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Chapter 12

           Shewashappynowwhereafewweeksbeforeshehadbeenmiserable,happywithherbeauxandtheirreassurancesofhercharm,ashappyasshecouldbewithAshleymarriedtoMelanieandindanger.ButsomehowitwaseasiertobearthethoughtofAshleybelongingtosomeoneelsewhenhewasfaraway.WiththehundredsofmilesstretchingbetweenAtlantaandVirginia,hesometimesseemedasmuchhersasMelanie’s.

           Sotheautumnmonthsof1862wentswiftlybywithnursing,dancing,drivingandbandagerollingtakingupallthetimeshedidnotspendonbriefvisitstoTara.Thesevisitsweredisappointing,forshehadlittleopportunityforthelongquiettalkswithhermothertowhichshelookedforwardwhileinAtlanta,notimetositbyEllenwhileshesewed,smellingthefaintfragranceoflemonverbenasachetasherskirtsrustled,feelinghersofthandsonhercheekinagentlecaress.

           Ellenwasthinandpreoccupiednowandonherfeetfrommorninguntillongaftertheplantationwasasleep.ThedemandsoftheConfederatecommissaryweregrowingheavierbythemonth,andherswasthetaskofmakingTaraproduce.EvenGeraldwasbusy,forthefirsttimeinmanyyears,forhecouldgetnooverseertotakeJonasWilkerson’splaceandhewasridinghisownacres.WithEllentoobusyformorethanagoodnightkissandGeraldinthefieldsallday,ScarlettfoundTaraboring.Evenhersistersweretakenupwiththeirownconcerns.

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