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When she was finally able to go out again, Scarlett had Lou lace her into stays as tightly as the strings would pull. Then she passed the tape measure about her waist. Twenty inches! She groaned aloud. That was what having babies did to your figure! Her waist was a large as Aunt Pitty's, as large as Mammy's.
-"Pull them tighter, Lou. See if you can't make it eighteen and a half inches or I can't get into any of my dresses."