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Chapter 34

           "Theywon’treallyhangyou?"

           "Theywilliftheycangetalittlemoreevidenceagainstme."

           "Oh,Rhett!"shecried,herhandatherheart.

           "Wouldyoubesorry?Ifyouaresorryenough,I’llmentionyouinmywill."

           Hisdarkeyeslaughedatherrecklesslyandhesqueezedherhand.

           Hiswill!Shehastilycastdownhereyesforfearofbetrayalbutnotswiftlyenough,forhiseyesgleamed,suddenlycurious.

           "AccordingtotheYankees,Ioughttohaveafinewill.Thereseemstobeconsiderableinterestinmyfinancesatpresent.Everyday,Iamhauledupbeforeanotherboardofinquiryandaskedfoolishquestions.TherumorseemscurrentthatImadeoffwiththemythicalgoldoftheConfederacy."

           "Welldidyou?"

           "Whataleadingquestion!YouknowaswellasIdothattheConfederacyranaprintingpressinsteadofamint."

           "Wheredidyougetallyourmoney?Speculating?AuntPittypatsaid—"

           "Whatprobingquestionsyouask!"

           Damnhim!Ofcourse,hehadthemoney.Shewassoexciteditbecamedifficulttotalksweetlytohim.

           "Rhett,I’msoupsetaboutyourbeinghere.Don’tyouthinkthere’sachanceofyourgettingout?"

           "‘Nihildesperandum’ismymotto."

           "Whatdoesthatmean?"

           "Itmeans‘maybe,’mycharmingignoramus."

           Sheflutteredherthicklashesuptolookathimandflutteredthemdownagain.

           "Oh,you’retoosmarttoletthemhangyou!Iknowyou’llthinkofsomecleverwaytobeatthemandgetout!Andwhenyoudo—"

           "AndwhenIdo?"heaskedsoftly,leaningcloser.

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