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Chapter 9

           "Ofcoursenot.Awifewhodidn’tburnherselfwouldbeasocialoutcast.AlltheworthyHindumatronswouldtalkaboutherfornotbehavingasawell-bredladyshouldpreciselyasthoseworthymatronsinthecornerwouldtalkaboutyou,shouldyouappeartonightinareddressandleadareel.Personally,IthinksutteemuchmoremercifulthanourcharmingSoutherncustomofburyingwidowsalive!"

           "HowdareyousayI’mburiedalive!"

           "Howcloselywomencrutchtheverychainsthatbindthem!YouthinktheHinducustombarbarousbutwouldyouhavehadthecouragetoappearheretonightiftheConfederacyhadn’tneededyou?"

           ArgumentsofthischaracterwerealwaysconfusingtoScarlett.Hisweredoublyconfusingbecauseshehadavagueideatherewastruthinthem.Butnowwasthetimetosquelchhim.

           "Ofcourse,Iwouldn’thavecome.Itwouldhavebeenwell,disrespectfultoitwouldhaveseemedasifIhadn’tlov"

           Hiseyeswaitedonherwords,cynicalamusementinthem,andshecouldnotgoon.Heknewshehadn’tlovedCharlieandhewouldn’tletherpretendtothenicepolitesentimentsthatsheshouldexpress.Whataterrible,terriblethingitwastohavetodowithamanwhowasn’tagentleman.Agentlemanalwaysappearedtobelievealadyevenwhenheknewshewaslying.ThatwasSouthernchivalry.Agentlemanalwaysobeyedtherulesandsaidthecorrectthingsandmadelifeeasierforalady.Butthismanseemednottocareforrulesandevidentlyenjoyedtalkingofthingsnooneevertalkedabout.

           "Iamwaitingbreathlessly."

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