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Chapter 48

           Idon’tbelieveIcouldbearhervaporingsthreetimesadayand,moreover,IbelieveUnclePeterwouldassassinatemebeforehewouldletmeliveunderthesacredHamiltonroof.MissPittycangetMissIndiaWilkestostaywithherandkeepthebogymanaway.WhenwegetbacktoAtlantawearegoingtostayinthebridalsuiteoftheNationalHoteluntilourhouseisfinished.BeforeweleftAtlantaIwasdickeringforthatbiglotonPeachtree,theoneneartheLeydenhouse.YouknowtheoneImean?"

           "Oh,Rhett,howlovely!Idosowantahouseofmyown.Agreatbigone!"

           "Thenatlastweareagreedonsomething.Whataboutawhitestuccowithwrought-ironworkliketheseCreolehouseshere?"

           "Oh,no,Rhett.NotanythingoldfashionedliketheseNewOrleanshouses.IknowjustwhatIwant.It’sthenewestthingbecauseIsawapictureofitin-letmeseeitwasinthatHarper’sWeeklyIwaslookingat.ItwasmodeledafteraSwisschalet."

           "ASwisswhat?"

           "Achalet."

           "Spellit."

           Shecomplied.

           "Oh,"hesaidandstrokedhismustache.

           "Itwaslovely.Ithadahighmansardroofwithapicketfenceontopandatowermadeoffancyshinglesateachend.Andthetowershadwindowswithredandblueglassinthem.Itwassostylishlooking."

           "Isupposeithadjigsawworkontheporchbanisters?"

           "Yes."

           "Andafringeofwoodenscrollworkhangingfromtheroofoftheporch?"

           "Yes.Youmusthaveseenonelikeit."

           "IhavebutnotinSwitzerland.

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