近期热门的优选书刊《飘》，轻松有趣温柔的治愈你(101)

“Rhett！”
“I have my answer. I always felt that women had a hardness and endurance unknown to men, despite the pretty idea taught me in childhood that women are frail, tender, sensitive creatures.But after all, according to the Continental code of etiquette, it"s very bad form for husband and wife to love each other.Very bad taste, indeed.I always felt that the European had the right idea in that matter.Marry for convenience and love for pleasure.A sensible system, don"t you think？
You are closer to the old country than I thought.”
How pleasant it would be to shout at him：“I did not marry for convenience！”But unfortunately, Rhett had her there and any protest of injured innocence would only bring more barbed remarks from him.
“How you do run on，”she said coolly. Anxious to change the subject, she asked：“How did you ever get out of jail？”
“Oh, that！”he answered, making an airy gesture.“Not much trouble. They let me out this morning.I employed a delicate system of blackmail on a friend in Washington who is quite high in the councils of the Federal government.A spleendid fellow—one of the staunch Union patriots from whom I used to buymuskets and hoop skirts for the Confederacy.When my distressing predicament was brought to his attention in the right way, he hastened to use his influence, and so I was released.Influence is everything, Scarlett.Remember that when you get arrested.Influence is everything, and guilt or innocence merely an academic question.”