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Chapter 9

           Howbeautifullygoldbroochesglitteronthebosomsofourpatrioticwomen!ButhowmuchmorebeautifulissacrificethanallthegoldandgemsoftheInd.Thegoldwillbemeltedandthestonessoldandthemoneyusedtobuydrugsandothermedicalsupplies.Ladies,therewillpassamongyoutwoofourgallantwounded,withbasketsand"Buttherestofhisspeechwaslostinthestormandtumultofclappinghandsandcheeringvoices.

           Scarlett’sfirstthoughtwasoneofdeepthankfulnessthatmourningforbadeherwearingherpreciousearbobsandtheheavygoldchainthathadbeenGrandmaRobillard’sandthegoldandblackenameledbraceletsandthegarnetbrooch.ShesawthelittleZouave,asplit-oakbasketoverhisunwoundedarm,makingtheroundsofthecrowdonhersideofthehallandsawwomen,oldandyoung,laughing,eager,tuggingatbracelets,squealinginpretendedpainasearringscamefrompiercedflesh,helpingeachotherundostiffnecklaceclasps,unpinningbroochesfrombosoms.Therewasasteadylittleclink-clinkofmetalonmetalandcriesof"Waitwait!I’vegotitunfastenednow.There!"MaybelleMerriwetherwaspullingoffherlovelytwinbraceletsfromaboveandbelowherelbows.FannyElsing,crying"Mamma,mayI?"wastearingfromhercurlstheseed-pearlornamentsetinheavygoldwhichhadbeeninthefamilyforgenerations.Aseachofferingwentintothebasket,therewasapplauseandcheering.

           Thegrinninglittlemanwascomingtotheirboothnow,hisbasketheavyonhisarm,andashepassedRhettButlerahandsomegoldcigarcasewasthrowncarelesslyintothebasket.WhenhecametoScarlettandrestedhisbasketuponthecounter,sheshookherheadthrowingwideherhandstoshowthatshehadnothingtogive.Itwasembarrassingtobetheonlypersonpresentwhowasgivingnothing.Andthenshesawthebrightgleamofherwidegoldweddingring.

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