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@@@@@"No, Scarlett," he saidFlight would only serve to confirm guilt, and I'd still have to
kill CourtneyYou blackmailed me into allowing you to stay for the
Season, Scarlett, and stay you will
"And you will do what I tell you to do, and you will appear to like
it
Or I swear before God that I will break every bone in your body, one
after another He walked to the doorWith his hand on the latch, he
looked back at her and smiled mockingly"And don't try to do
anything
clever, my petI will be watching every move you make
"I hate you!" Scarlett shouted at the closing doorWhen she heard a
key turning in the lock, she threw the mantel clock, then the fireplace
poker, at itToo late she thought of the piazza and the other
bedroomsWhen she ran to their doors they, too, were locked on the
outsideShe returned to her own room and paced its length and width
until she was exhaustedAt last she slumped into a chair and
pounded
weakly on its armrests until her hands were sore"I am going to
leave," she announced aloud, "and there's no way he can stop me
The
tall, thick, locked door silently gave her the lieThere was no point
in fighting Rhett, she'd have to outwit him somehowThere had to be
a
way, and she'd find itNo need to burden herself with luggage, she
could go with only the clothes on her backThat's what she'd do
She'd go to a tea or a whist party or something and just walk away in
the middle, straight to the horsecar and on to the depotShe had
plenty of money for a ticket to-where? As always when Scarlett was
heartsore, she thought of TaraThere was peace there, and new
strength
If only Tara was hers, all hers
