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Chapter 59

           Mammyedgedherselfstealthilytoachairbesidethedoorandsankintoitwearily,hershapelessbodyoverflowingit.Shesatstill,weepingsilentlyandpraying.Nowandthensheliftedthehemofherdressandwipedhereyes.Strainherearsashardasshemight,shecouldhearnowordsfromtheroom,onlyalowbrokenhummingsound.

           Alteraninterminableperiod,thedoorcrackedopenandMelly’sfacewhiteandstrained,appeared.

           "Bringmeapotofcoffee,quickly,andsomesandwiches."

           Whenthedevildrove,Mammycouldbeasswiftasalitheblacksixteen-year-oldandhercuriositytogetintoRhett’sroommadeherworkfaster.ButherhopeturnedtodisappointmentwhenMellymerelyopenedthedooracrackandtookthetray.ForalongtimeMammystrainedhersharpearsbutshecoulddistinguishnothingexcepttheclatterofsilveronchina,andthemuffledsofttonesofMelanie’svoice.Thensheheardthecreakingofthebedasaheavybodyfelluponitand,soonafter,thesoundofbootsdroppingtothefloor.Afteraninterval,Melanieappearedinthedoorwaybut,strivethoughshemight,Mammycouldnotseepastherintotheroom.Melanielookedtiredandthereweretearsglisteningonherlashesbutherfacewassereneagain.

           "GotellMissScarlettthatCaptainButlerisquitewillingforthefuneraltotakeplacetomorrowmorning,"shewhispered.

           "BressGawd!"ejaculatedMammy."Howonuth"

           "Don’ttalksoloud.He’sgoingtosleep.And,Mammy,tellMissScarlett,too,thatI’llbehereallnightandyoubringmesomecoffee

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