Beau was a real little manHe'd be twelve soon, but you'd take him for almost fifteenHe was president of a sort of club the neighborhood boys had formedThey'd built a tree house in Pitty's backyard, made from the best lumber the mill turned out, tooBeau had seen to that; he already knew more about the lumber business than his father, said Ashley with a mixture of ruefulness and admiration And, he added with intensified pride, the boy might have the makings of a scholarHe'd already won a school prize for Latin composition, and he was reading books far above his age level- "But you must be bored by all cartier watch this, ScarlettProud fathers can be very tedious "Not a bit, Ashley," Scarlett liedBooks, books, books, that was exactly what was wrong with the Wilkeses They did all their living out of books, not lifeBut maybe the boy would be all rightIf he knew lumber already, there was hope for him Now, if Ashley would just not get all stiff-necked, she had one more promise to Melly that she could settleScarlett put her hand on Ashley's sleeve"I've got a big favor to beg," she said Her eyes were wide with entreaty"Anything, Scarlett, you should know that Ashley covered her hand with his"I'd like for you to promise that tiffany replica you'll let me send Beau to University and then with Wade on a Grand TourIt would mean a lot to me-after all, I think about him as practically my son, too, seeing that I was there when he was born And I've come into really a lot of money lately, so that's no problemYou can't be so mean that you'd say no "Scarlett "Ashley's smile was goneHe looked very seriousOh, bother, he's going to be difficultThank goodness, here's that slowpoke girl with the coffeeHe can't talk in front of her and I'll have a chance to jump in again before he has a chance to say no "How many spoons of sugar, Ashley? I'll fix your cup Ashley tiffany and company necklace took the cup from her hand, put it on the table"Let the coffee wait for a minute, Scarlett He took her hand in his His eyes were softly luminousScarlett's thoughts were distractedWhy, he looks almost like the old Ashley, Ashley Wilkes of Twelve Oaks"I know how you came into that money, Scarlett Uncle Henry let it slipI understand how you must feelBut there's no needHe was never worthy of you, you're well rid of Rhett, never mind howYou can put it all behind you, as if it never happened Great balls of fire, Ashley's going to propose! "You're free from RhettSay you'll marry me, Scarlett, and I'll pledge my prada bowler handbag life to making you happy the way that you deserve to be There was a time when I would have traded my soul for those words, Scarlett thought, it's not fair that now I hear them and don't feel anything at allOh, why did Ashley have to do that? Before the question was formed in her mind, she knew the answerIt was because of the old gossip, so long ago it seemed to be nowAshley was determined to redeem her in the eyes of Atlanta societyIf that wasn't just like him! He'll do the gentlemanly thing even if it means tearing up his whole lifeand mine, too, by the wayHe didn't bother to think of that, I don't rolex wrist watches suppose