Унесенные ветром

Chapter 24

           "Situp,youfool,"shesaid,"beforeIwearthisoutonyou."

           Yelping,Prissyraisedherheadandpeeringoverthesideofthewagonsawitwas,indeed,acow,aredandwhiteanimalwhichstoodlookingatthemappealinglywithlargefrightenedeyes.Openingitsmouth,itlowedagainasifinpain.

           "Isithurt?Thatdoesn’tsoundlikeanordinarymoo."

           "Soun’termelakherbagfullan’sheneedmilkin’bad,"saidPrissy,regainingsomemeasureofcontrol."SpecitoneofMist’MacIntosh’sdatdeniggersdrivindewoodsan’deYankeesdin’git."

           "We’lltakeitwithus,"Scarlettdecidedswiftly."Thenwecanhavesomemilkforthebaby."

           "Howallwegwinetekacowwidus,MissScarlett?Wekainteknocowwidus.Cowain’nogoodnohoweffensheain’beenmilkedlately.Deybagsswellsupandbusts.Dat’swhyshehollerin’."

           "Sinceyouknowsomuchaboutit,takeoffyourpetticoatandtearitupandtiehertothebackofthewagon."

           "MissScarlett,youknowsAhain’hadnopetticoatferamonthan’didAhhaveone,Ahwouldn’putitonherfernuthin’.Ahnebberhadnotruckwidcows.Ah’ssceeredofcows."

           Scarlettlaiddownthereinsandpulledupherskirt.Thelace-trimmedpetticoatbeneathwasthelastgarmentshepossessedthatwasprettyandwhole.Sheuntiedthewaisttapeandslippeditdownoverherfeet,crushingthesoftlinenfoldsbetweenherhands.

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