“all”

“you’resweet!i’llbettheotherboyswillbehoppingd”

“let’eed，”saidbrent“wetwocanhandle’eook，scarlettsitwithusatthebarbecueintherning”

“what”

stuartrepeatedhisrequest

“ofurse”

thetwinslookedateachotherjubintlybutwithsosurprisealthoughtheynsideredtheelvesscarlett’sfavoredsuitors，theyhadneverbeforegainedtokensofthisfavorsoeasilyusuallyshedetheegandplead，whilesheputtheff，refusingtogiveayesornoanswer，ughingiftheysulked，growingoliftheybecaangryandhereshehadpracticallyprosedthehewholeoftorrow—seatsbyheratthebarbecue，allthewaltzesandthesupperinterssionthiswasworthgettingexpelledfroheuniversity

filledwithnewenthusiasytheirsuess，theylingeredon，talkingaboutthebarbecueandthebalndashleywilkesandniehalton，interruptingeachother，kingjokesandughingatthehintingbroadlyforinvitationstosuppersotihadpassedbeforetheyrealizedthatscarlettwashavingverylittletosaytheatspherehadsohowchangedjusthow，thetwinsdidnotknow，butthefineglowhadgoneoutoftheafternoonscarlettseedtobepayinglittleattentiontowhattheysaid，althoughshedetherrectanswerssensingsothingtheyuldnotunderstand，baffledandannoyedbyit，thetwinsstruggledalongforawhile，andthenrosereluctantly，lookingattheirwatches

以上摘录相当形象地描写了一个聪明的、会耍小聪明诡计的、会适时利用追求者情绪、会玩、会享乐，追求众星拱月感觉的小姑娘的形象。scarlett耍弄自己并不爱的小伙伴小伙子们的手段非常了得，真的可以把追求她的小伙子们骗耍得不要不要的。

但scarlett心中关心的是ashley，当听说ashley与他人订婚而非她scarlett的消息后，scarlett早就心神不宁、心事重重了。对于双胞胎兄弟的大献殷情，就只是敷衍了。

文中提到的ashley家主办的盛大派对即将到来，这将是一场特殊的派对，与往日的派对将大不相同，因为ashley与其他女孩订婚了，scarlett的将亮相派对，玩的心境与往日已大不相同……

〈待续〉