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Chapter 21

           Notafriend,notaneighbortohelpher.Therehadalwaysbeenfriends,neighbors,thecompetenthandsofwillingslaves.Andnowinthishourofgreatestneed,therewasnoone.Itwasincrediblethatshecouldbesocompletelyalone,andfrightened,andfarfromhome.

           Home!Ifshewereonlyhome,YankeesornoYankees.Home,evenifEllenwassick.ShelongedforthesightofEllen’ssweetface,forMammy’sstrongarmsaroundher.

           Sherosedizzilytoherfeetandstartedwalkingagain.Whenshecameinsightofthehouse,shesawWadeswingingonthefrontgate.Whenhesawher,hisfacepuckeredandhebegantocry,holdingupagrubbybruisedfinger.

           "Hurt!"hesobbed."Hurt!"

           "Hush!Hush!Hush!OrI’llspankyou.Gooutinthebackyardandmakemudpiesanddon’tmovefromthere."

           "Wadehungwy,"hesobbedandputthehurtfingerinhismouth.

           "Idon’tcare.Gointhebackyardand"

           ShelookedupandsawPrissyleaningoutoftheupstairswindow,frightandworrywrittenonherface;butinaninstanttheywerewipedawayinreliefasshesawhermistress.Scarlettbeckonedtohertocomedownandwentintothehouse.Howcoolitwasinthehall.Sheuntiedherbonnetandflungitonthetable,drawingherforearmsacrossherwetforehead.Sheheardtheupstairsdooropenandalowwailingmoan,wrenchedfromthedepthsofagony,cametoherears.Prissycamedownthestairsthreeatatime.

           "Isdedoctahcome?"

           "No.Hecan’tcome."

           "Gawd,MissScarlett!MissMellybadoff!"

           "Thedoctorcan’tcome.Nobodycancome.

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