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Chapter 43

           Hesaidnomoreandsmokedhiscigarinsilenceforawhile.Shecastaboutforsomeremarkasrudeashisbutcouldthinkofnone.

           "Iwouldappreciateitifyou’dsaynothingofthistoanyone,"hesaidfinally."ThoughIsupposethataskingawomantokeephermouthshutisaskingtheimpossible."

           "Icankeepasecret,"shesaidwithinjureddignity.

           "Canyou?It’snicetolearnunsuspectedthingsaboutfriends.Now,stoppouting,Scarlett.I’msorryIwasrudebutyoudeserveditforprying.Givemeasmileandlet’sbepleasantforaminuteortwobeforeItakeupanunpleasantsubject."

           Oh,dear!shethought.Now,he’sgoingtotalkaboutAshleyandthemill!andshehastenedtosmileandshowherdimpletodiverthim."Whereelsedidyougo,Rhett?Youhaven’tbeeninNewOrleansallthistime,haveyou?"

           "No,forthelastmonthI’vebeeninCharleston.Myfatherdied."

           "Oh,I’msorry."

           "Don’tbe.I’msurehewasn’tsorrytodie,andI’msureI’mnotsorryhe’sdead."

           "Rhett,whatadreadfulthingtosay!"

           "ItwouldbemuchmoredreadfulifIpretendedtobesorry,whenIwasn’t,wouldn’tit?Therewasneveranylovelostbetweenus.Icannotrememberwhentheoldgentlemandidnotdisapproveofme.Iwastoomuchlikehisownfatherandhedisapprovedheartilyofhisfather.AndasIgrewolderhisdisapprovalofmebecamedownrightdislike,which,Iadmit,Ididlittletochange.AllthethingsFatherwantedmetodoandbeweresuchboringthings.

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