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Chapter 49

           "TherearenoniceRepublicans,"saidMelanieflatly."AndIdon’twanttheirhelp.AndIdon’tintendtomakethebestofthingsiftheyareYankeethings."

           "GoodHeaven,Melly,whygetinsuchapet?"

           "Oh!"criedMelanie,lookingconsciencestricken."HowIhaverunon!Scarlett,Ididn’tmeantohurtyourfeelingsortocriticize.Everybodythinksdifferentlyandeverybody’sgotarighttotheirownopinion.Now,dear,IloveyouandyouknowIloveyouandnothingyoucouldeverdowouldmakemechange.Andyoustillloveme,don’tyou?Ihaven’tmadeyouhateme,haveI?Scarlett,Icouldn’tstanditifanythingevercamebetweenusafterallwe’vebeenthroughtogether!Sayit’sallright."

           "Fiddle-dee-dee,Melly,whatatempestyoumakeinateapot,"saidScarlettgrudgingly,butshedidnotthrowoffthehandthatstolearoundherwaist.

           "Now,we’reallrightagain,"saidMelaniepleasedlybutsheaddedsoftly,"Iwantustovisiteachotherjustlikewealwaysdid,darling.JustyouletmeknowwhatdaysRepublicansandScallawagsarecomingtoseeyouandI’llstayathomeonthosedays."

           "It’samatterofsupremeindifferencetomewhetheryoucomeornot,"saidScarlett,puttingonherbonnetandgoinghomeinahuff.TherewassomesatisfactiontoherwoundedvanityinthehurtlookonMelanie’sface.

           Intheweeksthatfollowedherfirstparty,Scarlettwashardputtokeepupherpretenseofsupremeindifferencetopublicopinion.

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