近期热门的优选书刊《飘》，轻松有趣温柔的治愈你(19)

He did not raise his voice at the last words or emphasize them in any way but to Scarlett they cracked like a whiplash, and with despair she saw the end of her hopes of getting him to propose marriage. Had he exploded with rage and injured vanity or upbraided her, as other men would have done, she could have handled him.But the deadly quietness of his voice frightened her, left her utterly at a loss as to her next move.Although he was a prisoner and the Yankees were in the next room, it came to her suddenly that Rhett Butler was a dangerous man to run afoul of.
“I suppose my memory is getting faulty. I should have recalled that you are just like me and that you never do anything without an ulterior motive.Now, let me see.What could you have had up your sleeve, Mrs.Hamilton？It isn"t possible that you were so misguided as to think I would propose matrimony？”
Her face went crimson and she did not answer.
“But you can"t have forgotten my oft-repeated remark that I am not a marrying man？”