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Chapter 1

           "What?" 

           Stuartrepeatedhisrequest. 

           "Ofcourse." 

           Thetwinslookedateachotherjubilantlybutwithsomesurprise. AlthoughtheyconsideredthemselvesScarlett’sfavoredsuitors,theyhadneverbeforegainedtokensofthisfavorsoeasily. Usuallyshemadethembegandplead,whilesheputthemoff,refusingtogiveaYesorNoanswer,laughingiftheysulked,growingcooliftheybecameangry. Andhereshehadpracticallypromisedthemthewholeoftomorrowseatsbyheratthebarbecue,allthewaltzes(andthey’dseetoitthatthedanceswereallwaltzes!)andthesupperintermission. Thiswasworthgettingexpelledfromtheuniversity. 

           Filledwithnewenthusiasmbytheirsuccess,theylingeredon,talkingaboutthebarbecueandtheballandAshleyWilkesandMelanieHamilton,interruptingeachother,makingjokesandlaughingatthem,hintingbroadlyforinvitationstosupper. SometimehadpassedbeforetheyrealizedthatScarlettwashavingverylittletosay. Theatmospherehadsomehowchanged. Justhow,thetwinsdidnotknow,butthefineglowhadgoneoutoftheafternoon. Scarlettseemedtobepayinglittleattentiontowhattheysaid,althoughshemadethecorrectanswers. Sensingsomethingtheycouldnotunderstand,baffledandannoyedbyit,thetwinsstruggledalongforawhile,andthenrosereluctantly,lookingattheirwatches. 

           Thesunwaslowacrossthenew-plowedfieldsandthetallwoodsacrosstheriverwereloomingblacklyinsilhouette. Chimneyswallowsweredartingswiftlyacrosstheyard,andchickens,ducksandturkeyswerewaddlingandstruttingandstragglinginfromthefields. 

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