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Gone With the Wind Chapter 43

By Margaret Mitchell

Chapter 43

Rhett shows up, and you know what that means: Banter time.
He tweaks Scarlett about convict labor.
We learn a little about Rhett's family; he's upset because they're destitute and his father won't let him give them money because of Rhett's rascally ways.
Rhett's cranky that Ashley is working at the mill.
Scarlett says he must be jealous, but he assures her this isn't the case. But he is jealous. Duh.
More talk about lost worlds and Ashley's sadness.
Rhett tells Scarlett to tell Frank to stay home at night. This reeks of foreshadowing, doesn't it?