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Chapter 57

           Wilkeswithouthisknowingwhosentit,wouldyouseethatitwasusedtobuythemillsandnotwell,givenawaytodestituteex-Confederates?"

           Atfirstshelookedhurtathislastwords,asthoughtheyimpliedcriticismofAshley,buthesmiledsounderstandinglyshesmiledback.

           "OfcourseIwill."

           "Soit’ssettled?It’stobeoursecret?"

           "ButIhaveneverkeptanythingsecretfrommyhusband!"

           "I’msureofthat,MissMelly."

           Asshelookedathimshethoughthowrightshehadalwaysbeenabouthimandhowwrongsomanyotherpeoplewere.Peoplehadsaidhewasbrutalandsneeringandbadmanneredandevendishonest.Thoughmanyofthenicestpeoplewerenowadmittingtheyhadbeenwrong.Well!Shehadknownfromtheverybeginningthathewasafineman.Shehadneverreceivedfromhimanythingbutthekindesttreatment,thoughtfulness,utterrespectandwhatunderstanding!Andthen,howhelovedScarlett!HowsweetofhimtotakethisroundaboutwayofsparingScarlettoneoftheloadsshecarried!

           Inanimpulsiverushoffeeling,shesaid:"Scarlett’sluckytohaveahusbandwho’ssonicetoher!"

           "Youthinkso?I’mafraidshewouldn’tagreewithyou,ifshecouldhearyou.Besides,Iwanttobenicetoyoutoo,MissMelly.I’mgivingyoumorethanI’mgivingScarlett."

           "Me!"shequestioned,puzzled."Oh,youmeanforBeau."

           Hepickeduphishatandrose.Hestoodforamomentlookingdownattheplain,heart-shapedfacewithitslongwidow’speakandseriousdarkeyes.

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