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Chapter 40

           Goodness,shecouldrememberthetimewhenshewasscaredtodeathofGrandmaFontaine!Well,she’dgrownupsincethenandshe’djustassoonasnottellhertogotothedevilifshemeddledinaffairsatTara.

           "Hecoulddobetter,"saidGrandmacandidly.

           "Indeed?"saidScarletthaughtily.

           "Comeoffyourhighhorse,Miss,"saidtheoldladytartly."Ishan’tattackyourprecioussister,thoughImighthaveifI’dstayedattheburyingground.WhatImeaniswiththescarcityofmenintheneighborhood,Willcouldmarrymostanyofthegirls.There’sBeetrice’sfourwildcatsandtheMunroegirlsandtheMcRae"

           "He’sgoingtomarrySueandthat’sthat."

           "She’sluckytogethim."

           "Taraisluckytogethim."

           "Youlovethisplace,don’tyou?"

           "Yes."

           "Somuchthatyoudon’tmindyoursistermarryingoutofherclassaslongasyouhaveamanaroundtocareforTara?"

           "Class?"saidScarlett,startledattheidea."Class?Whatdoesclassmatternow,solongasagirlgetsahusbandwhocantakecareofher?"

           "That’sadebatablequestion,"saidOldMiss."Somefolkswouldsayyouweretalkingcommonsense.Otherswouldsayyouwerelettingdownbarsthatoughtneverbeloweredoneinch.Will’scertainlynotqualityfolksandsomeofyourpeoplewere."

           HersharpoldeyeswenttotheportraitofGrandmaRobillard.

           ScarlettthoughtofWill,lank,unimpressive,mild,eternallychewingastraw,hiswholeappearancedeceptivelydevoidofenergy,likethatofmostCrackers.

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