近期热门的优选书刊《飘》，轻松有趣温柔的治愈你(112)

And stop living at Tara？Of course, it’s just a whim of mine, but I don’t intend to lend you a cent for Tara to help support him.Among men, there’s a very unpleasant name for men who permit women to support them.”
“How dare you say such things？He"s been working like a field hand！”For all her rage, her heart was wrung by the memory of Ashley splitting fence rails.
“And worth his weight in gold, I dare say. What a hand he must be with the manure and—”
“He"s—”
“Oh, yes, I know. Let"s grant that he does the best he can but I don"timagine he"s much help.You"ll never make a farm hand out of a Wilkes—or anything else that"s useful.The breed is purely ornamental.Now, quiet your ruffling feathers and overlook my boorish remarks about the proud and honorable Ashley.Strange how these illusions will persist even in women as hard headed as you are.How much money do you want and what do you want it for？
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When she did not answer he repeated：
“What do you want it for？And see if you can manage to tell me the truth. It will do as well as a lie.In fact, better, for if you lie to me, I"ll be sure to find it out, and think how embarrassing that would be.Always remember this, Scarlett, I can stand anything from you but a lie—your dislike for me, your tempers, all your vixenish ways, but not a lie.Now what do you want it for？