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@@@@@ She was almost certain that she saw him smile "Do you know the name of the river we're on, Scarlett?" What a silly questionAnd he hadn't yet agreed to the SeasonWhat was going on? "It's the Ashley River Rhett pronounced the name with exaggerated distinctness"It calls to mind that estimable gentleman, MrWilkes, whose affections you once covetedI was a witness to your capacity for dogged devotion, Scarlett, and your single-minded determination is a terrifying thing to beholdYou have recently been so amiable as to mention that you have decided to put me in the elevated place once occupied by AshleyThe prospect fills me with alarm Scarlett interrupted, she had toHe was going to say no, she could tell"Oh, fiddle-dee-dee, RhettI know there's no point in going after you You're not nice enough to put up with itBesides, you know me too well Rhett laughed, without humor"If you recognize just how right you are, we might be able to do business," he saidScarlett was careful not to smile"I'm willing to dicker," she said"What did you have in mind?" This time Rhett's abrupt laugh was genuine"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