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Chapter 13

           Whoencouragedyoutodance?WhoforcedyoutoadmitthatyouthoughtourgloriousCausewasneithergloriousnorsacred?Whogoadedyouintoadmittingthatyouthoughtmenwerefoolstodieforhigh-soundingprinciples?Whohasaidedyouingivingtheoldladiesplentytogossipabout?Whoisgettingyououtofmourningseveralyearstoosoon?Andwho,toendallthis,hasluredyouintoacceptingagiftwhichnoladycanacceptandstillremainalady?"

           "Youflatteryourself,CaptainButler.Ihaven’tdoneanythingsoscandalousandI’dhavedoneeverythingyoumentionedwithoutyouraidanyway."

           "Idoubtthat,"hesaidandhisfacewentsuddenlyquietandsomber."You’dstillbethebroken-heartedwidowofCharlesHamiltonandfamedforyourgooddeedsamongthewounded.Eventually,however"

           Butshewasnotlistening,forshewasregardingherselfpleasedlyinthemirroragain,thinkingshewouldwearthebonnettothehospitalthisveryafternoonandtakeflowerstotheconvalescentofficers.

           Thattherewastruthinhislastwordsdidnotoccurtoher.ShedidnotseethatRhetthadpriedopentheprisonofherwidowhoodandsetherfreetoqueenitoverunmarriedgirlswhenherdaysasabelleshouldhavebeenlongpast.NordidsheseethatunderhisinfluenceshehadcomealongwayfromEllen’steachings.Thechangehadbeensogradual,thefloutingofonesmallconventionseemingtohavenoconnectionwiththefloutingofanother,andnoneofthemanyconnectionwithRhett.

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