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Chapter 24

           Shewashungryanddrywiththirst,achingandcrampedandfilledwithwonderthatshe,ScarlettO’Hara,whocouldneverrestwellexceptbetweenlinensheetsandonthesoftestoffeatherbeds,hadsleptlikeafieldhandonhardplanks.

           Blinkinginthesunlight,hereyesfellonMelanieandshegasped,horrified.MelanielaysostillandwhiteScarlettthoughtshemustbedead.Shelookeddead.Shelookedlikeadead,oldwomanwithherravagedfaceandherdarkhairsnarledandtangledacrossit.ThenScarlettsawwithreliefthefaintriseandfallofhershallowbreathingandknewthatMelaniehadsurvivedthenight.

           Scarlettshadedhereyeswithherhandandlookedabouther.Theyhadevidentlyspentthenightunderthetreesinsomeone’sfrontyard,forasandandgraveldrivewaystretchedoutbeforeher,windingawayunderanavenueofcedars.

           "Why,it’stheMalloryplace!"shethought,herheartleapingwithgladnessatthethoughtoffriendsandhelp.

           Butastillnessasofdeathhungovertheplantation.Theshrubsandgrassofthelawnwerecuttopieceswherehoovesandwheelsandfeethadtornfranticallybackandforthuntilthesoilwaschurnedup.Shelookedtowardthehouseandinsteadoftheoldwhiteclapboardplacesheknewsowell,shesawthereonlyalongrectangleofblackenedgranitefoundationstonesandtwotallchimneysrearingsmoke-stainedbricksintothecharredleavesofstilltrees.

           Shedrewadeepshudderingbreath.

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