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Chapter 15

           Shepausedandthoughtitmightbedifficulttogetthehatwithoutsomeexplanation.ShesimplycouldnottellRhettshewanteditforAshley.HewouldraisehisbrowsinthatnastywayhealwayshadwhensheevenmentionedAshley’snameand,likeasnot,wouldrefusetogiveherthehat.Well,she’dmakeupsomepitifulstoryaboutasoldierinthehospitalwhoneededitandRhettneedneverknowthetruth.

           Allthatafternoon,shemaneuveredtobealonewithAshley,evenforafewminutes,butMelaniewasbesidehimconstantly,andIndiaandHoney,theirpalelashlesseyesglowing,followedhimaboutthehouse.EvenJohnWilkes,visiblyproudofhisson,hadnoopportunityforquietconversationwithhim.

           Itwasthesameatsupperwheretheyallpliedhimwithquestionsaboutthewar.Thewar!Whocaredaboutthewar?Scarlettdidn’tthinkAshleycaredverymuchforthatsubjecteither.Hetalkedatlength,laughedfrequentlyanddominatedtheconversationmorecompletelythanshehadeverseenhimdobefore,butheseemedtosayverylittle.Hetoldthemjokesandfunnystoriesaboutfriends,talkedgailyaboutmakeshifts,makinglightofhungerandlongmarchesintherain,anddescribedindetailhowGeneralLeehadlookedwhenherodebyontheretreatfromGettysburgandquestioned:"Gentlemen,areyouGeorgiatroops?Well,wecan’tgetalongwithoutyouGeorgians!"

           ItseemedtoScarlettthathewastalkingfervishlytokeepthemfromaskingquestionshedidnotwanttoanswer.

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