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Chapter 22

           Sheheardsoundsofmovingfeetupstairsandthought"MaytheLorddamnPrissy,"beforehereyesclosedandsomethinglikesleepdescendeduponher.Thenafteranindeterminatedarkinterval,Prissywasbesideher,chatteringoninapleasedway.

           "Wedonerightgood,MissScarlett.AhspecsMawcouldn’adidnobetter."

           Fromtheshadows,Scarlettglaredather,tootiredtorail,tootiredtoupbraid,tootiredtoenumeratePrissy’soffensesherboastfulassumptionofexperienceshedidn’tpossess,herfright,herblunderingawkwardness,herutterinefficiencywhentheemergencywashot,themisplacingofthescissors,thespillingofthebasinofwateronthebed,thedroppingofthenewbornbaby.Andnowshebraggedabouthowgoodshehadbeen.

           AndtheYankeeswantedtofreethenegroes!Well,theYankeeswerewelcometothem.

           ShelaybackagainstthepillarinsilenceandPrissy,awareofhermood,tiptoedawayintothedarknessoftheporch.Afteralongintervalinwhichherbreathingfinallyquietedandhermindsteadied,Scarlettheardthesoundoffaintvoicesfromuptheroad,thetrampingofmanyfeetcomingfromthenorth.Soldiers!Shesatupslowly,pullingdownherskirts,althoughsheknewnoonecouldseeherinthedarkness.Astheycameabreastthehouse,anindeterminatenumber,passinglikeshadows,shecalledtothem.

           "Oh,please!"

           Ashadowdisengageditselffromthemassandcametothegate.

           "Areyougoing?Areyouleavingus?"

           Theshadowseemedtotakeoffahatandaquietvoicecamefromthedarkness.

           "Yes,Ma’m.

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