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Chapter 2

           Emmie’sbabyhasbeenbornandisdyingandmustbebaptized.IamgoingtherewithMammytoseewhatIcando." 

           Hervoicewasraisedquestioningly,asthoughshehungonGerald’sassenttoherplan,amereformalitybutonedeartotheheartofGerald. 

           "InthenameofGod!"blusteredGerald."WhyshouldthosewhitetrashtakeyouawayjustatyoursupperhourandjustwhenI’mwantingtotellyouaboutthewartalkthat’sgoingoninAtlanta!Go,Mrs.O’Hara.You’dnotresteasyonyourpillowthenightiftherewastroubleabroadandyounottheretohelp." 

           "Shedoannevergitnores’onherpillerferhoppin’upatnighttimenursin’niggersanpo’w’itetrashdatcouldten’todeyseff,"grumbledMammyinamonotoneasshewentdownthestairstowardthecarriagewhichwaswaitinginthesidedrive. 

           "Takemyplaceatthetable,dear,"saidEllen,pattingScarlett’scheeksoftlywithamittenedhand. 

           Inspiteofherchoked-backtears,Scarlettthrilledtothenever-failingmagicofhermother’stouch,tothefaintfragranceoflemonverbenasachetthatcamefromherrustlingsilkdress.ToScarlett,therewassomethingbreath-takingaboutEllenO’Hara,amiraclethatlivedinthehousewithherandawedherandcharmedandsoothedher. 

           Geraldhelpedhiswifeintothecarriageandgaveorderstothecoachmantodrivecarefully. 

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