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Chapter 5

           PerhapsifshechangedhertacticsButshefeltthatifAshleysuccumbedtopremeditatedfemininetricks,shecouldneverrespecthimasshenowdid.Anymanwhowasfoolenoughtofallforasimper,afaintandan"Oh,howwonderfulyouare!"wasn’tworthhaving.Buttheyallseemedtolikeit.

           IfshehadusedthewrongtacticswithAshleyinthepastwell,thatwasthepastanddonewith.Todayshewouldusedifferentones,therightones.Shewantedhimandshehadonlyafewhoursinwhichtogethim.Iffainting,orpretendingtofaint,woulddothetrick,thenshewouldfaint.Ifsimpering,coquetryorempty-headednesswouldattracthim,shewouldgladlyplaytheflirtandbemoreempty-headedthanevenCathleenCalvert.Andifboldermeasureswerenecessary,shewouldtakethem.Todaywastheday!

           TherewasnoonetotellScarlettthatherownpersonality,frighteninglyvitalthoughitwas,wasmoreattractivethananymasqueradeshemightadopt.Hadshebeentold,shewouldhavebeenpleasedbutunbelieving.Andthecivilizationofwhichshewasapartwouldhavebeenunbelievingtoo,foratnotime,beforeorsince,hadsolowapremiumbeenplacedonfemininenaturalness.

           AsthecarriageboreherdowntheredroadtowardtheWilkesplantation,ScarletthadafeelingofguiltypleasurethatneitherhermothernorMammywaswiththeparty.Therewouldbenooneatthebarbecuewho,bydelicatelyliftedbrowsorout-thrustunderlip,couldinterferewithherplanofaction.Ofcourse,Suellenwouldbecertaintotelltalestomorrow,butifallwentasScarletthoped,theexcitementofthefamilyoverherengagementtoAshleyorherelopementwouldmorethanoverbalancetheirdispleasure.Yes,shewasverygladEllenhadbeenforcedtostayathome.

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