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Chapter 50

           ThenRhettsaidsomethingthatWadedidnotunderstand.

           "Nomoremuleinhorseharness?"

           "Mist’Rhett,MissScarlettwuzbadtertellyoudat!Youain’holin’datagain’disolenigger?"

           "No.I’mnotholdingit.Ijustwantedtoknow.Haveanotherdrink,Mammy.Havethewholebottle.Drinkup,Wade!Giveusatoast."

           "ToSissy,"criedWadeandgulpedtheliquiddown.Chokinghebegantocoughandhiccoughandtheothertwolaughedandbeathimontheback.

           Fromthemomenthisdaughterwasborn,Rhett’sconductwaspuzzlingtoallobserversandheupsetmanysettlednotionsabouthimself,notionswhichboththetownandScarlettwereloathtosurrender.Whoeverwouldhavethoughtthatheofallpeoplewouldbesoshamelessly,soopenlyproudoffatherhood?Especiallyinviewoftheembarrassingcircumstancethathisfirst-bornwasagirlandnotaboy.

           Thenoveltyoffatherhooddidnotwearoff.Thiscausedsomesecretenvyamongwomenwhosehusbandstookoffspringforgranted,longbeforethechildrenwerechristened.Hebuttonholedpeopleonthestreetandrelateddetailsofhischild’smiraculousprogresswithoutevenprefacinghisremarkswiththehypocriticalbutpolite:"Iknoweveryonethinkstheirownchildissmartbut"Hethoughthisdaughtermarvelous,nottobecomparedwithlesserbrats,andhedidnotcarewhoknewit.Whenthenewnursepermittedthebabytosuckabitoffatpork,therebybringingonthefirstattackofcolic,Rhett’sconductsentseasonedfathersandmothersintogalesoflaughter.

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