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Chapter 9

           ItwasannoyingthewayMellyalwaysmisconstruedhermotivesbutperhapsthatwasfarpreferabletohavinghersuspectthetruth.

           "Whatabeautifulgesture,"saidRhettButler,softly."Itissuchsacrificesasyoursthatheartenourbraveladsingray."

           Hotwordsbubbledtoherlipsanditwaswithdifficultythatshecheckedthem.Therewasmockeryineverythinghesaid.Shedislikedhimheartily,loungingthereagainstthebooth.Buttherewassomethingstimulatingabouthim,somethingwarmandvitalandelectric.AllthatwasIrishinherrosetothechallengeofhisblackeyes.Shedecidedshewasgoingtotakethismandownanotchortwo.Hisknowledgeofhersecretgavehimanadvantageoverherthatwasexasperating,soshewouldhavetochangethatbyputtinghimatadisadvantagesomehow.Shestifledherimpulsetotellhimexactlywhatshethoughtofhim.Sugaralwayscaughtmorefliesthanvinegar,asMammyoftensaid,andshewasgoingtocatchandsubduethisfly,sohecouldneveragainhaveherathismercy.

           "Thankyou,"shesaidsweetly,deliberatelymisunderstandinghisjibe."AcomplimentlikethatcomingfromsofamousamanasCaptainButlerisappreciated."

           Hethrewbackhisheadandlaughedfreelyyelped,waswhatScarlettthoughtfiercely,herfacebecomingpinkagain.

           "Whydon’tyousaywhatyoureallythink?"hedemanded,loweringhisvoicesothatintheclatterandexcitementofthecollection,itcameonlytoherears."Whydon’tyousayI’madamnedrascalandnogentlemanandthatImusttakemyselfofforyou’llhaveoneofthesegallantboysingraycallmeout?"

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