Butstill the thought of the possibility teased her
curiosity in anexciting way.
Iinvested most of it in government
bonds.
It was a fight thatcould not win but it had, at
least, postponed the inevitable. She opened her eyesand saw that the frightening
glow had gone from his face.
Ive seen so few people who did notmelt at the sight
of cash. But only the powerof the military upheld the new regime.
Ah has seed you do a heap of things dat would hut
Miss Ellen, didshe know.
Why should you so resent hearing the truth, my
pet?
He made her play and she had almost forgotten how.
Ah ain gwine leave Miss Ellens chile, an dar ain noway in de worl ter mek me
go.
Why not a Creole house or a Colonial with six white
columns? And after all, he did fight for the Confederacy.
And Rhett Butler was a friend of the hated
Bullock!
He slipped on his coat and picked up hisgloves and
hat.
She had promised to marry him when shehad had no
intention of promising. I want it that way, she said obstinately.
I was so cold and so hungry and so tired and
Icouldnt find it.
The Old Guard dies but it never surrenders. Why
should I bring her a presentwhen she called us mules?
He pressed her head back hard against hisshoulder
and she had a dizzy glimpse of his face.
You are just putting on these virginalairs. Rhett
kept her too busy to think of Ashley often.
You eat as though each meal were your last, said
Rhett.
Its my own affair whom I marry andhow often I
marry. What fun to be with people who were gay and rich andnot genteelly poor like
Atlanta people. Scarlett wasspeechless and quivering with insult.
You eat as though each meal were your last, said
Rhett. But you were the main one I wanted to tell to go to hell, saidScarlett, and
laughed.
The state was under theYankee rule but not by the
states consent. And after all, he did fight for the Confederacy. She opened her
eyesand saw that the frightening glow had gone from his face. Ill bet you could buy
allof Five Points with the money you have.