Tuesday, May 4, 2010 - Scarlett could thank Cat for her tiara,...
Scarlett could thank Cat for her tiara, said
Luke"I had, needless to say, no thought of making you the Countess
of FentonYou're the kind of woman I enjoy playing with
The stronger the spirit, the greater the pleasure in breaking it to my
willIt would have been interestingBut not as interesting as that
child of yoursI want my son to be like herfearless, with
indestructible rude healthThe Fenton blood has been thinned by
inbreedingInfusing your peasant vitality will remedy thatI note
that my tenant O 'Naras, your family, live to a great ageYou are a
valuable possession, ScarlettYou will give me an 2.55 chanel heir to be proud
of, and you won't disgrace him or me in society Scarlett had been
staring at him like an animal mesmerized by a serpentBut now she
broke the spellShe took her glass from the table"I will when Nell
freezes over!" she cried, then she threw the glass into the fireThe
alcohol flared in an explosion of flame"There's your toast to seal
your bargain, Lord Fenton
You make my flesh crawlScarlett tensed, poised to
spring at him, to batter his laughing face"I thought you cared for
your child," he said with a sneer"I must have been mistaken
The words kept Scarlett from moving"You disappoint me, rolex cosmograph daytona Scarlett,"
he
said, "you really doI attributed more shrewdness to you than you
are
demonstratingForget your injured vanity and consider what you
have
in your graspAn impregnable position in the world for yourself and
your daughterIt's unprecedented but I have the power to overthrow
even law, if I chooseI shall arrange an adoption, and Cat will L
come the Lady Catherine'Katie' is, of course, out of the it's a
kitchen maid's nameAs my daughter she will have and unquestioned
access to the best of everything she will ever or wantFriends,
ultimately marriage-she will have only to I will never harm rolex datejust oyster her;
she's too valuable to me as a model for son to followCan you deny
all that to her because your loweryearning for romance is
unfulfilled?
I don't think so "Cat doesn't need your precious titles and 'best of
everything,' Milord, and neither do I
We've done very well without you, and we'll keep on the way we are
"For how long, Scarlett? Don't rely on your success in Dublin too
muchYou were a novelty, and novelties have short spans of lifeAn
orangutan could be the toast of a provincial setting like Dublin if it
were well dressedYou have one more Season, two at the most, and
then
you will be chanel purse for cheap forgottenCat needs the protection of a name and a
fatherI'm one of a very few men with the power to remove the taint
from a bastard child-no, save your protests, I don't care what tale you
concoctYou would not be in this godforsaken corner of Ireland if you
and your child were welcome in AmericaIt's
beginning to bore me, and I detest being boredSend word when
you've
come to your senses, Scarlett
You'll agree to my bargainI always get what I want Fenton began
to walk to the doorScarlett called to him to stopThere was one
thing she had to know"You can't force everything in the world to do
what you want, dolce
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