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Chapter 54

           Forthefirsttimeinherlifeshehadfeltalive,feltpassionassweepingandprimitiveasthefearshehadknownthenightshefledAtlanta,asdizzysweetasthecoldhatewhenshehadshottheYankee.

           Rhettlovedher!Atleast,hesaidhelovedherandhowcouldshedoubtitnow?Howoddandbewilderingandhowincrediblethathelovedher,thissavagestrangerwithwhomshehadlivedinsuchcoolness.Shewasnotaltogethercertainhowshefeltaboutthisrevelationbutasanideacametohershesuddenlylaughedaloud.Helovedherandsoshehadhimatlast.Shehadalmostforgottenherearlydesiretoentraphimintolovingher,soshecouldholdthewhipoverhisinsolentblackhead.Now,itcamebackanditgavehergreatsatisfaction.Foronenight,hehadhadherathismercybutnowsheknewtheweaknessofhisarmor.Fromnowonshehadhimwhereshewantedhim.Shehadsmartedunderhisjeersforalongtime,butnowshehadhimwhereshecouldmakehimjumpthroughanyhoopsshecaredtohold.

           Whenshethoughtofmeetinghimagain,facetofaceinthesoberlightofday,anervoustinglingembarrassmentthatcarriedwithitanexcitingpleasureenvelopedher.

           "I’mnervousasabride,"shethought."AndaboutRhett!"And,attheideashefelltogigglingfoolishly.

           ButRhettdidnotappearfordinner,norwasheathisplaceatthesuppertable.Thenightpassed,alongnightduringwhichshelayawakeuntildawn,herearsstrainedtohearhiskeyinthelatch.Buthedidnotcome.

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