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Chapter 7

           Melanie,bonnetedandshawled,sedateinnewlyacquiredmatronlydignity,hungonhisarmandtheentirepersonnelofTara,blackandwhite,turnedouttoseeAshleyofftothewar.

           Melaniesaid:"YoumustkissScarlett,Ashley.She’smysisternow,"andAshleybentandtouchedhercheekwithcoldlips,hisfacedrawnandtaut.Scarlettcouldhardlytakeanyjoyfromthatkiss,sosullenwasherheartatMelly’spromptingit.Melaniesmotheredherwithanembraceatparting.

           "YouwillcometoAtlantaandvisitmeandAuntPittypat,won’tyou?Oh,darling,wewanttohaveyousomuch!WewanttoknowCharlie’swifebetter."

           Fiveweekspassedduringwhichletters,shy,ecstatic,loving,camefromCharlesinSouthCarolinatellingofhislove,hisplansforthefuturewhenthewarwasover,hisdesiretobecomeaheroforhersakeandhisworshipofhiscommander,WadeHampton.Intheseventhweek,therecameatelegramfromColonelHamptonhimself,andthenaletter,akind,dignifiedletterofcondolence.Charleswasdead.Thecolonelwouldhavewiredearlier,butCharles,thinkinghisillnessatriflingone,didnotwishtohavehisfamilyworried.Theunfortunateboyhadnotonlybeencheatedofthelovehethoughthehadwonbutalsoofhishighhopesofhonorandgloryonthefieldofbattle.Hehaddiedignominiouslyandswiftlyofpneumonia,followingmeasles,withouteverhavinggottenanyclosertotheYankeesthanthecampinSouthCarolina.

           Induetime,Charles’sonwasbornand,becauseitwasfashionabletonameboysaftertheirfathers’commandingofficers,hewascalledWadeHamptonHamilton.Scarletthadweptwithdespairattheknowledgethatshewaspregnantandwishedthatsheweredead.

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