Унесенные ветром

Chapter 35

           Smokedfoundationsandthelonesoneblackenedchimneys,nowknownas"Sherman’sSentinels,"appearedwithdishearteningfrequency.Overgrownpathsledtowhathadbeenhousesoldlawnsthickwithdeadweeds,carriageblocksbearingnamessheknewsowell,hitchingpostswhichwouldneveragainknowtheknotofreins.Coldwindandrain,mudandbaretrees,silenceanddesolation.Howwetherfeetwereandhowlongthejourneyhome!

           SheheardthesplashofhoovesbehindherandmovedfartheroveronthenarrowsidewalktoavoidmoremudsplotchesonAuntPittypat’scloak.Ahorseandbuggycameslowlyuptheroadandsheturnedtowatchit,determinedtobegarideifthedriverwasawhiteperson.Therainobscuredhervisionasthebuggycameabreast,butshesawthedriverpeeroverthetarpaulinthatstretchedfromthedashboardtohischin.Therewassomethingfamiliarabouthisfaceandasshesteppedoutintotheroadtogetacloserview,therewasanembarrassedlittlecoughfromthemanandawell-knownvoicecriedinaccentsofpleasureandastonishment:"Surely,itcan’tbeMissScarlett!"

           "Oh,Mr.Kennedy!"shecried,splashingacrosstheroadandleaningonthemuddywheel,heedlessoffurtherdamagetothecloak."Iwasneversogladtoseeanybodyinmylife!"

           Hecoloredwithpleasureattheobvioussincerityofherwords,hastilysquirtedastreamoftobaccojuicefromtheoppositesideofthebuggyandleapedsprylytotheground.Heshookherhandenthusiasticallyandholdingupthetarpaulin,assistedherintothebuggy.

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