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Chapter 25

           FortheappetiteMammyhadalwaysdeplored,thehealthyappetiteofanineteen-year-oldgirl,nowwasincreasedfourfoldbythehardandunremittinglaborshehadneverknownbefore.

           HerswasnottheonlytroublesomeappetiteatTara,forwhereversheturnedhungryfaces,blackandwhite,methereyes.SoonCarreenandSuellenwouldhavetheinsatiablehungeroftyphoidconvalescents.AlreadylittleWadewhinedmonotonously:"Wadedoanlikeyams.Wadehungwy."

           Theothersgrumbled,too:

           "MissScarlett,‘nessIgitsmo’toeat,Ikainnussneitherofthesechillun."

           "MissScarlett,efAhdoanhavemo’inmahstummick,Ahkainsplitnowood."

           "Lamb,Ah’sperishin’ferrealvittles."

           "Daughter,mustwealwayshaveyams?"

           OnlyMelaniedidnotcomplain,Melaniewhosefacegrewthinnerandwhiterandtwitchedwithpaineveninhersleep.

           "I’mnothungry,Scarlett.GivemyshareofthemilktoDilcey.Sheneedsittonursethebabies.Sickpeopleareneverhungry."

           ItwashergentlehardihoodwhichirritatedScarlettmorethanthenaggingwhiningvoicesoftheothers.ShecouldanddidshoutthemdownwithbittersarcasmbutbeforeMelanie’sunselfishnessshewashelpless,helplessandresentful.Gerald,thenegroesandWadeclungtoMelanienow,becauseeveninherweaknessshewaskindandsympathetic,andthesedaysScarlettwasneither.

           WadeespeciallyhauntedMelanie’sroom.TherewassomethingwrongwithWade,butjustwhatitwasScarletthadnotimetodiscover.

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