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Chapter 40

           Alreadyhewasthemanofthehouseand,notwishingtomakeascene,ScarlettturnedhelplesslytoMrs.Tarleton.Thatlady,suddenlydiverted,asWillhadintended,fromthoughtsofSuellentothealwaysfascinatingmatterofbreeding,beitanimalorhuman,tookScarlett’sarm.

           "Comeinthehouse,honey."

           Herfacetookonalookofkind,absorbedinterestandScarlettsufferedherselftobeledthroughthecrowdthatgavewayandmadeanarrowpathforher.Therewasasympatheticmurmuringasshepassedandseveralhandswentouttopathercomfortingly.WhenshecameabreastGrandmaFontaine,theoldladyputoutaskinnyclawandsaid:"Givemeyourarm,child,"andaddedwithafierceglanceatSallyandYoungMiss:"No,don’tyoucome.Idon’twantyou."

           Theypassedslowlythroughthecrowdwhichclosedbehindthemandwentuptheshadypathtowardthehouse,Mrs.Tarleton’seagerhelpinghandsostrongunderScarlett’selbowthatshewasalmostliftedfromthegroundateachstep.

           "Now,whydidWilldothat?"criedScarlettheatedly,whentheywereoutofearshot."Hepracticallysaid:‘Lookather!She’sgoingtohaveababy!’"

           "Well,sake’salive,youare,aren’tyou?"saidMrs.Tarleton."Willdidright.Itwasfoolishofyoutostandinthehotsunwhenyoumighthavefaintedandhadamiscarriage."

           "Willwasn’tbotheredabouthermiscarrying,"saidGrandma,alittlebreathlessasshelaboredacrossthefrontyardtowardthesteps.Therewasagrim,knowingsmileonherface."Will’ssmart.

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