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Chapter 6

           AndherewasScarlettO’Harateasinghimaboutbreakingherheart!

           Hetriedtothinkofsomethingtosayandcouldn’t,andsilentlyheblessedherbecauseshekeptupasteadychatterwhichrelievedhimofanynecessityforconversation.Itwastoogoodtobetrue.

           "Now,youwaitrightheretillIcomeback,forIwanttoeatbarbecuewithyou.Anddon’tyougooffphilanderingwiththoseothergirls,becauseI’mmightyjealous,"cametheincrediblewordsfromredlipswithadimpleoneachside;andbrisklyblacklashessweptdemurelyovergreeneyes.

           "Iwon’t,"hefinallymanagedtobreathe,neverdreamingthatshewasthinkinghelookedlikeacalfwaitingforthebutcher.

           Tappinghimlightlyonthearmwithherfoldedfan,sheturnedtostartupthestairsandhereyesagainfellonthemancalledRhettButlerwhostoodaloneafewfeetawayfromCharles.Evidentlyhehadoverheardthewholeconversation,forhegrinnedupatherasmaliciouslyasatomcat,andagainhiseyeswentoverher,inagazetotallydevoidofthedeferenceshewasaccustomedto.

           "God’snightgown!"saidScarletttoherselfinindignation,usingGerald’sfavoriteoath."HelooksasifasifheknewwhatIlookedlikewithoutmyshimmy,"and,tossingherhead,shewentupthesteps.

           Inthebedroomwherethewrapswerelaid,shefoundCathleenCalvertpreeningbeforethemirrorandbitingherlipstomakethemlookredder.Therewerefreshrosesinhersashthatmatchedhercheeks,andhercornflower-blueeyesweredancingwithexcitement.

           "Cathleen,"saidScarlett,tryingtopullthecorsageofherdresshigher,"whoisthatnastymandownstairsnamedButler?"

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