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Chapter 24

           Sheain’gwinedie,MissScarlett.Doanyoufretyo’seff.Iseentoomany,whiteandblack,lakher.Shemightytiredandnervouslikeandscaredfo’thisbaby.ButIheshherandgivehersomeofwhutwaslef’inthatgo’deandshesleepin’."

           Sothecornwhiskyhadbeenusedbythewholefamily!ScarlettthoughthystericallythatperhapsshehadbettergiveadrinktolittleWadeandseeifitwouldstophishiccoughs—AndMelaniewouldnotdie.AndwhenAshleycamehome—ifhedidcomehome...No,shewouldthinkofthatlatertoo.Somuchtothinkof—later!Somanythingstounravel—todecide.Ifonlyshecouldputoffthehourofreckoningforever!Shestartedsuddenlyasacreakingnoiseandarhythmic"Ker-bunk—ker-bunk—"brokethestillnessoftheairoutside.

           "That’sMammygettin’thewatertospongeofftheyoungMisses.Theytakesaheapofbathin’,"explainedDilcey,proppingthegourdonthetablebetweenmedicinebottlesandaglass.

           Scarlettlaughedsuddenly.Hernervesmustbeshreddedifthenoiseofthewellwindlass,boundupinherearliestmemories,couldfrightenher.Dilceylookedathersteadilyasshelaughed,herfaceimmobileinitsdignity,butScarlettfeltthatDilceyunderstood.Shesankbackinherchair.Ifshecouldonlyberidofhertightstays,thecollarthatchokedherandtheslippersstillfullofsandandgravelthatblisteredherfeet.

           Thewindlasscreakedslowlyastheropewoundup,eachcreakbringingthebucketnearerthetop.

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