"There's a fire, and
a bottle of champagne for a toast to seal the" Scarlett allowed him to
lead the wayhe wanted to marry herShe couldn't believe itShe
was numb, speechless with shockWhile Luke poured the wine she
warmed
herself at the fireLuke held a glass out to her
Her mind was beginning to register what was happening, and she
found
her voice"Why did you say 'bargain,' Luke?" Why hadn't he said he
loved her and wanted her to be his wife? Fenton touched the rim of
his glass to hers"What else is marriage but a bargain, Scarlett? Our
respective solicitors http://www.ooluxury.com/scategory_8_Hermes.html" target="_blank will draw up the contracts, but that's just a
matter of formYou know, surely, what to expect
You're not a girl or an innocent Scarlett set her glass carefully on
a tableThen she lowered herself carefully into a chair
Something was horribly wrongThere was no warmth in his face, in
his
wordshe wasn't even looking at her"I would like for you to tell
me, please," she said slowly, "what to expect Fenton shrugged
impatientlyYou'll find me quite generousI assume
that is your chief concern he was, he said, one of the wealthiest
men in England, although he expected she had http://www.muluxury.com" target="_blank found that out for
herselfhe genuinely admired her astuteness at social climbingShe
could keep her own moneyhe would naturally provide her with all
her
clothing, carriages, jewels, servants, et cetera
Ne expected her to be a credit to himhe had observed that she had
the abilityShe could also keep Ballyhara for her lifetimeIt
seemed to amuse herFor that matter, she could play with
Adamstown,
too, when she wanted to muddy her bootsAfter her death Ballyhara
would go to their son, even as Adamstown would be his upon Luke's
deathThe joining of contiguous lands had http://www.muluxury.com/scategory_28_Omega-Watches.html" target="_blank always been one of the
chief causes for marriage"For, of course, the essential feature of
the bargain is that you provide me with an heirI'm the last of my
line, and it's my duty to continue it
Once I get a son on you, your life is your own, with the usual
attention to maintaining a semblance of discretion he refilled his
glass, then drained itScarlett could thank Cat for her tiara, said
Luke"I had, needless to say, no thought of making you the Countess
of FentonYou're the kind of woman I enjoy playing with
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willIt would have been interestingBut not as interesting as that
child of yoursI 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
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