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She gently squeezed his arm and dimpled again.
“Oh, Rhett, how you do run on, teasing a country girl like me！I know mighty well you never gave me a thought after you left me that night. You can"t tell me you ever thought of me with all those pretty French and English girlsaround you.But I didn"t come all the way out here to hear you talk foolishness about me.I came—I came—because—”
“Because？”
“Oh, Rhett, I"m so terribly distressed about you！So frightened for you！When will they let you out of that terrible place？”
He swiftly covered her hand with his and held it hard against his arm.
“Your distress does you credit. There"s no telling when I"ll be out.Probably when they"ve stretched the rope a bit more.”
“The rope？”
“Yes, I expect to make my exit from here at the rope"s end.”
“They won"t really hang you？”
“They will if they can get a little more evidence against me.”
“Oh, Rhett！”she cried, her hand at her heart.
“Would you be sorry？If you are sorry enough, I"ll mention you in my will.”