Унесенные ветром

Chapter 26

           "Oh,howIblamemyselffornotridingovertosee!Butthere’sbeensomuchtodoherewithmostallthedarkiesgonethatIjustcouldn’tgetaway.ButIshouldhavemadetimetogo.Itwasn’tneighborlyofme.But,ofcourse,wethoughttheYankeeshadburnedTaraliketheydidTwelveOaksandtheMacIntoshhouseandthatyourfolkshadgonetoMacon.Andweneverdreamedyouwerehome,Scarlett."

           "Well,howwerewetoknowdifferentwhenMr.O’Hara’sdarkiescamethroughheresoscaredtheywerepopeyedandtoldustheYankeesweregoingtoburnTara?"Grandmainterrupted.

           "Andwecouldsee"Sallybegan.

           "I’mtellingthis,please,"saidOldMissshortly."AndtheysaidtheYankeeswerecampedalloverTaraandyourfolkswerefixingtogotoMacon.AndthenthatnightwesawtheglareoffireovertowardTaraanditlastedforhoursanditscaredourfooldarkiessobadtheyallranoff.Whatburned?"

           "Allourcottonahundredandfiftythousanddollarsworth,"saidScarlettbitterly.

           "Bethankfulitwasn’tyourhouse,"saidGrandma,leaningherchinonhercane."Youcanalwaysgrowmorecottonandyoucan’tgrowahouse.Bythebye,hadyouallstartedpickingyourcotton?"

           "No,"saidScarlett,"andnowmostofitisruined.Idon’timaginethere’smorethanthreebalesleftstanding,inthefarfieldinthecreekbottom,andwhatearthlygoodwillitdo?Allourfieldhandsaregoneandthere’snobodytopickit."

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