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Chapter 41

           Usuallytherewereadozenchildrenpresent,noddingsleepilyintheirparents’arms,uphoursaftertheirnormalbedtime.NofamilywanteditschildrentomissbeingabletosayinafteryearsthattheyhadbeenkissedbythegreatVice–PresidentorhadshakenthehandthathelpedtoguidetheCause.EverypersonofimportancewhocametotownfoundhiswaytotheWilkeshomeandoftentheyspentthenightthere.Itcrowdedthelittleflat-toppedhouse,forcedIndiatosleeponapalletinthecubbyholethatwasBeau’snurseryandsentDilceyspeedingthroughthebackhedgetoborrowbreakfasteggsfromAuntPitty’sCookie,butMelanieentertainedthemasgraciouslyasifherswasamansion.

           No,itdidnotoccurtoMelaniethatpeopleralliedroundherasroundawornandlovedstandard.AndsoshewasbothastoundedandembarrassedwhenDr.Meade,afterapleasanteveningatherhousewhereheacquittedhimselfnoblyinreadingthepartofMacbeth,kissedherhandandmadeobservationsinthevoiceheonceusedinspeakingofOurGloriousCause.

           "MydearMissMelly,itisalwaysaprivilegeandapleasuretobeinyourhome,foryouandladieslikeyouaretheheartsofallofus,allthatwehaveleft.Theyhavetakentheflowerofourmanhoodandthelaughterofouryoungwomen.Theyhavebrokenourhealth,uprootedourlivesandunsettledourhabits.Theyhaveruinedourprosperity,setusbackfiftyyearsandplacedtooheavyaburdenontheshouldersofourboyswhoshouldbeinschoolandouroldmenwhoshouldbesleepinginthesun.

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