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grate4l that you nortfed me in time for me to see her before she
went
Scarlett looked up in a rage from the thick black pen strokes and
spoke
aloud"'Grateful,' my foot!
So you could lie to her and to me, you varmint She wished she could
burn the letter and throw the ashes in Rhett's face, shouting the words
at himOh, she'd get even with him for shaming her in front of
Suellen and WillNo matter how long she had to wait and plan, she'd
find a way somehowHe had no right to treat her that way, to treat
Mammy that way, to make a sham out of her last wishes like thatI'll
burn it now, I won't even read the rest, I don't have to put my eyes to
any more of hislies! Her hand fumbled for the box of matches, but
when
she held it, she dropped it at once
I'll die of wondering what was in it, she admitted to herself, and she
lowered her head to read cheap gucci handbags onShe would find her life unaltered, Rhett
statedThe household bills would be paid by his lawyers, an
arrangement he had made years before, and all moneys drawn from
Scarlett's bank account by check would be replaced automatically
She might want to instruct any new shops where she opened accounts
about the procedure all her current shopping places used: they sent
their bills directly to Rhett's lawyersAlternatively, she could pay
her bills by check, the amount being replaced in her bank
Scarlett read all this with fascinationAnything that had to do with
money always interested her, always had, since the day when she was
forced by the Union Army to discover what poverty was
Money was safety, she believedShe hoarded the money she earned
herself, and now, viewing Rhett's open-handed generosity, she was
shockedWhat a fool he is, I could rob him blind prada patchwork bag if I wanted to
Probably his lawyers have been cooking those account books for ages,
tooThen-Rhett must be powerfully rich if he can spend without
caring
where it goesI always knew he was richI
wonder how much money he's gotThen-he does still love me, this
proves itNo man would ever spoil a woman the way Rhett spoiled
me all
these years unless he loved her to distraction, and he's going to keep
on giving me every thing and anything I wantHe must still feel the
same, or he'd rein inOh, I knew it!
I knew itHe didn't mean all those things he saidHe just didn't
believe me when I told him I know now that I love himScarlett held
Rhett's letter to her cheek as if she were holding the hand that had
written itShe'd prove it to him, prove she loved him with all her
heart, and then they'd be so happy-the happiest people in the whole
world! She covered the discount cartier watches letter with kisses before she put it carefully
away in a drawerThen she set to work on the store accounts with
enthusiasmDoing business invigorated her
When a maid tapped on the door and timidly asked about supper,
Scarlett
barely glanced up"Bring me something on a tray," she said, "and
light the fire in the grate It was chilly with darkness falling, and
she was hungry as a wolfShe slept extremely well that nightThe
store had done well in her absence, and the supper was satisfying in
her stomachIt was good to be home, especially with Rhett's letter
resting safely under her pillowShe woke and stretched luxuriously
The crackle of paper beneath her pillow made her smileAfter she
rang
for her breakfast tray, she began to plan her day
It must be low on stock of a lot of things; Kershaw kept the books well
enough, but he didn't have the sense of a balenciaga bag made with goat leather pea henHe'd run right out
of flour and sugar before he thought about refilling the kegs, and he
probably hadn't ordered a speck of kerosene or so much as a stick of
kindling even though it was getting colder every dayShe hadn't
gotten around to the newspapers last night, either, and going to the
store would save her all that boring readingAnything worth knowing
about in Atlanta she'd pick up from Kershaw and the clerks
There was nothing like a general store for collecting all the stories
that were going aroundPeople loved to talk while they were waiting
for their goods to be wrappedWhy, half the time she already knew
what was on the front page before the paper ever got printed; she
could
probably throw away the whole batch on her desk and not miss a
thing
Scarlett's smile disappearedThere'd be a piece
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