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Chapter 21

           "Areyoucrazy?Ican’tleavethesemen.Theyaredying,hundredsofthem.Ican’tleavethemforadamnedbaby.Getsomewomantohelpyou.Getmywife."

           SheopenedhermouthtotellhimwhyMrs.Meadecouldnotcomeandthenshutitabruptly.Hedidnotknowhisownsonwaswounded!Shewonderedifhewouldstillbehereifhedidknow,andsomethingtoldherthatevenifPhilweredyinghewouldstillbestandingonthisspot,givingaidtothemanyinsteadoftheone.

           "No,youmustcome,Doctor.Youknowyousaidshe’dhaveahardtime"Wasitreallyshe,Scarlett,standingheresayingthesedreadfulindelicatethingsatthetopofhervoiceinthishellofheatandgroans?"She’lldieifyoudon’tcome!"

           Heshookoffherhandroughlyandspokeasthoughhehardlyheardher,hardlyknewwhatshesaid.

           "Die?Yes,they’llalldieallthesemen.Nobandages,nosalves,noquinine,nochloroform.Oh,God,forsomemorphia!Justalittlemorphiafortheworstones.Justalittlechloroform.GoddamntheYankees!GoddamntheYankees!"

           "Giveumhell,Doctor!"saidthemanontheground,histeethshowinginhisbeard.

           Scarlettbegantoshakeandhereyesburnedwithtearsoffright.Thedoctorwasn’tcomingwithher.Melaniewoulddieandshehadwishedthatshewoulddie.Thedoctorwasn’tcoming.

           "NameofGod,Doctor!Please!"

           Dr.Meadebithislipandhisjawhardenedashisfacewentcoolagain.

           "Child,I’lltry.Ican’tpromiseyou.ButI’lltry.Whenwegetthesementendedto.

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