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Chapter 36

           Addedtoitwastheusualmasculinedisillusionmentindiscoveringthatawomanhasabrain.

           JusthowearlyinhismarriedlifeFranklearnedofthedeceptionScarletthadusedinmarryinghim,nooneeverknew.PerhapsthetruthdawnedonhimwhenTonyFontaine,obviouslyfancyfree,cametoAtlantaonbusiness.PerhapsitwastoldhimmoredirectlyinlettersfromhissisterinJonesborowhowasastoundedathismarriage.CertainlyheneverlearnedfromSuellenherself.Sheneverwrotehimandnaturallyhecouldnotwriteherandexplain.Whatgoodwouldexplanationsdoanyway,nowthathewasmarried?HewrithedinwardlyatthethoughtthatSuellenwouldneverknowthetruthandwouldalwaysthinkhehadsenselesslyjiltedher.Probablyeveryoneelsewasthinkingthistooandcriticizinghim.Itcertainlyputhiminanawkwardposition.Andhehadnowayofclearinghimself,foramancouldn’tgoaboutsayinghehadlosthisheadaboutawomanandagentlemancouldn’tadvertisethefactthathiswifehadentrappedhimwithalie.

           Scarlettwashiswifeandawifewasentitledtotheloyaltyofherhusband.Furthermore,hecouldnotbringhimselftobelieveshehadmarriedhimcoldlyandwithnoaffectionforhimatall.Hismasculinevanitywouldnotpermitsuchathoughttostaylonginhismind.Itwasmorepleasanttothinkshehadfallensosuddenlyinlovewithhimshehadbeenwillingtolietogethim.Butitwasallverypuzzling.

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