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Chapter 48

           Herappetiteneverdulled,forwheneversherememberedtheeverlastinggoobersanddriedpeasandsweetpotatoesatTara,shefeltanurgetogorgeherselfanewofCreoledishes.

           "Youeatasthougheachmealwereyourlast,"saidRhett."Don’tscrapetheplate,Scarlett.I’msurethere’smoreinthekitchen.Youhaveonlytoaskthewaiter.Ifyoudon’tstopbeingsuchaglutton,you’llbeasfatastheCubanladiesandthenIshalldivorceyou."

           Butsheonlyputouthertongueathimandorderedanotherpastry,thickwithchocolateandstuffedwithmeringue.

           Whatfunitwastobeabletospendasmuchmoneyasyoulikedandnotcountpenniesandfeelthatyoushouldsavethemtopaytaxesorbuymules.WhatfuntobewithpeoplewhoweregayandrichandnotgenteellypoorlikeAtlantapeople.Whatfuntowearrustlingbrocadedressesthatshowedyourwaistandallyourneckandarmsandmorethanalittleofyourbreastandknowthatmenwereadmiringyou.Andwhatfuntoeatallyouwantedwithouthavingcensoriouspeoplesayyouweren’tladylike.Andwhatfuntodrinkallthechampagneyoupleased.Thefirsttimeshedranktoomuch,shewasembarrassedwhensheawokethenextmorningwithasplittingheadacheandanawfulmemoryofsinging"BonnieBlueFlag"allthewaybacktothehotel,throughthestreetsofNewOrleans,inanopencarriage.Shehadneverseenaladyeventipsy,andtheonlydrunkenwomanshehadeverseenhadbeenthatWatlingcreatureonthedaywhenAtlantafell.

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