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Chapter 38

           Hisdeathwas,needlesstosay,agreatrelieftohischildren,fortheoldgentlemanwasdrunkmostofthetimeandwheninhiscupswasapttoforgetthathewasaretiredseacaptainandgivereminiscencesthatcurledhischildren’shair.However,IadmiredhimandtriedtocopyhimfarmorethanIeverdidmyfather,forFatherisanamiablegentlemanfullofhonorablehabitsandpioussawssoyouseehowitgoes.I’msureyourchildrenwon’tapproveofyou,Scarlett,anymorethanMrs.MerriwetherandMrs.Elsingandtheirbroodsapproveofyounow.Yourchildrenwillprobablybesoft,prissycreatures,asthechildrenofhard-bittencharactersusuallyare.Andtomakethemworse,you,likeeveryothermother,areprobablydeterminedthattheyshallneverknowthehardshipsyou’veknown.Andthat’sallwrong.Hardshipsmakeorbreakpeople.Soyou’llhavetowaitforapprovalfromyourgrandchildren."

           "Iwonderwhatourgrandchildrenwillbelike!"

           "Areyousuggestingbythat‘our’thatyouandIwillhavemutualgrandchildren?Fie,Mrs.Kennedy!"

           Scarlett,suddenlyconsciousofhererrorofspeech,wentred.Itwasmorethanhisjokingwordsthatshamedher,forshewassuddenlyawareagainofherthickeningbody.

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