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Chapter 35

           TheminuteSuegotherhandsonalittlemoneyshe’dgiveherselfunendurableairsandnevercontributeonecenttowardtheupkeepofTara.NotSuellen!She’dthinkherselfwelloutofitandnotcareifTarawentfortaxesorburnedtotheground,solongasshehadprettyclothesanda"Mrs."infrontofhername.

           AsScarlettthoughtofSuellen’ssecurefutureandtheprecariousoneofherselfandTara,angerflamedinherattheunfairnessoflife.Hastilyshelookedoutofthebuggyintothemuddystreet,lestFrankshouldseeherexpression.Shewasgoingtoloseeverythingshehad,whileSueSuddenlyadeterminationwasborninher.

           SuellenshouldnothaveFrankandhisstoreandhismill!

           Suellendidn’tdeservethem.Shewasgoingtohavethemherself.ShethoughtofTaraandrememberedJonasWilkerson,venomousasarattler,atthefootofthefrontsteps,andshegraspedatthelaststrawfloatingabovetheshipwreckofherlife.RhetthadfailedherbuttheLordhadprovidedFrank.

           ButcanIgethim?Herfingersclenchedasshelookedunseeinglyintotherain.CanImakehimforgetSueandproposetomerealquick?IfIcouldmakeRhettalmostpropose,IknowIcouldgetFrank!Hereyeswentoverhim,herlidsflickering.Certainly,he’snobeauty,shethoughtcoolly,andhe’sgotverybadteethandhisbreathsmellsbadandhe’soldenoughtobemyfather.Moreover,he’snervousandtimidandwellmeaning,andIdon’tknowofanymoredamningqualitiesamancanhave.

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