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@@@@@What would happen to her? The house on Peachtree Street-the tons of coal it took to heat it, the servants to clean and cook and wash and keep the garden and the horses and polish the carriages, the food for all of them-why, it cost a fortuneHow could Uncle Henry pay the bills? He'd use her money! No, no that couldn't beShe'd scrabbled along with no food in her belly, broken shoes on her feet, her back breaking and her hands bleeding while she worked in the fields to keep from starvingShe'd given up all her pride, turned her back on everything she'd been taught, done business with low-down people not fit to spit on, schemed and cheated, worked day and night for her moneyShe wouldn't let it go, she couldn'tIt was the only thing she had"You can't take my money!" she screamed at RhettBut it came out a cracked whisper"I haven't taken any away from you, my pet I've only stopped adding to itAs long as you're living in the house I provide in Charleston, there's no reason for me to maintain an empty house in AtlantaOf course, if you were to return to it, it would no longer be emptyThen I'd feel obliged to begin paying for it again Rhett walked over to the fireplace where he could see her face in the light of the flamesHis challenging smile disappeared and his forehead creased with concern"You really didn't know, did you? Hold on, Scarlett, I'll get you a brandyYou look like you're going to pass outHe had to steady her hands with his to hold the glass to her lips She was trembling uncontrollablyWhen the glass was empty, he dropped it on the floor and chafed her hands until they warmed and stopped shaking "Now tell me, in sober truth, is there really a soldier breaking into bedrooms?" "Rhett, you didn't mean it, did you? You aren't going to stop sending the money to Atlanta?" "To hell with the money, Scarlett, I asked you a question "To hell with you," she said, "I asked you one"I should have known you wouldn't be able to think of anything else once money was mentionedAll right, I'll send some to HenryNow will you answer me?" "You swear?" "I swe