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Chapter 12

           TheylandedtheircargoesatWilmingtonorCharleston,wheretheyweremetbyswarmsofmerchantsandspeculatorsfromallovertheSouthwhoassembledtobuyblockadedgoodsatauction.Itwouldhavepleasedhertothinkthathemadethesetripstoseeher,butevenherabnormalvanityrefusedtobelievethis.Ifhehadeveroncemadelovetoher,seemedjealousoftheothermenwhocrowdedabouther,eventriedtoholdherhandorbeggedforapictureorahandkerchieftocherish,shewouldhavethoughttriumphantlyhehadbeencaughtbyhercharms.Butheremainedannoyinglyunloverlikeand,worstofall,seemedtoseethroughallhermaneuveringstobringhimtohisknees.

           Wheneverhecametotown,therewasafemininefluttering.Notonlydidtheromanticauraofthedashingblockaderhangabouthimbuttherewasalsothetitillatingelementofthewickedandtheforbidden.Hehadsuchabadreputation!AndeverytimethematronsofAtlantagatheredtogethertogossip,hisreputationgrewworse,whichonlymadehimallthemoreglamoroustotheyounggirls.Asmostofthemwerequiteinnocent,theyhadheardlittlemorethanthathewas"quiteloosewithwomen"andexactlyhowamanwentaboutthebusinessofbeing"loose"theydidnotknow.Theyalsoheardwhispersthatnogirlwassafewithhim.Withsuchareputation,itwasstrangethathehadneversomuchaskissedthehandofanunmarriedgirlsincehefirstappearedinAtlanta.Butthatonlyservedtomakehimmoremysteriousandmoreexciting.

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