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Chapter 48

           ItwouldbepleasanttofeelsuperiortoRhett.Alltheothermenshehadknownshecoulddismisswithahalf-contemptuous"Whatachild!"Herfather,theTarletontwinswiththeirloveofteasingandtheirelaboratepracticaljokes,thehairylittleFontaineswiththeirchildishrages,Charles,Frank,allthemenwhohadpaidcourttoherduringthewareveryone,infact,exceptAshley.OnlyAshleyandRhetteludedherunderstandingandhercontrolfortheywerebothadults,andtheelementsofboyishnesswerelackinginthem.

           ShedidnotunderstandRhett,nordidshetroubletounderstandhim,thoughtherewerethingsabouthimwhichoccasionallypuzzledher.Therewasthewayhelookedathersometimes,whenhethoughtshewasunaware.Turningquicklyshefrequentlycaughthimwatchingher,analert,eager,waitinglookinhiseyes.

           "Whydoyoulookatmelikethat?"sheonceaskedirritably."Likeacatatamousehole!"

           Buthisfacehadchangedswiftlyandheonlylaughed.Soonsheforgotitanddidnotpuzzleherheadaboutitanymore,oraboutanythingconcerningRhett.HewastoounpredictabletobotheraboutandlifewasverypleasantexceptwhenshethoughtofAshley.

           RhettkepthertoobusytothinkofAshleyoften.AshleywashardlyeverinherthoughtsduringthedaybutatnightwhenshewastiredfromdancingorherheadwasspinningfromtoomuchchampagnethenshethoughtofAshley.

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