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Chapter 19

           Hekissedherpalmagain,andagaintheskinonthebackofherneckcrawledexcitingly.

           "Butyoudolikeme.Couldyoueverloveme,Scarlett?"

           "Ah!"shethought,triumphantly."NowI’vegothim!"Andsheansweredwithstudiedcoolness:"Indeed,no.Thatisnotunlessyoumendedyourmannersconsiderably."

           "AndIhavenointentionofmendingthem.Soyoucouldnotloveme?ThatisasIhoped.ForwhileIlikeyouimmensely,Idonotloveyouanditwouldbetragicindeedforyoutosuffertwicefromunrequitedlove,wouldn’tit,dear?MayIcallyou‘dear,’Mrs.Hamilton?Ishallcallyou‘dear’whetheryoulikeitornot,sonomatter,buttheproprietiesmustbeobserved."

           "Youdon’tloveme?"

           "No,indeed.DidyouhopethatIdid?"

           "Don’tbesopresumptuous!"

           "Youhoped!Alas,toblightyourhopes!Ishouldloveyou,foryouarecharmingandtalentedatmanyuselessaccomplishments.Butmanyladieshavecharmandaccomplishmentsandarejustasuselessasyouare.No,Idon’tloveyou.ButIdolikeyoutremendouslyfortheelasticityofyourconscience,fortheselfishnesswhichyouseldomtroubletohide,andfortheshrewdpracticalityinyouwhich,Ifear,yougetfromsomenottooremoteIrish-peasantancestor."

           Peasant!Why,hewasinsultingher!Shebegantosplutterwordlessly.

           "Don’tinterrupt,"hebegged,squeezingherhand."IlikeyoubecauseIhavethosesamequalitiesinmeandlikebegetsliking.Irealizeyoustillcherishthememoryofthegodlikeandwooden-headedMr.

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