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Chapter 36

           Heknewhewasnogreatcatchforawomanhalfhisageandprettyandsmarttoboot,butFrankwasagentlemanandhekepthisbewildermenttohimself.Scarlettwashiswifeandhecouldnotinsultherbyaskingawkwardquestionswhich,afterall,wouldnotremedymatters.

           NotthatFrankespeciallywantedtoremedymatters,foritappearedthathismarriagewouldbeahappyone.Scarlettwasthemostcharmingandexcitingofwomenandhethoughtherperfectinallthingsexceptthatshewassoheadstrong.Franklearnedearlyinhismarriagethatsolongasshehadherownway,lifecouldbeverypleasant,butwhenshewasopposedGivenherownway,shewasasgayasachild,laughedagooddeal,madefoolishlittlejokes,satonhiskneeandtweakedhisbearduntilhevowedhefelttwentyyearsyounger.Shecouldbeunexpectedlysweetandthoughtful,havinghisslipperstoastingatthefirewhenhecamehomeatnight,fussingaffectionatelyabouthiswetfeetandinterminableheadcolds,rememberingthathealwayslikedthegizzardofthechickenandthreespoonfulsofsugarinhiscoffee.Yes,lifewasverysweetandcozywithScarlettaslongasshehadherownway.

           Whenthemarriagewastwoweeksold,FrankcontractedthegrippeandDr.Meadeputhimtobed.Inthefirstyearofthewar,Frankhadspenttwomonthsinthehospitalwithpneumoniaandhehadlivedindreadofanotherattacksincethattime,sohewasonlytoogladtoliesweatingunderthreeblanketsanddrinkthehotconcoctionsMammyandAuntPittybroughthimeveryhour.

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