He chuckled with rich,
private enjoyment"What's so funny?" demanded Scarlett
suspiciously
She hated it when people laughed and she didn't know why"Nothing
you
would understand," said Rhett"I was congratulating myself on
single-handedly solving a problem and then my bungling brother went
me
one better: he inadvertently gave the whole city something to enjoy
and
feel proud aboutLook at them, Scarlett The porch was more
crowded
than everLucinda Wragg, now Lucinda Grimball, was throwing
flowers
from her bouquet down to the soldiers"Humph! I'd sooner throw
brickbats myself!"
"I'm sure you wouldYou've always liked the obviousLucinda's way
requires imagination His amused, lazy drawl had become viciously
cutting
Scarlett tossed her head"I'm going back insideI'd a far sight
rather be suffocated than insulted Unseen in the shadow of a nearby
column, Rosemary cringed at the cruelty she heard in
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