Better to Defend

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Dealer: South
Vuln: N-S
Scoring: Pairs
Green square in centre
  1. spadeQ J
  2. heartJ 7 6
  3. diamondK Q 8 3
  4. clubK J 9 4

Contract: 3spade
Declarer: West
Lead: heart2
  1. spadeA 6
  2. heartA K Q 9 5 4
  3. diamondJ 10 5 2
  4. club6
West North East South
1heart
1spade Pass 2heart 3diamond*
Pass Pass Dble 3heart
3spade End

* !!!!

How do you play a double here? A good hand or just good hearts? Despite the vulnerabilty, this particular South saw no reason to go quietly and dived in again with 3diamond! After two more passes East doubled. South took fright and rescued himself to 3heart, but help was at hand when West bid 3spade - the final contract.

North led heart2 so South won and cashed a couple more hearts on which his partner threw the four and nine of diamonds. How should South continue?
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