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Chapter 17

           YouknowtheYankeeswillnevergettoAtlanta."

           "I’llbetyoutheywillbeherewithinthemonth.I’llbetyouaboxofbonbonsagainst"Hisdarkeyeswanderedtoherlips."Againstakiss."

           Foralastbriefmoment,fearofaYankeeinvasionclutchedherheartbutattheword"kiss,"sheforgotaboutit.Thiswasfamiliargroundandfarmoreinterestingthanmilitaryoperations.Withdifficultysherestrainedasmileofglee.Sincethedaywhenhegaveherthegreenbonnet,Rhetthadmadenoadvanceswhichcouldinanywaybeconstruedasthoseofalover.Hecouldneverbeinveigledintopersonalconversations,trythoughshemight,butnowwithnoanglingonherpart,hewastalkingaboutkissing.

           "Idon’tcareforsuchpersonalconversation,"shesaidcoollyandmanagedafrown."Besides,I’djustassoonkissapig."

           "There’snoaccountingfortastesandI’vealwaysheardtheIrishwerepartialtopigskeptthemundertheirbeds,infact.But,Scarlett,youneedkissingbadly.That’swhat’swrongwithyou.Allyourbeauxhaverespectedyoutoomuch,thoughGodknowswhy,ortheyhavebeentooafraidofyoutoreallydorightbyyou.Theresultisthatyouareunendurablyuppity.Youshouldbekissedandbysomeonewhoknowshow."

           Theconversationwasnotgoingthewayshewantedit.Itneverdidwhenshewaswithhim.Always,itwasaduelinwhichshewasworsted.

           "AndIsupposeyouthinkyouaretheproperperson?"sheaskedwithsarcasm,holdinghertemperincheckwithdifficulty.

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