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Chapter 24

           MissMelanie’sbabywilldieifhedoesn’tgetsomethingtoeatand—"

           "MissMellyain’—kain—?"Porkpauseddelicately.

           "MissMelaniehasnomilk."DearGod,butMotherwouldfaintatthat!

           "Well,MissScarlett,mahDilceyten’terMissMelly’schile.MahDilceygotanewchileherseffan’shegotmo’nnuffferboth."

           "You’vegotanewbaby,Pork?"

           Babies,babies,babies.WhydidGodmakesomanybabies?Butno,Goddidn’tmakethem.Stupidpeoplemadethem.

           "Yas’m,bigfatblackboy.He—"

           "GotellDilceytoleavethegirls.I’lllookafterthem.TellhertonurseMissMelanie’sbabyanddowhatshecanforMissMelanie.TellMammytolookafterthecowandputthatpoorhorseinthestable."

           "Deyain’nostable,MissScarlett.Deyuseitferfiahwood."

           "Don’ttellmeanymorewhat‘They’did.TellDilceytolookafterthem.Andyou,Pork,godigupthatwhiskyandthensomepotatoes."

           "But,MissScarlett,Ahain’gotnolightterdigby."

           "Youcanuseastickoffirewood,can’tyou?"

           "Deyain’nofiahwood—Dey—"

           "Dosomething....Idon’tcarewhat.Butdigthosethingsanddigthemfast.Now,hurry."

           PorkscurriedfromtheroomashervoiceroughenedandScarlettwasleftalonewithGerald.Shepattedhisleggently.Shenotedhowshrunkenwerethethighsthatoncebulgedwithsaddlemuscles.Shemustdosomethingtodraghimfromhisapathy—butshecouldnotaskaboutMother.Thatmustcomelater,whenshecouldstandit.

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