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Chapter 45

           Kennedywhen,ifyouknew—"

           "India!"saidMelaniewarningly,herhandsclenchingonhersewing.

           "IthinkIknowmyhusbandbetterthanyoudo,"saidScarlett,theprospectofaquarrel,thefirstopenquarrelshehadeverhadwithIndia,makingherspiritsriseandhernervousnessdepart.Melanie’seyescaughtIndia’sandreluctantlyIndiaclosedherlips.Butalmostinstantlyshespokeagainandhervoicewascoldwithhate.

           "Youmakemesick,ScarlettO’Hara,talkingaboutbeingprotected!Youdon’tcareaboutbeingprotected!Ifyoudidyou’dneverhaveexposedyourselfasyouhavedoneallthesemonths,prissingyourselfaboutthistown,showingyourselfofftostrangemen,hopingthey’lladmireyou!Whathappenedtoyouthisafternoonwasjustwhatyoudeservedandiftherewasanyjusticeyou’dhavegottenworse."

           "Oh,India,hush!"criedMelanie.

           "Lethertalk,"criedScarlett."I’menjoyingit.Ialwaysknewshehatedmeandshewastoomuchofahypocritetoadmitit.Ifshethoughtanyonewouldadmireher,she’dbewalkingthestreetsnakedfromdawntilldark."

           Indiawasonherfeet,herleanbodyquiveringwithinsult.

           "Idohateyou,"shesaidinaclearbuttremblingvoice."Butithasn’tbeenhypocrisythat’skeptmequiet.It’ssomethingyoucan’tunderstand,notpossessinganyanycommoncourtesy,commongoodbreeding.It’stherealizationthatifallofusdon’thangtogetherandsubmergeourownsmallhates,wecan’texpecttobeattheYankees.

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