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Chapter 10

           Butshethoughtofit,annoyed.AndsheknewithadnotbeenCaptainButler’srefinementthathadpromptedsogallantagesture.ItwasthatheintendedtobeaskedintoPittypat’shouseandknewunerringlyhowtogettheinvitation.

           "Iwasgreatlydisturbedtohearofyourrecentconduct,"ranEllen’sletterandScarlett,whowasreadingitatthetable,scowled.Badnewscertainlytraveledswiftly.ShehadoftenheardinCharlestonandSavannahthatAtlantapeoplegossipedmoreandmeddledinotherpeople’sbusinessmorethananyotherpeopleintheSouth,andnowshebelievedit.ThebazaarhadtakenplaceMondaynightandtodaywasonlyThursday.WhichoftheoldcatshadtakenituponherselftowriteEllen?ForamomentshesuspectedPittypatbutimmediatelyabandonedthatthought.PoorPittypathadbeenquakinginhernumber-threeshoesforfearofbeingblamedforScarlett’sforwardconductandwouldbethelasttonotifyEllenofherowninadequatechaperonage.ProbablyitwasMrs.Merriwether.

           "Itisdifficultformetobelievethatyoucouldsoforgetyourselfandyourrearing.Iwillpassovertheimproprietyofyourappearingpubliclywhileinmourning,realizingyourwarmdesiretobeofassistancetothehospital.Buttodance,andwithsuchamanasCaptainButler!Ihaveheardmuchofhim(aswhohasnot?)andPaulinewrotemeonlylastweekthatheisamanofbadreputeandnotevenreceivedbyhisownfamilyinCharleston,exceptofcoursebyhisheartbrokenmother.

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