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Chapter 12

           Youarejustascapablenowasthenofthrowingvasesifyoudon’tgetyourownway.Butyouusuallygetyourwaynow.Andsothere’snonecessityforbrokenbric-a-brac."

           "Oh,youareIwishIwasaman!I’dcallyououtand"

           "Andgetkilledforyourpains.Icandrilladimeatfiftyyards.Bettersticktoyourownweaponsdimples,vasesandthelike."

           "Youarejustarascal."

           "Doyouexpectmetoflyintoarageatthat?Iamsorrytodisappointyou.Youcan’tmakememadbycallingmenamesthataretrue.CertainlyI’marascal,andwhynot?It’safreecountryandamanmaybearascalifhechooses.It’sonlyhypocriteslikeyou,mydearlady,justasblackatheartbuttryingtohideit,whobecomeenragedwhencalledbytheirrightnames."

           Shewashelplessbeforehiscalmsmileandhisdrawlingremarks,forshehadneverbeforemetanyonewhowassocompletelyimpregnable.Herweaponsofscorn,coldnessandabusebluntedinherhands,fornothingshecouldsaywouldshamehim.Ithadbeenherexperiencethattheliarwasthehottesttodefendhisveracity,thecowardhiscourage,theill-bredhisgentlemanliness,andthecadhishonor.ButnotRhett.Headmittedeverythingandlaughedanddaredhertosaymore.

           Hecameandwentduringthesemonths,arrivingunheraldedandleavingwithoutsayinggood-by.ScarlettneverdiscoveredjustwhatbusinessbroughthimtoAtlanta,forfewotherblockadersfounditnecessarytocomesofarawayfromthecoast.

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