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Chapter 36

           Buthecouldnotseeherfamilyevicted,andhisdisappointmentsoonfadedatthesightofherradianthappiness,disappearedentirelyatthelovingwayshe"tookon"overhisgenerosity.Frankhadneverbeforehadawoman"takeon"overhimandhecametofeelthatthemoneyhadbeenwellspent,afterall.

           ScarlettdispatchedMammytoTaraimmediatelyforthetriplepurposeofgivingWillthemoney,announcinghermarriageandbringingWadetoAtlanta.IntwodaysshehadabriefnotefromWillwhichshecarriedaboutwithherandreadandrereadwithmountingjoy.WillwrotethatthetaxeshadbeenpaidandJonasWilkerson"actedupprettybad"atthenewsbuthadmadenootherthreatssofar.Willclosedbywishingherhappiness,alaconicformalstatementwhichhequalifiedinnoway.SheknewWillunderstoodwhatshehaddoneandwhyshehaddoneitandneitherblamednorpraised.ButwhatmustAshleythink?shewonderedfeverishly.Whatmusthethinkofmenow,afterwhatIsaidtohimsoshortawhileagointheorchardatTara?

           ShealsohadaletterfromSuellen,poorlyspelled,violent,abusive,tearsplotched,alettersofullofvenomandtruthfulobservationsuponhercharacterthatshewasnevertoforgetitnorforgivethewriter.ButevenSuellen’swordscouldnotdimherhappinessthatTarawassafe,atleastfromimmediatedanger.

           ItwashardtorealizethatAtlantaandnotTarawasherpermanenthomenow.Inherdesperationtoobtainthetaxmoney,nothoughtsaveTaraandthefatewhichthreatenedithadanyplaceinhermind.

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