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Chapter 12

           Eventhecheapestcottongoodshadskyrocketedinpriceandladieswereregretfullymakingtheirolddressesdoanotherseason.Loomsthathadgathereddustforyearshadbeenbroughtdownfromattics,andtherewerewebsofhomespuntobefoundinnearlyeveryparlor.Everyone,soldiers,civilians,women,childrenandnegroes,begantowearhomespun.Gray,asthecoloroftheConfederateuniform,practicallydisappearedandhomespunofabutternutshadetookitsplace.

           Alreadythehospitalswereworryingaboutthescarcityofquinine,calomel,opium,chloroformandiodine.Linenandcottonbandagesweretoopreciousnowtobethrownawaywhenused,andeveryladywhonursedatthehospitalsbroughthomebasketsofbloodystripstobewashedandironedandreturnedforuseonothersufferers.

           ButtoScarlett,newlyemergedfromthechrysalisofwidowhood,allthewarmeantwasatimeofgaietyandexcitement.Eventhesmallprivationsofclothingandfooddidnotannoyher,sohappywasshetobeintheworldagain.

           Whenshethoughtofthedulltimesofthepastyear,withthedaysgoingbyoneverymuchlikeanother,lifeseemedtohavequickenedtoanincrediblespeed.Everydaydawnedasanexcitingadventure,adayinwhichshewouldmeetnewmenwhowouldasktocallonher,tellherhowprettyshewas,andhowitwasaprivilegetofightand,perhaps,todieforher.ShecouldanddidloveAshleywiththelastbreathinherbody,butthatdidnotpreventherfrominveiglingothermenintoaskingtomarryher.

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