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Chapter 56

           Whatabeautifulblondboyhewas,justlikeAshley!NowifonlyWadewerelikeBeauOfcourse,thereasonMelaniecoulddosomuchwithhimwasthatshehadonlyonechildandshehadn’thadtoworryandworkasScarletthad.Atleast,ScarletttriedtoexcuseherselfthatwaybuthonestyforcedhertoadmitthatMelanielovedchildrenandwouldhavewelcomedadozen.Andtheover-brimmingaffectionshehadwaspouredoutonWadeandtheneighbors’broods.

           ScarlettwouldneverforgettheshockofthedayshedrovebyMelanie’shousetopickupWadeandheard,asshecameupthefrontwalk,thesoundofherson’svoiceraisedinaveryfairimitationoftheRebelYellWadewhowasalwaysasstillasamouseathome.AndmanfullysecondingWade’syellwastheshrillpipingofBeau.Whenshehadwalkedintothesittingroomshehadfoundthetwochargingatthesofawithwoodenswords.TheyhadhushedabashedassheenteredandMelaniehadarisen,laughingandclutchingathairpinsandflyingcurlsfromwhereshewascrouchingbehindthesofa.

           "It’sGettysburg,"sheexplained."AndI’mtheYankeesandI’vegottentheworstofit.ThisisGeneralLee,"pointingtoBeau,"andthisisGeneralPickett,"puttinganarmaboutWade’sshoulder.

           Yes,MelaniehadawaywithchildrenthatScarlettcouldneverfathom.

           "Atleast,"shethought,"Bonnielovesmeandlikestoplaywithme."ButhonestyforcedhertoadmitthatBonnieinfinitelypreferredRhetttoher.AndperhapsshewouldneverseeBonnieagain.

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