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Chapter 34

           What’stheanswer?WhydidyoulietomeabouteverythingbeingniceatTara?"

           "Now,Rhett"

           "Supposewegetdowntothetruth.Whatistherealpurposeofyourvisit?Almost,Iwaspersuadedbyyourcoquettishairsthatyoucaredsomethingaboutmeandweresorryforme."

           "Oh,Iamsorry!Indeed"

           "No,youaren’t.TheycanhangmehigherthanHamanforallyoucare.It’swrittenasplainlyonyourfaceashardworkiswrittenonyourhands.Youwantedsomethingfrommeandyouwanteditbadlyenoughtoputonquiteashow.Whydidn’tyoucomeoutintheopenandtellmewhatitwas?You’dhavestoodamuchbetterchanceofgettingit,forifthere’sonevirtueIvalueinwomenit’sfrankness.Butno,youhadtocomejinglingyourearbobsandpoutingandfriskinglikeaprostitutewithaprospectiveclient."

           HedidnotraisehisvoiceatthelastwordsoremphasizetheminanywaybuttoScarletttheycrackedlikeawhiplash,andwithdespairshesawtheendofherhopesofgettinghimtoproposemarriage.Hadheexplodedwithrageandinjuredvanityorupbraidedher,asothermenwouldhavedone,shecouldhavehandledhim.Butthedeadlyquietnessofhisvoicefrightenedher,leftherutterlyatalossastohernextmove.AlthoughhewasaprisonerandtheYankeeswereinthenextroom,itcametohersuddenlythatRhettButlerwasadangerousmantorunafoulof.

           "Isupposemymemoryisgettingfaulty.Ishouldhaverecalledthatyouarejustlikemeandthatyouneverdoanythingwithoutanulteriormotive.Now,letmesee.

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