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Chapter 49

           Ifitweresomethingthatmattereditwouldn’tbesohardtohearyoutalklikethis.ButaboutawomanlikeScarlettO’Harawho’djustassoondoyouadirtyturnasthenextofus"

           TearshadstartedinMelanie’seyesatthefirstwordsMrs.Elsingspoke,butherfacehardenedwhentheoldladyhadfinished.

           "Iwantitunderstood,"shesaid,"thatanyofyouwhodonotcallonScarlettneednever,nevercallonme."

           Therewasaloudmurmurofvoices,confusionastheladiesgottotheirfeet.Mrs.Elsingdroppedhersewingboxonthefloorandcamebackintotheroom,herfalsefringejerkingawry.

           "Iwon’thaveit!"shecried."Iwon’thaveit!Youarebesideyourself,Melly,andIdon’tholdyouresponsible.YoushallbemyfriendandIshallbeyours.Irefusetoletthiscomebetweenus."

           Shewascryingandsomehow,Melaniewasinherarms,cryingtoo,butdeclaringbetweensobsthatshemeanteverywordshesaid.SeveraloftheotherladiesburstintotearsandMrs.Merriwether,trumpetingloudlyintoherhandkerchief,embracedbothMrs.ElsingandMelanie.AuntPitty,whohadbeenapetrifiedwitnesstothewholescene,suddenlyslidtothefloorinwhatwasoneofthefewrealfaintingspellsshehadeverhad.Amidthetearsandconfusionandkissingandscurryingforsmellingsaltsandbrandy,therewasonlyonecalmface,onedrypairofeyes.IndiaWilkestookherdepartureunnoticedbyanyone.

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