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Chapter 7

           Shethoughtifsheeveragainheardvoicesthatsaid"paams"for"palms"and"hoose"for"house"and"woon’t"for"won’t"and"MaaandPaa"for"MaandPa,"shewouldscream.ItirritatedhersomuchthatduringoneformalcallsheapedGerald’sbroguetoheraunt’sdistress.ThenshewentbacktoTara.BettertobetormentedwithmemoriesofAshleythanCharlestonaccents.

           Ellen,busynightandday,doublingtheproductivenessofTaratoaidtheConfederacy,wasterrifiedwhenhereldestdaughtercamehomefromCharlestonthin,whiteandsharptongued.Shehadknownheartbreakherself,andnightafternightshelaybesidethesnoringGerald,tryingtothinkofsomewaytolessenScarlett’sdistress.Charles’aunt,MissPittypatHamilton,hadwrittenherseveraltimes,urginghertopermitScarletttocometoAtlantaforalongvisit,andnowforthefirsttimeEllenconsidereditseriously.

           SheandMelaniewerealoneinabighouse"andwithoutmaleprotection,"wroteMissPittypat,"nowthatdearCharliehasgone.Ofcourse,thereismybrotherHenrybuthedoesnotmakehishomewithus.ButperhapsScarletthastoldyouofHenry.Delicacyforbidsmyputtingmoreconcerninghimonpaper.MellyandIwouldfeelsomucheasierandsaferifScarlettwerewithus.Threelonelywomenarebetterthantwo.AndperhapsdearScarlettcouldfindsomeeaseforhersorrow,asMellyisdoing,bynursingourbraveboysinthehospitalshereand,ofcourse,MellyandIarelongingtoseethedearbaby...."

           SoScarlett’strunkwaspackedagainwithhermourningclothesandoffshewenttoAtlantawithWadeHamptonandhisnursePrissy,aheadfulofadmonitionsastoherconductfromEllenandMammyandahundreddollarsinConfederatebillsfromGerald.

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