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Chapter 12

           Moreover,heusuallybroughthersomelittlegiftfromNassauwhichheassuredherhehadpurchasedespeciallyforherandblockadedinatriskofhislifepapersofpinsandneedles,buttons,spoolsofsilkthreadandhairpins.Itwasalmostimpossibletoobtainthesesmallluxuriesnowladieswerewearinghand-whittledwoodenhairpinsandcoveringacornswithclothforbuttonsandPittylackedthemoralstaminatorefusethem.Besides,shehadachildishloveofsurprisepackagesandcouldnotresistopeninghisgifts.And,havingonceopenedthem,shedidnotfeelthatshecouldrefusethem.Then,havingacceptedhisgifts,shecouldnotsummoncourageenoughtotellhimhisreputationmadeitimproperforhimtocallonthreelonewomenwhohadnomaleprotector.AuntPittyalwaysfeltthatsheneededamaleprotectorwhenRhettButlerwasinthehouse.

           "Idon’tknowwhatitisabouthim,"shewouldsighhelplessly."Butwell,Ithinkhe’dbeanice,attractivemanifIcouldjustfeelthatwell,thatdeepdowninhisheartherespectedwomen."

           Sincethereturnofherweddingring,MelaniehadfeltthatRhettwasagentlemanofrarerefinementanddelicacyandshewasshockedatthisremark.Hewasunfailinglycourteoustoher,butshewasalittletimidwithhim,largelybecauseshewasshywithanymanshehadnotknownfromchildhood.Secretlyshewasverysorryforhim,afeelingwhichwouldhaveamusedhimhadhebeenawareofit.

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