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Chapter 19

           Gradually,Scarlettdrewcouragefromthebravefacesofherfriendsandfromthemercifuladjustmentwhichnaturemakeswhenwhatcannotbecuredmustbeendured.Tobesure,shestilljumpedatthesoundofexplosionsbutshedidnotrunscreamingtoburrowherheadunderMelanie’spillow.Shecouldnowgulpandsayweakly:"Thatwasclose,wasn’tit?"

           Shewaslessfrightenedalsobecauselifehadtakenonthequalityofadream,adreamtooterribletobereal.Itwasn’tpossiblethatshe,ScarlettO’Hara,shouldbeinsuchapredicament,withthedangerofdeathabouthereveryhour,everyminute.Itwasn’tpossiblethatthequiettenoroflifecouldhavechangedsocompletelyinsoshortatime.

           Itwasunreal,grotesquelyunreal,thatmorningskieswhichdawnedsotenderlybluecouldbeprofanedwithcannonsmokethathungoverthetownlikelowthunderclouds,thatwarmnoontidesfilledwiththepiercingsweetnessofmassedhoneysuckleandclimbingrosescouldbesofearful,asshellsscreamedintothestreets,burstinglikethecrackofdoom,throwingironsplintershundredsofyards,blowingpeopleandanimalstobits.

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