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@@@@@ It was true, and she did know it"I came because I wanted to be with you Her quiet statement had a simple dignityRhett looked at her straight back and proudly lifted head, and his voice softened"My dear Scarlett," he said, "we might have been friends in time, when the memories had softened to bittersweet nostalgia Perhaps we might arrive at that yet, if we are both charitable and patient He strode impatiently across the room "What do I have to do to get through to you? I don't want to hurt you, but you force meI don't want you hereGo back to Atlanta, Scarlett, leave me beI can speak no more clearly than that The blood had drained from Scarlett's faceHer green eyes glittered against her ghostly white skin"I can speak clearly, too, RhettI am your wife and you are my husband "An unfortunate circumstance that I offered to correct His words were like a whiplashScarlett forgot that she had to control herself "Divorce you? Never, never, neverAnd I'll never give you cause to divorce meI'm your wife, and like a good dutiful wife should, I've come to your side, abandoning all I hold dear A smile of triumph lifted the corners of her mouth and she played her trump card"Your mother is overjoyed that I'm hereWhat are you going to tell her if you throw me out? Because I'll tell her the truth, and it'll break her heart Rhett paced heavily from end to end of the big r