@@@@@I want my son to be like herfearless,
@@@@@I want my son to be like herfearless, with
indestructible rude healthThe Fenton blood has been thinned by
inbreedingInfusing your peasant vitality will remedy thatI note
that my tenant O 'Naras, your family, live to a great ageYou are a
valuable possession, ScarlettYou will give me an heir to be proud
of, and you won't disgrace him or me in society Scarlett had been
staring at him like an animal mesmerized by a serpentBut now she
broke the spellShe took her glass from the table"I will when Nell
freezes over!" she cried, then she threw the glass into the fireThe
alcohol flared in an explosion of flame"There's your toast to seal
your bargain, Lord Fenton
You make my flesh crawlScarlett tensed, poised to
spring at him, to batter his laughing face"I thought you cared for
your child," he said with a sneer"I must have been mistaken
The words kept Scarlett from moving"You disappoint me, Scarlett,"
he
said, "you really doI attributed more shrewdness to you than you
are
demonstratingForget your injured vanity and consider what you
have
in your graspAn impregnable position in the world for yourself and
your daughterIt's unprecedented but I have the power to overthrow
even law, if I chooseI shall arrange an adoption, and Cat will L
come the Lady Catherine'Katie' is, of course, out of the it's a
kitchen maid's nameAs my daughter she will have and unquestioned
access to the best of everything she will ever or w