Rhett Butler visits
Scarlett after Frank’s funeral. He tells her he is travelling to England and that he intends to marry her once he is back in Atlanta. Scarlett accepts his proposal and moves to New Orleans with him while their new fashionable house is being built in Atlanta. Scarlett has her third baby, Bonnie. In Chapter 10, Melanie organises a surprise party for Ashley’s birthday and asks Scarlett to keep
him busy. Scarlett does so and both she and Ashley start remembering the old times. They hug each other and,
at that very moment, Melanie’s cousin, Archie and Mrs Elsing enter the room they are in. Scarlett runs away back home believing India will tell Melanie everything. Scared of being humiliated by Melanie, Scarlett refuses to attend Ashley’s party but Rhett persuades her to go. Scarlett is relieved to find that India is not there and that Melanie knows nothing. In Chapter 11, Rhett is furious with Scarlett because he knows she still loves Ashley more than anything. To punish her, he spends many nights at Belle Watling’s place and then leaves for New Orleans with Bonnie for a long time. While he is away, Scarlett learns that she is pregnant with his child again. When Rhett returns home, Scarlett tells him about the baby, they have an argument and Scarlett falls over to the bottom of the stairs.