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Then quick anger erased the pain "You just don't...

Posted at 6:48 AM on Saturday, January 30, 2010
Then quick anger erased the pain "You just don't understand anything at all, Will Benteen! Rhett's upset right now, but he'll get over itHe'd never do anything as low as go off and leave his wife strandedScarlett could take it for agreement if she wanted toBut he hadn't forgotten Rhett's sardonic description of himselfAccording to everything folks said, he always had been and likely always would be Scarlett stared at the familiar red clay road in front of herHer jaw was set, her mind working furiouslyRhett would come backHe had to, because she wanted him to, and she always got what she wantedAll she had to do was set her mind to itwhen and push at Five Points was a tonic to Scarlett's spiritSo was the disorder on her desk at the house She needed life and action around her after the numbing chanel purse for cheap succession of deaths, and she needed work to doThere were stacks of newspapers to be read, piles of daily business accounts from the general store she owned in the very center of Five Points, mounds of bills to be paid, and circulars to tear up and throw away Scarlett sighed with pleasure and pulled her chair up close to the deskShe checked the freshness of the ink in its stand and the supply of nibs for her penThen she lit the lampIt would be dark long before she finished all this; maybe she'd even have her supper on a tray tonight while she workedShe reached eagerly for the store accounts, then her hands stopped in midair when a large square envelope on top of the newspapers caught her eyeIt was addressed simply "Scarlett," and the handwriting was Rhett'sI won't read it now, she thought at once, it'll christian dior handbags just get in the way of all the things I've got to doI'm not worried about what's in it-not a bit-I just don't want to look at it nowI'll save it, she told herself, like for dessertAnd she picked up a handful of ledger sheetsBut she kept losing track of the arithmetic she was doing in her and finally she threw the accounts downHer fingers tore the sealed envelope open Believe me, Rhett's letter began, when Isay that you have my deepest sympathy in your bereavement Mammy's death il a great lossI am 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 chanel diamond watches 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 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 coco chanel balck and white bags 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 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 men's rolex watches




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