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Chapter 55

           Theyhadalwaysbeenaclannishtribe,presentinganunbrokenphalanxofoverlappingshieldstotheworldintimeofstress,nomatterwhattheirprivateopinionsoftheconductofindividualkinsmenmightbe.WiththeexceptionoftheguerrillawarfarecarriedonbyAuntPittyagainstUncleHenry,whichhadbeenamatterforhilariouslaughterwithinthefamilyforyears,therehadneverbeenanopenbreachinthepleasantrelations.Theyweregentle,quietspoken,reservedpeopleandnotgiventoeventheamiablebickeringthatcharacterizedmostAtlantafamilies.

           ButnowtheyweresplitintwainandthetownwasprivilegedtowitnesscousinsofthefifthandsixthdegreetakingsidesinthemostshatteringscandalAtlantahadeverseen.Thisworkedgreathardshipandstrainedthetactandforbearanceoftheunrelatedhalfofthetown,fortheIndia–Melaniefeudmadearuptureinpracticallyeverysocialorganization.TheThalians,theSewingCirclefortheWidowsandOrphansoftheConfederacy,theAssociationfortheBeautificationoftheGravesofOurGloriousDead,theSaturdayNightMusicalCircle,theLadies’EveningCotillionSociety,theYoungMen’sLibrarywereallinvolved.SowerefourchurcheswiththeirLadies’AidandMissionarysocieties.Greatcarehadtobetakentoavoidputtingmembersofwarringfactionsonthesamecommittees.

           Ontheirregularafternoonsathome,Atlantamatronswereinanguishfromfourtosixo’clockforfearMelanieandScarlettwouldcallatthesametimeIndiaandherloyalkinwereintheirparlors.

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