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Chapter 32

           ShesawEllen’smoss-greenvelvetcarpet,nowwornandscuffedandtornandspottedfromthenumberlessmenwhohadsleptuponit,andthesightdepressedhermore,foritmadeherrealizethatTarawasjustasraggedasshe.Thewholedarkeningroomdepressedherand,goingtothewindow,sheraisedthesash,unlatchedtheshuttersandletthelastlightofthewintrysunsetintotheroom.Sheclosedthewindowandleanedherheadagainstthevelvetcurtainsandlookedoutacrossthebleakpasturetowardthedarkcedarsoftheburyingground.

           Themoss-greenvelvetcurtainsfeltpricklyandsoftbeneathhercheekandsherubbedherfaceagainstthemgratefully,likeacat.Andthensuddenlyshelookedatthem.

           Aminutelater,shewasdraggingaheavymarble-toppedtableacrossthefloor.Itsrustycastorsscreechinginprotest.Sherolledthetableunderthewindow,gatheredupherskirts,climbedonitandtiptoedtoreachtheheavycurtainpole.Itwasalmostoutofherreachandshejerkedatitsoimpatientlythenailscameoutofthewood,andthecurtains,poleandall,felltothefloorwithaclatter.

           Asifbymagic,thedooroftheparloropenedandthewideblackfaceofMammyappeared,ardentcuriosityanddeepestsuspicionevidentineverywrinkle.ShelookeddisapprovinglyatScarlett,poisedonthetabletop,herskirtsaboveherknees,readytoleaptothefloor.TherewasalookofexcitementandtriumphonherfacewhichbroughtsuddendistrusttoMammy.

           "WhutyouuptowidMissEllen’spo’teers?"shedemanded.

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