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Chapter 24

           "Law,MissScarlett,MissMellyain’gotnomilkain’gwinehavenone."

           "Howdoyouknow?"

           "Ah’sseedtoomanylakher."

           "Don’tgoputtingonanyairswithme.Apreciouslittleyouknewaboutbabiesyesterday.Hurrynow.I’mgoingtotrytofindsomethingtoeat."

           Scarlett’ssearchwasfutileuntilintheorchardshefoundafewapples.Soldiershadbeentherebeforeherandtherewasnoneonthetrees.Thoseshefoundonthegroundweremostlyrotten.Shefilledherskirtwiththebestofthemandcamebackacrossthesoftearth,collectingsmallpebblesinherslippers.Whyhadn’tshethoughtofputtingonstoutershoeslastnight?Whyhadn’tshebroughthersunhat?Whyhadn’tshebroughtsomethingtoeat?She’dactedlikeafool.But,ofcourse,she’dthoughtRhettwouldtakecareofthem.

           Rhett!Shespatontheground,fortheverynametastedbad.Howshehatedhim!Howcontemptiblehehadbeen!Andshehadstoodthereintheroadandlethimkissherandalmostlikedit.Shehadbeencrazylastnight.Howdespicablehewas!

           Whenshecameback,shedivideduptheapplesandthrewtherestintothebackofthewagon.Thehorsewasonhisfeetnowbutthewaterdidnotseemtohaverefreshedhimmuch.Helookedfarworseinthedaylightthanhehadthenightbefore.Hishipbonesstoodoutlikeanoldcow’s,hisribsshowedlikeawashboardandhisbackwasamassofsores.Sheshrankfromtouchinghimassheharnessedhim.Whensheslippedthebitintohismouth,shesawthathewaspracticallytoothless.

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