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@@@@@For as long as she had known him, Rhett had appeared and disappeared without explanationI shouldn't have been surprised to see him here tonight, she thought I was feeling like Cinderella, why shouldn't the only Prince Charming I want be here? She could feel his arms around her as if he had left a mark; otherwise it would be easy to believe that she had made it all up-the gilded room, the music, his presence, even hersWhen she returned to her rooms at the Shelbourne, Scarlett turned up the gas and stood before a long looking glass in the bright light to look at herself and see what Rhett had seenShe looked beautiful and sure of herself, like her portrait, like the portrait of her grandmotherHer heart began to acheWhy couldn't she be like the other portrait of Grandma Robillard? The one in which she was soft and flushed with love given and receivedFor in Rhett's caring words, she knew, there had also been sadness and farewellIn the middle of the night Scarlett O'hara woke in her luxurious scented room on the best floor of the best hotel in Dublin and wept with racking convulsive sobs' repeated again and again in her head like a battering ramhe night's anguish left no visible marks on ScarlettHer face was smoothly serene the next morning, and her smiles were as lovely as ever when she poured out coffee and tea for the men and women who crowded her drawing roomSometime during the dark hours of the night she had found the courage to let Rhett goIf I love him, she understood, I must not try to hold on to himI have to learn to give him hisfreedom, just the way I try to give Cat hers because I love herI wish I could have told Rhett about her, he'd be so proud of herI wish the Castle Season was overI miss Cat dreadfullyI wonder what she's up to Cat was running with the strength of desperation through the woods at BallyharaThe ground mists of morning still clung in places, and she couldn't see where she was goingShe stumbled and fell, but she got up right away She had to keep running, even though she was short of breath from running so much alreadyShe sensed another stone coming and ducked behind the protection of a tree trunkThe boys chasing her shouted and jeer