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Chapter 10

           You’resobraveIdon’tmindbeingherewithoutaman!"

           "Oh,hecouldn’ttakeyoutoTara!"saidMelly,lookingasifshetoowouldcryinamoment."Thisisyourhomenow.Whatwouldweeverdowithoutyou?"

           "You’dbegladtodowithoutmeifyouknewwhatIreallythinkofyou,"thoughtScarlettsourly,wishingthereweresomeotherpersonthanMelanietohelpwardoffGerald’swrath.Itwassickeningtobedefendedbysomeoneyoudislikedsomuch.

           "PerhapsweshouldrecallourinvitationtoCaptainButler"beganPittypat.

           "Oh,wecouldn’t!Itwouldbetheheightofrudeness!"criedMelly,distressed.

           "Helpmetobed.I’mgoingtobeill,"moanedPittypat."Oh,Scarlett,howcouldyouhavebroughtthisonme?"

           PittypatwasillandinherbedwhenGeraldarrivedthenextafternoon.Shesentmanymessagesofregrettohimfrombehindhercloseddoorandleftthetwofrightenedgirlstopresideoverthesuppertable.GeraldwasominouslysilentalthoughhekissedScarlettandpinchedMelanie’scheekapprovinglyandcalledher"CousinMelly."Scarlettwouldhaveinfinitelypreferredbellowingoathsandaccusations.Truetoherpromise,MelanieclungtoScarlett’sskirtslikeasmallrustlingshadowandGeraldwastoomuchofagentlemantoupbraidhisdaughterinfrontofher.ScarletthadtoadmitthatMelaniecarriedoffthingsverywell,actingasifsheknewnothingwasamiss,andsheactuallysucceededinengagingGeraldinconversation,oncethesupperhadbeenserved.

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