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Chapter 47

           Whydon’totherpeoplemindtheirs?"

           "Mypet,theworldcanforgivepracticallyanythingexceptpeoplewhomindtheirownbusiness.Butwhyshouldyousqualllikeascaldedcat?You’vesaidoftenenoughthatyoudidn’tmindwhatpeoplesaidaboutyou.Whynotproveit?Youknowyou’velaidyourselfopentocriticismsoofteninsmallmatters,youcan’texpecttoescapegossipinthislargematter.Youknewthere’dbetalkifyoumarriedavillainlikeme.IfIwerealow-bredpoverty-strickenvillain,peoplewouldn’tbesomad.Butarich,flourishingvillainofcourse,that’sunforgivable."

           "Iwishyou’dbeserioussometimes!"

           "Iamserious.It’salwaysannoyingtothegodlywhentheungodlyflourishlikethegreenbaytree.Cheerup,Scarlett,didn’tyoutellmeoncethatthemainreasonyouwantedalotofmoneywassoyoucouldtelleverybodytogotohell?Now’syourchance."

           "ButyouwerethemainoneIwantedtotelltogotohell,"saidScarlett,andlaughed.

           "Doyoustillwanttotellmetogotohell?"

           "Well,notasoftenasIusedto."

           "Doitwheneveryoulike,ifitmakesyouhappy."

           "Itdoesn’tmakemeespeciallyhappy,"saidScarlettand,bending,shekissedhimcarelessly.Hisdarkeyesflickeredquicklyoverherface,huntingforsomethinginhereyeswhichhedidnotfind,andhelaughedshortly.

           "ForgetaboutAtlanta.Forgetabouttheoldcats.IbroughtyoutoNewOrleanstohavefunandIintendthatyoushallhaveit."

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