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Chapter 49

           Buthowcanyoueventhinksuchdreadfulthings,muchlesssaythem?Areyourmensocheaptoyouthatyouwouldratherseethemdeadthanalive?Haveyounogratitudetothemanwhosavedthemandsavedthematriskofhisownlife?TheYankeesmighteasilyhavethoughthimamemberoftheKlanifthewholetruthhadcomeout!Theymighthavehangedhim.Butheriskedhimselfforyourmen.Foryourfather-inlaw,Mrs.Merriwether,andyourson-inlawandyourtwonephews,too.Andyourbrother,Mrs.Bonnell,andyoursonandson-inlaw,Mrs.Elsing.Ingrates,that’swhatyouare!Iaskanapologyfromallofyou."

           Mrs.Elsingwasonherfeetcramminghersewingintoherbox,hermouthset.

           "Ifanyonehadevertoldmethatyoucouldbesoillbred,MellyNo,Iwillnotapologize.Indiaisright.Scarlettisaflighty,fastbitofbaggage.Ican’tforgethowsheactedduringthewar.AndIcan’tforgethowpoorwhitetrashyshe’sactedsinceshegotalittlemoney—"

           "Whatyoucan’tforget,"cutinMelanie,clenchinghersmallfistsagainsthersides,"isthatshedemotedHughbecausehewasn’tsmartenoughtorunhermill."

           "Melly!"moanedachorusofvoices.

           Mrs.Elsing’sheadjerkedupandshestartedtowardthedoor.Withherhandontheknobofthefrontdoor,shestoppedandturned.

           "Melly,"shesaidandhervoicesoftened,"honey,thisbreaksmyheart.Iwasyourmother’sbestfriendandIhelpedDr.MeadebringyouintothisworldandI’velovedyoulikeyouweremine.

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