@@@@@"I do believe that the real Miss O'Hara has 85
@@@@@"I do
believe that the real Miss O'Hara has joined us," he said"These are
my terms: you will confide to my mother that I snore, and therefore
we
always sleep in separate rooms; after the Saint Cecilia Ball, which
concludes the Season, you will express an urgent desire to rush back
to
Atlanta; and once there, you will immediately appoint a lawyer, Henry
Hamilton or any other, to meet with my lawyers to negotiate a
settlement and a binding separation agreement
Furthermore, you will never again set foot in CharlestonNor will you
write or otherwise send messages to me or to my mother
Scarlett's mind was racingExcept for the
separate rooms Maybe she should ask for more time
She was supposed to be bargaining"I might agree to your terms,
Rhett,
but not your timingIf I pack up the day after all the parties are
done, everybody will noticeYou'll be going back to the plantation
after the BallIt would make sense if I started thinking about
Atlanta thenWhy don't we say I'll go the middle of April?"
"I'm willing for you to tarry a while in town after I go to the
countryBut April first is more appropriate Better than she'd
hoped for! The Season plus more than a monthAnd she hadn't said
anything herself about staying in the city after he went to the
plantationShe could follow him out there"I don't want to know
which one of us is the April Fool you're talking about, Rhett Butler,
but if you swear you'll be nice for the whole time before I leave,
you've got a bargainIf you turn mean, then it's you that broke it,
not me, and I won't leaveButler, your husband's devotion will make you the envy of every
woman in Charleston He was mocking, but Scarlett didn't careRhett opened the hatch, admitting sharp salt air and sunlight
and
a surprisingly strong breeze"Do you get seasick, Scarlett?"
"I don't knowI've never been in a boat till yesterday
"You'll find out soon eno
