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Chapter 35

           OnzetrainnearNewOrleansamanofVirginia,amanofGeneralLee,hemeetwizaCreoleofzetroopsofBeauregard.AndzemanofVirginia,hetalk,talk,talkhowGeneralLeedozis,GeneralLeesayzat.AndzeCreole,helookpoliteandhewreenkleheesforeheadlakhetrytoremembaire,andzenhesmileandsay:‘GeneralLee!Ah,oui!NowIknow!GeneralLee!ZemanGeneralBeauregardspeakwellof!’"

           ScarletttriedtojoinpolitelyinthelaughterbutshedidnotseeanypointtothestoryexceptthatCreoleswerejustasstuckupasCharlestonandSavannahpeople.Moreover,shehadalwaysthoughtAshley’ssonshouldhavebeennamedafterhim.

           Themusiciansafterpreliminarytuningsandwhangingsbrokeinto"OldDanTucker"andTommyturnedtoher.

           "Willyoudance,Scarlett?Ican’tfavoryoubutHughorRene"

           "No,thankyou.I’mstillmourningmymother,"saidScarletthastily."Iwillsitthemout."

           HereyessingledoutFrankKennedyandbeckonedhimfromthesideofMrs.Elsing.

           "I’llsitinthatalcoveyonderifyou’llbringmesomerefreshmentsandthenwecanhaveanicechat,"shetoldFrankastheotherthreemenmovedoff.

           Whenhehadhurriedawaytobringheraglassofwineandapaperthinsliceofcake,Scarlettsatdowninthealcoveattheendofthedrawingroomandcarefullyarrangedherskirtssothattheworstspotswouldnotshow.ThehumiliatingeventsofthemorningwithRhettwerepushedfromhermindbytheexcitementofseeingsomanypeopleandhearingmusicagain.

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