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Chapter 38

           Whenshethoughtofthebabyatall,itwaswithbaffledrageattheuntimelinessofit.

           "Deathandtaxesandchildbirth!There’sneveranyconvenienttimeforanyofthem!"

           AtlantahadbeenscandalizedenoughwhenScarlett,awoman,beganoperatingthesawmillbut,astimewentby,thetowndecidedtherewasnolimittowhatshewoulddo.Hersharptradingwasshocking,especiallywhenherpoormotherhadbeenaRobillard,anditwaspositivelyindecentthewayshekeptongoingaboutthestreetswheneveryoneknewshewaspregnant.Norespectablewhitewomanandfewnegroeseverwentoutsidetheirhomesfromthemomenttheyfirstsuspectedtheywerewithchild,andMrs.MerriwetherdeclaredindignantlythatfromthewayScarlettwasactingshewaslikelytohavethebabyonthepublicstreets.

           Butallthepreviouscriticismofherconductwasasnothingcomparedwiththebuzzofgossipthatnowwentthroughthetown.ScarlettwasnotonlytraffickingwiththeYankeesbutwasgivingeveryappearanceofreallylikingit!

           Mrs.MerriwetherandmanyotherSouthernerswerealsodoingbusinesswiththenewcomersfromtheNorth,butthedifferencewasthattheydidnotlikeitandplainlyshowedtheydidnotlikeit.AndScarlettdid,orseemedto,whichwasjustasbad.ShehadactuallytakenteawiththeYankeeofficers’wivesintheirhomes!Infact,shehaddonepracticallyeverythingshortofinvitingthemintoherownhome,andthetownguessedshewoulddoeventhat,exceptforAuntPittyandFrank.

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