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Chapter 28

           ThestrictestruleatTara,onewhichsheherselfhadmadeandwhichsherigidlyenforced,wasthatnooneshouldevertalkofthefinemealstheyhadeateninthepastorwhattheywouldeatnow,iftheyhadtheopportunity.

           Porkslippedfromtheroomassheremainedstaringmoodilyintothedistance.Intheolddays,nowdeadandgone,lifehadbeensocomplex,sofullofintricateandcomplicatedproblems.TherehadbeentheproblemoftryingtowinAshley’sloveandtryingtokeepadozenotherbeauxdanglingandunhappy.Therehadbeensmallbreachesofconducttobeconcealedfromherelders,jealousgirlstobefloutedorplacated,stylesofdressesandmaterialstobechosen,differentcoiffurestobetriedand,oh,somany,manyothermatterstobedecided!Nowlifewassoamazinglysimple.Nowallthatmatteredwasfoodenoughtokeepoffstarvation,clothingenoughtopreventfreezingandaroofoverheadwhichdidnotleaktoomuch.

           ItwasduringthesedaysthatScarlettdreamedanddreamedagainthenightmarewhichwastohauntherforyears.Itwasalwaysthesamedream,thedetailsnevervaried,buttheterrorofitmountedeachtimeitcametoherandthefearofexperiencingitagaintroubledevenherwakinghours.Sherememberedsowelltheincidentsofthedaywhenshehadfirstdreamedit.

           Coldrainhadfallenfordaysandthehousewaschillwithdraftsanddampness.Thelogsinthefireplacewerewetandsmokyandgavelittleheat.

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