@@@@@"Scarlett," he said wearily, "any animal 585
@@@@@"Scarlett," he said wearily, "any animal will
attack if it's corneredInstinct is stronger than reason, stronger
than willWhen you came to Charleston, you were backing me into a
cornerYou can't leave well
enough aloneBut you won't let me
"I will, I will let youI want you to be"
"You don't want kindness,
Scarlett, you want loveUnquestioning, undemanding, unequivocal
love
I gave you that once, when you didn't want itI used it all up,
Scarlett Rhett's tone was growing colder, edged with harsh
impatienceScarlett shrank away from it, unconsciously touching the
bench at her side, trying to find the warmth of the discarded
coverlet
"Let me put it in your terms, ScarlettI had in my heart a thousand
dollars' worth of loveIt was in gold, not greenbacks
And I spent it on you, every penny of itAs far as love is concerned,
I'm bankrupt
"I was wrong, Rhett, and I'm sorryI'm trying to make up for it
Scarlett's mind was racing franticallyI can give him my heart's
thousand dollars' worth of love, she thoughtTwo thousand, five,
twenty, a thousand thousandThen he'll be able to love me because
he
won't be bankrupt any moreHe'll have it all back, and moreIf
he'll just take
