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Chapter 30

           Itwassoconvenienttohaveamanaboutthehouse.

           Shethought,too,thatifCarreenhadthesenseofamouseshewouldseethatWillcaredforher.ScarlettwouldhavebeeneternallygratefultoWill,hadheaskedherforCarreen’shand.Ofcourse,beforethewar,Willwouldcertainlynothavebeenaneligiblesuitor.Hewasnotoftheplanterclassatall,thoughhewasnotpoorwhite.HewasjustplainCracker,asmallfarmer,half-educated,pronetogrammaticalerrorsandignorantofsomeofthefinermannerstheO’Haraswereaccustomedtoingentlemen.Infact,Scarlettwonderedifhecouldbecalledagentlemanatallanddecidedthathecouldn’t.Melaniehotlydefendedhim,sayingthatanyonewhohadWill’skindheartandthoughtfulnessofotherswasofgentlebirth.ScarlettknewthatEllenwouldhavefaintedatthethoughtofadaughterofhersmarryingsuchaman,butnowScarletthadbeenbynecessityforcedtoofarawayfromEllen’steachingstoletthatworryher.Menwerescarce,girlshadtomarrysomeoneandTarahadtohaveaman.ButCarreen,deeperanddeeperimmersedinherprayerbookandeverydaylosingmoreofhertouchwiththeworldofrealities,treatedWillasgentlyasabrotherandtookhimasmuchforgrantedasshedidPork.

           "IfCarreenhadanysenseofgratitudetomeforwhatI’vedoneforher,she’dmarryhimandnotlethimgetawayfromhere,"Scarlettthoughtindignantly."Butno,shemustspendhertimemooningaboutasillyboywhoprobablynevergaveheraseriousthought."

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