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Chapter 12

           ForanhourshehadwatchedRhettholdtheyarnMelaniewaswindingforknitting,hadnotedtheblankinscrutableexpressionwhenMelanietalkedatlengthandwithprideofAshleyandhispromotion.ScarlettknewRhetthadnoexaltedopinionofAshleyandcarednothingatallaboutthefactthathehadbeenmadeamajor.YethemadepoliterepliesandmurmuredthecorrectthingsaboutAshley’sgallantry.

           AndifIsomuchasmentionAshley’sname,shehadthoughtirritably,hecockshiseyebrowupandsmilesthatnasty,knowingsmile!

           "I’mmuchprettierthansheis,"shecontinued,"andIdon’tseewhyyou’renicertoher."

           "DareIhopethatyouarejealous?"

           "Oh,don’tpresume!"

           "Anotherhopecrushed.IfIam‘nicer’toMrs.Wilkes,itisbecauseshedeservesit.Sheisoneoftheveryfewkind,sincereandunselfishpersonsIhaveeverknown.Butperhapsyouhavefailedtonotethesequalities.Andmoreover,forallheryouth,sheisoneofthefewgreatladiesIhaveeverbeenprivilegedtoknow."

           "Doyoumeantosayyoudon’tthinkI’magreatlady,too?"

           "Ithinkweagreedontheoccasionofourfirstmeetingthatyouwerenoladyatall."

           "Oh,ifyouaregoingtobehatefulandrudeenoughtobringthatupagain!Howcanyouholdthatbitofchildishtemperagainstme?ThatwassolongagoandI’vegrownupsincethenandI’dforgetallaboutitifyouweren’talwaysharpingandhintingaboutit."

           "Idon’tthinkitwaschildishtemperandIdon’tbelieveyou’vechanged.

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