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Chapter 34

           "Well,I—"andshemanagedaprettyconfusionandablush.Theblushwasnotdifficultforshewasbreathlessandherheartwasbeatinglikeadrum."Rhett,I’msosorryaboutwhatI—IsaidtoyouthatnightyouknowatRoughandReady.Iwasoh,soveryfrightenedandupsetandyouweresoso—"Shelookeddownandsawhisbrownhandtightenoverhers."AndIthoughtthenthatI’dnever,neverforgiveyou!ButwhenAuntPittytoldmeyesterdaythatyouthattheymighthangyouitcameovermeofasuddenandI—I—"Shelookedupintohiseyeswithoneswiftimploringglanceandinitsheputanagonyofheartbreak."Oh,Rhett,I’ddieiftheyhangedyou!Icouldn’tbearit!Yousee,I—"And,becauseshecouldnotlongersustainthehotleapinglightthatwasinhiseyes,herlidsfluttereddownagain.

           InamomentI’llbecrying,shethoughtinafrenzyofwonderandexcitement.ShallIletmyselfcry?Wouldthatseemmorenatural?

           Hesaidquickly:"MyGod,Scarlett,youcan’tmeanthatyou—"andhishandsclosedoverhersinsohardagripthatithurt.

           Sheshuthereyestightly,tryingtosqueezeouttears,butrememberedtoturnherfaceupslightlysohecouldkissherwithnodifficulty.Now,inaninstanthislipswouldbeuponhers,thehardinsistentlipswhichshesuddenlyrememberedwithavividnessthatleftherweak.Buthedidnotkissher.Disappointmentqueerlystirringher,sheopenedhereyesatrifleandventuredapeepathim.

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