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Chapter 35

           Hehadbeenahandsomeyoungsix-footerthenandhadgivenuphismedicalstudiestogointhecavalry.Nowhelookedlikealittleoldman,sobentwashebythewoundinhiship.Hewalkedwithsomedifficultyand,asAuntPittyhadremarked,spraddledinaveryvulgarway.Butheseemedtotallyunawareofhisappearance,orunconcernedaboutit,andhadthemannerofonewhoasksnooddsfromanyman.Hehadgivenupallhopeofcontinuinghismedicalstudiesandwasnowacontractor,workingalaborcrewofIrishmenwhowerebuildingthenewhotel.Scarlettwonderedhowhemanagedsoonerousajobinhisconditionbutaskednoquestions,realizingwrylythatalmostanythingwaspossiblewhennecessitydrove.

           TommyandHughElsingandthelittlemonkey-likeRenePicardstoodtalkingwithherwhilethechairsandfurniturewerepushedbacktothewallinpreparationforthedancing.HughhadnotchangedsinceScarlettlastsawhimin1862.Hewasstillthethinsensitiveboywiththesamelockofpalebrownhairhangingoverhisforeheadandthesamedelicateuseless-lookinghandssherememberedsowell.ButRenehadchangedsincethatfurloughwhenhemarriedMaybelleMerriwether.HestillhadtheGallictwinkleinhisblackeyesandtheCreolezestforlivingbut,forallhiseasylaughter,therewassomethinghardabouthisfacewhichhadnotbeenthereintheearlydaysofthewar.AndtheairofsuperciliouselegancewhichhadclungabouthiminhisstrikingZouaveuniformwascompletelygone.

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