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Chapter 8

           Onthefrontstepsstoodtwowomeninblackandbehindthemalargeyellowwomanwithherhandsunderherapronandherwhiteteethshowinginawidesmile.PlumpMissPittypatwasteeteringexcitedlyontinyfeet,onehandpressedtohercopiousbosomtostillherflutteringheart.ScarlettsawMelaniestandingbyherand,withasurgeofdislike,sherealizedthattheflyintheointmentofAtlantawouldbethisslightlittlepersoninblackmourningdress,herriotousdarkcurlssubduedtomatronlysmoothnessandalovingsmileofwelcomeandhappinessonherheart-shapedface.

           WhenaSouthernertookthetroubletopackatrunkandtraveltwentymilesforavisit,thevisitwasseldomofshorterdurationthanamonth,usuallymuchlonger.Southernerswereasenthusiasticvisitorsastheywerehosts,andtherewasnothingunusualinrelativescomingtospendtheChristmasholidaysandremaininguntilJuly.Oftenwhennewlymarriedcoupleswentontheusualroundofhoneymoonvisits,theylingeredinsomepleasanthomeuntilthebirthoftheirsecondchild.FrequentlyelderlyauntsandunclescametoSundaydinnerandremaineduntiltheywereburiedyearslater.Visitorspresentednoproblem,forhouseswerelarge,servantsnumerousandthefeedingofseveralextramouthsaminormatterinthatlandofplenty.Allagesandsexeswentvisiting,honeymooners,youngmothersshowingoffnewbabies,convalescents,thebereaved,girlswhoseparentswereanxioustoremovethemfromthedangersofunwisematches,girlswhohadreachedthedangeragewithoutbecomingengagedandwho,itwashoped,wouldmakesuitablematchesundertheguidanceofrelativesinotherplaces.Visitorsaddedexcitementandvarietytotheslow-movingSouthernlifeandtheywerealwayswelcome.

           SoScarletthadcometoAtlantawithnoideaastohowlongshewouldremain.IfhervisitprovedasdullasthoseinSavannahandCharleston,shewouldreturnhomeinamonth.

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