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"I am "Then you're a fool Scarlett's jaw droppedThe whiplash in
Rosemary's voice shocked her more than the insultWhy, she sounds
just like Julia AshleyA half hour with that old she-dragon and
Rosemary's turned into a monsterShe turned hurriedly to the
window
againIt was beginning to get darkWhat was happening? She
couldn't see a thingOnly dark shapes on the dark groundWas Rhett
one of them?
She couldn't tellShe put her ear against the windowpane and
strained
to hearThe only sound was a muffled whimpering from PansyIf I
don't do something I'll go mad, she thought, and she began to pace
back
and forth across the small room"Why does a big plantation like this
have such cramped little bedrooms?" she complained"You could fit
two rooms like this into any one of the rooms atTara
"Do you really want to know? Then sit downThere's a rocker over by
the other windowYou can rock instead of walking
I'll light the lamp and I'll tell you all about Dunmore Landing if
you'd like to hear
"I can't bear to sit still! I'm going down there and find out what's
going on Scarlett groped in the darkness for the doorknob"If you
do, he'll never forgive you," said RosemaryScarlett's hand fell to
her sideThe match striking was as loud as a pistol shotScarlett
felt the nerves jump under her
