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Chapter 40

           ShewasthinkingwithaleadenheartthatinburyingGeraldshewasburyingoneofthelastlinksthatjoinedhertotheolddaysofhappinessandirresponsibility.

           Finallythepallbearerssetthecoffindownnearthegraveandstoodclenchingandunclenchingtheirachingfingers.Ashley,MelanieandWillfiledintotheinclosureandstoodbehindtheO’Haragirls.Allthecloserneighborswhocouldcrowdinwerebehindthemandtheothersstoodoutsidethebrickwall.Scarlett,reallyseeingthemforthefirsttime,wassurprisedandtouchedbythesizeofthecrowd.Withtransportationsolimiteditwaskindofsomanytocome.Therewerefiftyorsixtypeoplethere,someofthemfromsofarawayshewonderedhowtheyhadheardintimetocome.TherewerewholefamiliesfromJonesboroandFayettevilleandLovejoyandwiththemafewnegroservants.ManysmallfarmersfromfaracrosstheriverwerepresentandCrackersfromthebackwoodsandascatteringofswampfolk.Theswampmenwereleanbeardedgiantsinhomespun,coon-skincapsontheirheads,theirrifleseasyinthecrooksoftheirarms,theirwadsoftobaccostilledintheircheeks.Theirwomenwerewiththem,theirbarefeetsunkinthesoftredearth,theirlowerlipsfullofsnuff.Theirfacesbeneaththeirsun-bonnetsweresallowandmalarial-lookingbutshiningcleanandtheirfreshlyironedcalicoesglistenedwithstarch.

           Thenearneighborswerethereinfullforce.

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