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Chapter 15

           WhenAshleywentintothecoldtoseetheboysofftothedepotinAuntPitty’scarriage,MelaniecaughtScarlett’sarm.

           "Isn’thisuniformdreadful?Won’tmycoatbeasurprise?Oh,ifonlyIhadenoughclothforbritchestoo!"

           ThatcoatforAshleywasasoresubjectwithScarlett,forshewishedsoardentlythatsheandnotMelaniewerebestowingitasaChristmasgift.Graywoolforuniformswasnowalmostliterallymorepricelessthanrubies,andAshleywaswearingthefamiliarhomespun.Evenbutternutwasnownonetooplentiful,andmanyofthesoldiersweredressedincapturedYankeeuniformswhichhadbeenturnedadark-browncolorwithwalnut-shelldye.ButMelanie,byrareluck,hadcomeintopossessionofenoughgraybroadclothtomakeacoatarathershortcoatbutacoatjustthesame.ShehadnursedaCharlestonboyinthehospitalandwhenhediedhadclippedalockofhishairandsentittohismother,alongwiththescantcontentsofhispocketsandacomfortingaccountofhislasthourswhichmadenomentionofthetormentinwhichhedied.Acorrespondencehadsprungupbetweenthemand,learningthatMelaniehadahusbandatthefront,themotherhadsentherthelengthofgrayclothandbrassbuttonswhichshehadboughtforherdeadson.Itwasabeautifulpieceofmaterial,thickandwarmandwithadullsheentoit,undoubtedlyblockadegoodsandundoubtedlyveryexpensive.ItwasnowinthehandsofthetailorandMelaniewashurryinghimtohaveitreadybyChristmasmorning.

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