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Chapter 47

           "Ialwaysintendedhavingyou,Scarlett,sincethatfirstdayIsawyouatTwelveOakswhenyouthrewthatvaseandsworeandprovedthatyouweren’talady.Ialwaysintendedhavingyou,onewayoranother.ButasyouandFrankhavemadealittlemoney,Iknowyou’llneverbedriventomeagainwithanyinterestingpropositionsofloansandcollaterals.SoIseeI’llhavetomarryyou."

           "RhettButler,isthisoneofyourvilejokes?"

           "Ibaremysoulandyouaresuspicious!No,Scarlett,thisisabonafidehonorabledeclaration.Iadmitthatit’snotinthebestoftaste,comingatthistime,butIhaveaverygoodexcuseformylackofbreeding.I’mgoingawaytomorrowforalongtimeandIfearthatifIwaittillIreturnyou’llhavemarriedsomeoneelsewithalittlemoney.SoIthought,whynotmeandmymoney?Really,Scarlett,Ican’tgoallmylife,waitingtocatchyoubetweenhusbands."

           Hemeantit.Therewasnodoubtaboutit.Hermouthwasdryassheassimilatedthisknowledgeandsheswallowedandlookedintohiseyes,tryingtofindsomeclue.Theywerefulloflaughterbuttherewassomethingelse,deepinthem,whichshehadneverseenbefore,agleamthatdefiedanalysis.Hesateasily,carelesslybutshefeltthathewaswatchingherasalertlyasacatwatchesamousehole.Therewasasenseofleashedpowerstrainingbeneathhiscalmthatmadeherdrawback,alittlefrightened.

           Hewasactuallyaskinghertomarryhim;hewascommittingtheincredible.Onceshehadplannedhowshewouldtormenthimshouldheeverpropose.

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