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Her voice was rushed and charmingly...
Posted on 2010-Feb-10 at 11:51
Her voice was rushed and charmingly breathless
when
she spoke"Aunt Eulalie wrote and told me what you were saying,
Rhett
-about how you longed for me to be here with you, but I wouldn't
leave
the storeOh, darling, why didn't you tell me? I don't care two pins
for the store, not compared to you She watched his eyes warily"It
won't work, Scarlett
"What do you mean?"
"None of itNot the fervid explanation and not the innocent lack of
understandingYou know you could never lie to me and get away with
it It was true, and she did know it"I came
because I wanted to be with you Her quiet statement chanel pearl necklace had a simple
dignityRhett looked at her straight back and proudly lifted head, and
his voice softened"My dear Scarlett," he said, "we might have been
friends in time, when the memories had softened to bittersweet
nostalgia
Perhaps we might arrive at that yet, if we are both charitable and
patient He strode impatiently across the room
"What do I have to do to get through to you? I don't want to hurt you,
but you force meI don't want you hereGo back to Atlanta,
Scarlett, leave me beI can speak no more
clearly than that The blood had drained from Scarlett's faceHer
green eyes glittered rolex replica against her ghostly white skin"I can speak
clearly, too, RhettI am your wife and you are my husband
"An unfortunate circumstance that I offered to correct His words
were like a whiplashScarlett forgot that she had to control
herself
"Divorce you? Never, never, neverAnd I'll never give you cause to
divorce meI'm your wife, and like a good dutiful wife should, I've
come to your side, abandoning all I hold dear A smile of triumph
lifted the corners of her mouth and she played her trump card"Your
mother is overjoyed that I'm hereWhat are you going to tell her if
you throw me out? Because I'll tell her omega seamaster watch the truth, and it'll break her
heart Rhett paced heavily from end to end of the big roomUnder
his breath he muttered curses, profanity and vulgarity such as Scarlett
had never heardThis was the Rhett that was only hearsay to her, the
Rhett who had followed the gold rush to California and defended his
claim
with a knife and heavy boots
This was Rhett the rumrunner, habitue of the lowest taverns in
Havana,
Rhett the lawless adventurer, friend and companion of renegades like
himselfShe watched, shocked and fascinated and excited despite the
menace in himSuddenly his animal-like pacing stopped chanel costume jewelry and he
turned to
face herHis black eyes glittered, but no longer with rageThey
held humor, dark and bitter and waryHe was Rhett Butler,
Charleston
gentleman"Check," he said with a wry twisted smile"I overlooked
the unpredictable mobility of the queenBut not mate, Scarlett He
held out his opened palms in momentary surrenderShe didn't
understand
what he was saying, but the gesture and his tone of voice told her that
she'd won "So I'll stay?"
"You'll stay until you want to goI don't expect it to be very
long
"But you're wrong, Rhett! I love it here An old, familiar expression
crossed his buy tan gucci watch face
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