Унесенные ветром

Chapter 25

           "I’llsendDilceyovertoMacIntosh.Perhapsshe’llfindsomethingthere.AndI’llgotoTwelveOaks."

           "Whowid,chile?"

           "Bymyself.MammymuststaywiththegirlsandMr.Geraldcan’t"

           Porksetupanoutcrywhichshefoundinfuriating.TheremightbeYankeesormeanniggersatTwelveOaks.Shemustn’tgoalone.

           "Thatwillbeenough,Pork.TellDilceytostartimmediately.AndyouandPrissygobringinthesowandherlitter,"shesaidbriefly,turningonherheel.

           Mammy’soldsunbonnet,fadedbutclean,hungonitspegonthebackporchandScarlettputitonherhead,remembering,asfromanotherworld,thebonnetwiththecurlinggreenplumewhichRhetthadbroughtherfromParis.Shepickedupalargesplit-oakbasketandstarteddownthebackstairs,eachstepjouncingherheaduntilherspineseemedtobetryingtocrashthroughthetopofherskull.

           Theroaddowntotheriverlayredandscorchingbetweentheruinedcottonfields.TherewerenotreestocastashadeandthesunbeatdownthroughMammy’ssunbonnetasifitweremadeoftarlataninsteadofheavyquiltedcalico,whilethedustfloatingupwardsiftedintohernoseandthroatuntilshefeltthemembraneswouldcrackdrylyifshespoke.Deeprutsandfurrowswerecutintotheroadwherehorseshaddraggedheavygunsalongitandtheredgulliesoneithersideweredeeplygashedbythewheels.Thecottonwasmangledandtrampledwherecavalryandinfantry,forcedoffthenarrowroadbytheartillery,hadmarchedthroughthegreenbushes,grindingthemintotheearth.

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