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Chapter 6

           "ThemostbeautifulgirlI’veeverknownandthesweetestandthekindest,andyouhavethedearestwaysandIloveyouwithallmyheart.Icannothopethatyoucouldloveanyonelikemebut,mydearMissO’Hara,ifyoucangivemeanyencouragement,Iwilldoanythingintheworldtomakeyouloveme.Iwill"

           Charlesstopped,forhecouldn’tthinkofanythingdifficultenoughofaccomplishmenttoreallyprovetoScarlettthedepthofhisfeeling,sohesaidsimply:"Iwanttomarryyou."

           Scarlettcamebacktoearthwithajerk,atthesoundoftheword"marry."ShehadbeenthinkingofmarriageandofAshley,andshelookedatCharleswithpoorlyconcealedirritation.Whymustthiscalf-likefoolintrudehisfeelingsonthisparticulardaywhenshewassoworriedshewasabouttolosehermind?Shelookedintothepleadingbrowneyesandshesawnoneofthebeautyofashyboy’sfirstlove,oftheadorationofanidealcometrueorthewildhappinessandtendernessthatweresweepingthroughhimlikeaflame.Scarlettwasusedtomenaskinghertomarrythem,menmuchmoreattractivethanCharlesHamilton,andmenwhohadmorefinessethantoproposeatabarbecuewhenshehadmoreimportantmattersonhermind.Sheonlysawaboyoftwenty,redasabeetandlookingverysilly.Shewishedthatshecouldtellhimhowsillyhelooked.Butautomatically,thewordsEllenhadtaughthertosayinsuchemergenciesrosetoherlipsandcastingdownhereyes,fromforceoflonghabit,shemurmured:"Mr.Hamilton,Iamnotunawareofthehonoryouhavebestowedonmeinwantingmetobecomeyourwife,butthisisallsosuddenthatIdonotknowwhattosay."

           Thatwasaneatwayofsmoothingaman’svanityandyetkeepinghimonthestring,andCharlesrosetoitasthoughsuchbaitwerenewandhethefirsttoswallowit.

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