Not 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 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 chanel bags for cheep 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 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 knock off gucci bags 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 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 chanel replica 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 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 christian dior china 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 faceHe was amused and skeptical and all-knowing "How long have you been in Charleston, Scarlett?" "Since last night "And you've learned to love itQuick work, I congratulate you on your sensitivityYou were driven out of Atlanta-miraculously minus tar and feathers-and you've been treated decently by ladies who know no other way to treat people, and so you think you've found a refuge He laughed at the look on her swiss replica rolex

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