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Chapter 25

           Therehadbeennoneofhisusualblusterandvitality,butatleasthehadtoldaconnectedstoryandnownow,hedidnotevenrememberEllenwasdead.ThecombinedshockofthecomingoftheYankeesandherdeathhadstunnedhim.Shestartedtospeak,butMammyshookherheadvehementlyandraisingheraprondabbedatherredeyes.

           "Oh,canPahavelosthismind?"thoughtScarlettandherthrobbingheadfeltasifitwouldcrackwiththisaddedstrain."No,no.He’sjustdazedbyitall.It’slikehewassick.He’llgetoverit.Hemustgetoverit.WhatwillIdoifhedoesn’t?Iwon’tthinkaboutitnow.Iwon’tthinkofhimorMotheroranyoftheseawfulthingsnow.No,nottillIcanstandit.TherearetoomanyotherthingstothinkaboutthingsthatcanbehelpedwithoutmythinkingofthoseIcan’thelp."

           Sheleftthediningroomwithouteating,andwentoutontothebackporchwhereshefoundPork,barefootedandintheraggedremainsofhisbestlivery,sittingonthestepscrackingpeanuts.Herheadwashammeringandthrobbingandthebright,sunlightstabbedintohereyes.Merelyholdingherselferectrequiredaneffortofwillpowerandshetalkedasbrieflyaspossible,dispensingwiththeusualformsofcourtesyhermotherhadalwaystaughthertousewithnegroes.

           ShebeganaskingquestionssobrusquelyandgivingorderssodecisivelyPork’seyebrowswentupinmystification.MissEllendidn’tnevertalksoshorttonobody,notevenwhenshecaughtthemstealingpulletsandwatermelons.

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