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Chapter 52

           "Now,goonandspendyourdollarandwhalehelloutofanyboywhosaysIwasn’tinthearmy."

           Wadewentdancingouthappily,callingtoPork,andRhettpickedupthebabyagain.

           "Nowwhyalltheselies,mygallantsoldierladdie?"askedScarlett.

           "Aboyhastobeproudofhisfatherorstepfather.Ican’tlethimbeashamedbeforetheotherlittlebrutes.Cruelcreatures,children."

           "Oh,fiddle-dee-dee!"

           "IneverthoughtaboutwhatitmeanttoWade,"saidRhettslowly."Ineverthoughthowhe’ssuffered.Andit’snotgoingtobethatwayforBonnie."

           "Whatway?"

           "DoyouthinkI’mgoingtohavemyBonnieashamedofherfather?Haveherleftoutofpartieswhenshe’snineorten?DoyouthinkI’mgoingtohaveherhumiliatedlikeWadeforthingsthataren’therfaultbutyoursandmine?"

           "Oh,children’sparties!"

           "Outofchildren’spartiesgrowyounggirls’debutparties.DoyouthinkI’mgoingtoletmydaughtergrowupoutsideofeverythingdecentinAtlanta?I’mnotgoingtosendherNorthtoschoolandtovisitbecauseshewon’tbeacceptedhereorinCharlestonorSavannahorNewOrleans.AndI’mnotgoingtoseeherforcedtomarryaYankeeoraforeignerbecausenodecentSouthernfamilywillhaveherbecausehermotherwasafoolandherfatherablackguard."

           Wade,whohadcomebacktothedoor,wasaninterestedbutpuzzledlistener.

           "BonniecanmarryBeau,UncleRhett."

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