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Chapter 48

           "Andlivingpolitelyinhovels,andIdoubtifI’dbereceivedinthosehovels.Yousee,mydear,Iwasengagedinsomeofmynefariousschemeshereduringthewarandthesepeoplehavedevilishlongmemories!Scarlett,youareaconstantjoytome.Youunerringlymanagetopickthewrongpeopleandthewrongthings."

           "Buttheyareyourfriends!"

           "Oh,butIlikerascals.MyearlyyouthwasspentasagambleronariverboatandIcanunderstandpeoplelikethat.ButI’mnotblindtowhattheyare.Whereasyou"—helaughedagain—"youhavenoinstinctaboutpeople,nodiscriminationbetweenthecheapandthegreat.Sometimes,Ithinkthattheonlygreatladiesyou’veeverassociatedwithwereyourmotherandMissMellyandneitherseemstohavemadeanyimpressiononyou."

           "Melly!Whyshe’sasplainasanoldshoeandherclothesalwayslooktackyandsheneverhastwowordstosayforherself!"

           "Sparemeyourjealousy,Madam.Beautydoesn’tmakealady,norclothesagreatlady!"

           "Oh,don’tthey!Justyouwait,RhettButler,andI’llshowyou.NowthatI’vewe’vegotmoney,I’mgoingtobethegreatestladyyoueversaw!"

           "Ishallwaitwithinterest,"hesaid.

           MoreexcitingthanthepeopleshemetwerethefrocksRhettboughther,superintendingthechoiceofcolors,materialsanddesignshimself.Hoopswereoutnow,andthenewstyleswerecharmingwiththeskirtspulledbackfromthefrontanddrapedoverbustles,andonthebustleswerewreathsofflowersandbowsandcascadesoflace.

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