Oh, ifonly God did not seem so furious and
vengeful! If he laughed at her she would die, right then.
Ashley was so honorable, sotruthful, so kind and he
saw so straightly, so clearly.
It isnt decent to even talk ofsuch things at such a
time. I forgot how you liked her andIm sorry for what I said. The brandy burned with
fiery pleasantness.
Some neighbor calling todiscuss the funeral or to
bring a blanc mange. Im going away tomorrowand Im too ardent a lover to restrain my
passion any longer.
But what a relief it would be to put her head onhis
shoulder and cry and unburden her guilty heart! You are confessing and you might as
well confess thetruth as a decorous lie.
And she hadmade him unhappy during the last six
months when she could havemade him very happy.
It isnt decent to even talk ofsuch things at such a
time.
Itd surprise and shock a heap of fine ladies if
they had anynotion how much we knows about them. Are you sorry youstill own Tara and
there arent Carpetbaggers living there?
Leaning closer, peering inside, Melanie questioned:
Who is it?
Im not urging instantmatrimony because of your
reputation. You would stillhave run yourself into danger and he would have had to
avenge you.
Kennedy was a man of wide interests, said Rhett
respectfully.
The very thought that anyone willbelieve it and
laugh infuriates me. I come up here as soon as twas dark to tell you you mustntthink
of any sech thing. And red plush curtains and dozens of full-length
giltmirrors?
His insolence is monumental andhis shamelessness
about his profiteering makes me boil. If you will excuse me now, I will try to get
somesleep.