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Chapter 52

           "Cowardly?Hell’safire!Thereisn’tacowardlyboneinherbody!Butyouhaven’tanyimaginationand,ofcourse,youcan’tappreciatethetorturesofpeoplewhohaveoneespeciallyachild.Ifsomethingwithclawsandhornscameandsatonyourchest,you’dtellittogetthehelloffyou,wouldn’tyou?Likehellyouwould.Kindlyremember,Madam,thatI’veseenyouwakeupsquallinglikeascaldedcatsimplybecauseyoudreamedofrunninginafog.Andthat’snotbeensolongagoeither!"

           Scarlettwastakenaback,forsheneverlikedtothinkofthatdream.Moreover,itembarrassedhertorememberthatRhetthadcomfortedherinmuchthesamemannerhecomfortedBonnie.Sosheswungrapidlytoadifferentattack.

           "Youarejusthumoringherand—"

           "AndIintendtokeeponhumoringher.IfIdo,she’lloutgrowitandforgetaboutit."

           "Then,"saidScarlettacidly,"ifyouintendtoplaynursemaid,youmighttrycominghomenightsandsobertoo,forachange."

           "Ishallcomehomeearlybutdrunkasafiddler’sbitchifIplease."

           Hedidcomehomeearlythereafter,arrivinglongbeforetimeforBonnietobeputtobed.Hesatbesideher,holdingherhanduntilsleeploosenedhergrasp.Onlythendidhetiptoedownstairs,leavingthelampburningbrightlyandthedoorajarsohemighthearhershouldsheawakeandbecomefrightened.Neveragaindidheintendhertohavearecurrenceoffearofthedark.

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