近期热门的优选书刊《飘》，轻松有趣温柔的治愈你(109)

“No，”she said，“the wolf isn"t at the door any longer. I—I got the money.
“But not without a struggle, I"ll warrant. Did you manage to restrainyourself until you got the wedding ring on your finger？”
She tried not to smile at his accurate summing up of her conduct but she could not help dimpling. He seated himself again, sprawling his long legs comfortably.
“Well, tell me about your poverty. Did Frank, the brute, mislead you about his prospects？He should be soundly thrashed for taking advantage of a helpless female.Come, Scarlett, tell me everything.You should have no secrets from me.Surely, I know the worst about you.”
“Oh, Rhett, you"re the worst—well, I don"t know what！No, he didn"t exactly fool me but—”Suddenly it became a pleasure to unburden herself.“Rhett, if Frank would just collect the money people owe him, I wouldn"t be worried about anything. But, Rhett, fifty people owe him and he won"t press them.He’s so thin skinned.He says a gentleman can’t do that to another gentleman.And it may be months and may be never before we get the money.”