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Chapter 60

           Whiskywasshowinginhisfaceandthehardlineofhislongjawwasbeingobscuredunderanunhealthybloatandpuffsrisingunderhisbloodshoteyes.Hisbigbodywithitshardswellingmuscleslookedsoftandslackandhiswaistlinebegantothicken.

           Oftenhedidnotcomehomeatallorevensendwordthathewouldbeawayovernight.Ofcourse,hemightbesnoringdrunkenlyinsomeroomaboveasaloon,butScarlettalwaysbelievedthathewasatBelleWatling’shouseontheseoccasions.OnceshehadseenBelleinastore,acoarseoverblownwomannow,withmostofhergoodlooksgone.But,forallherpaintandflashyclothes,shewasbuxomandalmostmotherlylooking.Insteadofdroppinghereyesorglaringdefiantly,asdidotherlightwomenwhenconfrontedbyladies,Bellegaveherstareforstare,searchingherfacewithanintent,almostpityinglookthatbroughtaflushtoScarlett’scheek.

           Butshecouldnotaccusehimnow,couldnotrageathim,demandfidelityortrytoshamehim,anymorethanshecouldbringherselftoapologizeforaccusinghimofBonnie’sdeath.Shewasclutchedbyabewilderedapathy,anunhappinessthatshecouldnotunderstand,anunhappinessthatwentdeeperthananythingshehadeverknown.Shewaslonelyandshecouldneverrememberbeingsolonelybefore.Perhapsshehadneverhadthetimetobeverylonelyuntilnow.Shewaslonelyandafraidandtherewasnoonetowhomshecouldturn,nooneexceptMelanie.Fornow,evenMammy,hermainstay,hadgonebacktoTara.Gonepermanently.

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