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Chapter 32

           Mellycandressinragsandpickcottonandevenhelpmemurderamanbutitdoesn’tchangeher.She’sstilltheshywell-bredMrs.Wilkes,theperfectlady!AndAshleycanseedeathandwarandbewoundedandlieinjailandcomehometolessthannothingandstillbethesamegentlemanhewaswhenhehadallTwelveOaksbehindhim.Willisdifferent.HeknowshowthingsreallyarebutthenWillneverhadanythingmuchtolose.AndasforSuellenandCarreentheythinkallthisisjustatemporarymatter.Theydon’tchangetomeetchangedconditionsbecausetheythinkit’llallbeoversoon.TheythinkGodisgoingtoworkamiracleespeciallyfortheirbenefit.ButHewon’t.Theonlymiraclethat’sgoingtobeworkedaroundhereistheoneI’mgoingtoworkonRhettButler....Theywon’tchange.Maybetheycan’tchange.I’mtheonlyonewho’schangedandIwouldn’thavechangedifIcouldhavehelpedit."

           Mammyfinallyturnedthemenoutofthediningroomandclosedthedoor,sothefittingcouldbegin.PorkhelpedGeraldupstairstobedandAshleyandWillwereleftaloneinthelamplightinthefronthall.TheyweresilentforawhileandWillchewedhistobaccolikeaplacidruminantanimal.Buthismildfacewasfarfromplacid.

           "Thisgoin’toAtlanta,"hesaidatlastinaslowvoice,"Idon’tlikeit.Notonebit."

           AshleylookedatWillquicklyandthenlookedaway,sayingnothingbutwonderingifWillhadthesameawfulsuspicionwhichwashauntinghim.Butthatwasimpossible.

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