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Chapter 12

           Infact,shecouldendurethehospitalwithequanimitynowbecauseitwasaperfecthappyhuntingground.Thehelplesswoundedsuccumbedtohercharmswithoutastruggle.Renewtheirbandages,washtheirfaces,patuptheirpillowsandfanthem,andtheyfellinlove.Oh,itwasHeavenafterthelastdrearyyear!

           ScarlettwasbackagainwhereshehadbeenbeforeshemarriedCharlesanditwasasifshehadnevermarriedhim,neverfelttheshockofhisdeath,neverborneWade.Warandmarriageandchildbirthhadpassedoverherwithouttouchinganydeepchordwithinherandshewasunchanged.Shehadachildbuthewascaredforsowellbytheothersintheredbrickhouseshecouldalmostforgethim.Inhermindandheart,shewasScarlettO’Haraagain,thebelleoftheCounty.Herthoughtsandactivitieswerethesameastheyhadbeenintheolddays,butthefieldofheractivitieshadwidenedimmensely.CarelessofthedisapprovalofAuntPitty’sfriends,shebehavedasshehadbehavedbeforehermarriage,wenttoparties,danced,wentridingwithsoldiers,flirted,dideverythingshehaddoneasagirl,exceptstopwearingmourning.ThissheknewwouldbeastrawthatwouldbreakthebacksofPittypatandMelanie.Shewasascharmingawidowasshehadbeenagirl,pleasantwhenshehadherownway,obligingaslongasitdidnotdiscommodeher,vainofherlooksandherpopularity.

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