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Chapter 38

           "HowshouldIknow?I’marenegade,aturncoat,aScallawag.WouldIbelikelytoknow?ButIdoknowmenwhoaresuspectedbytheYankeesandonefalsemovefromthemandtheyareasgoodashanged.WhileIknowyouwouldhavenoregretsatgettingyourneighborsonthegallows,Idobelieveyou’dregretlosingyourmills.Iseebythestubbornlookonyourfacethatyoudonotbelievemeandmywordsarefallingonstonyground.SoallIcansayis,keepthatpistolofyourshandyandwhenI’mintown,I’lltrytobeonhandtodriveyou."

           "Rhett,doyoureallyisittoprotectmethatyou—"

           "Yes,mydear,itismymuchadvertisedchivalrythatmakesmeprotectyou."Themockinglightbegantodanceinhisblackeyesandallsignsofearnestnessfledfromhisface."Andwhy?Becauseofmydeeploveforyou,Mrs.Kennedy.Yes,Ihavesilentlyhungeredandthirstedforyouandworshippedyoufromafar;butbeinganhonorableman,likeMr.AshleyWilkes,Ihaveconcealeditfromyou.Youare,alas,Frank’swifeandhonorhasforbiddenmytellingthistoyou.ButevenasMr.Wilkes’honorcracksoccasionally,somineiscrackingnowandIrevealmysecretpassionandmy—"

           "Oh,forGod’ssake,hush!"interruptedScarlett,annoyedasusualwhenhemadeherlooklikeaconceitedfool,andnotcaringtohaveAshleyandhishonorbecomethesubjectoffurtherconversation.

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