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Chapter 34

           Whatcouldyouhavehadupyoursleeve,Mrs.Hamilton?Itisn’tpossiblethatyouweresomisguidedastothinkIwouldproposematrimony?"

           Herfacewentcrimsonandshedidnotanswer.

           "Butyoucan’thaveforgottenmyoft-repeatedremarkthatIamnotamarryingman?"

           Whenshedidnotspeak,hesaidwithsuddenviolence:

           "Youhadn’tforgotten?Answerme."

           "Ihadn’tforgotten,"shesaidwretchedly.

           "Whatagambleryouare,Scarlett,"hejeered."YoutookachancethatmyincarcerationawayfromfemalecompanionshipwouldputmeinsuchastateI’dsnapatyoulikeatroutataworm."

           Andthat’swhatyoudid,thoughtScarlettwithinwardrage,andifithadn’tbeenformyhands

           "Now,wehavemostofthetruth,everythingexceptyourreason.Seeifyoucantellmethetruthaboutwhyyouwantedtoleadmeintowedlock."

           Therewasasuave,almostteasingnoteinhisvoiceandshetookheart.Perhapseverythingwasn’tlost,afterall.Ofcourse,shehadruinedanyhopeofmarriagebut,eveninherdespair,shewasglad.Therewassomethingaboutthisimmobilemanwhichfrightenedher,sothatnowthethoughtofmarryinghimwasfearful.Butperhapsifshewascleverandplayedonhissympathiesandhismemories,shecouldsecurealoan.Shepulledherfaceintoaplacatingandchildlikeexpression.

           "Oh,Rhett,youcanhelpmesomuchifyou’lljustbesweet."

           "There’snothingIlikebetterthanbeingsweet."

           "Rhett,foroldfriendship’ssake,Iwantyoutodomeafavor."

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