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Chapter 38

           "Ididnosuchthing!"criedScarlett,startled.

           "Youdidso,MissScarlett,"saidPeter,pushingouthislipevenfarther."Depintis,neederyounormehadnobiznessbein’widYankees,sodeycould‘sultme.Efyouhadn’ttalkedwiddem,deywouldn’hadnochancetertreatmelakamuleoraAffikun.An’youdin’tekupferme,needer."

           "Idid,too!"saidScarlett,stungbythecriticism."Didn’tItellthemyouwereoneofthefamily?"

           "Datain’tekkin’up.Dat’sjes’afac’,"saidPeter."MissScarlett,youain’gotnobiznesshavin’notruckwidYankees.Ain’nootherladiesdoin’it.Youwouldn’ketchMissPittywipin’herlilshoesonsechtrash.An’sheain’gwinelakeitw’enshehear‘boutwhutdeysaid‘boutme."

           Peter’scriticismhurtworsethananythingFrankorAuntPittyortheneighborshadsaidanditsoannoyedhershelongedtoshaketheolddarkyuntilhistoothlessgumsclappedtogether.WhatPetersaidwastruebutshehatedtohearitfromanegroandafamilynegro,too.Nottostandhighintheopinionofone’sservantswasashumiliatingathingascouldhappentoaSoutherner.

           "Aolepet!"Petergrumbled."AhspecsMissPittyain’tgwinewantmeterdriveyouroun’nomo’afterdat.No,Ma’m!"

           "AuntPittywillwantyoutodrivemeasusual,"shesaidsternly,"solet’shearnomoreaboutit."

           "Ah’llgitamizryinmakback,"warnedPeterdarkly."Mahbackhuttin’mesobaddisminuteAhkainsceercelysetup.

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