush and seedling pine.
8 Carreen should have been asleep long ago.
9 The freshly green foliage looked sickly, the dogwood pallid, and the flowering crab, so beautifully pink a moment ago, faded and dreary.
10 Scarlett thought for an instant that if she had not flirted so blatantly with Stuart at that political speaking a year ago, he might have married India long ere this.
11 Just a little over a year ago, she was dancing and wearing bright clothes instead of this dark mourning and was practically engaged to three boys.
12 How strange that Ashley should be impressed by something that scamp had said a year ago.
13 As for Scarlett, she had long ago become resigned to Melanie's habit of seeing good in everyone.
14 For your information, I was in England, not a month ago, and I'll tell you this.
15 Regret to inform you Major Wilkes missing since scouting expedition three days ago.