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Chapter 25

           ShetookMammy’swordthatthelittleboyhadwormsanddosedhimwiththemixtureofdriedherbsandbarkwhichEllenalwaysusedtowormthepickaninnies.Butthevermifugeonlymadethechildlookpaler.ThesedaysScarletthardlythoughtofWadeasaperson.Hewasonlyanotherworry,anothermouthtofeed.Somedaywhenthepresentemergencywasover,shewouldplaywithhim,tellhimstoriesandteachhimhisABC’sbutnowshedidnothavethetimeorthesoulortheinclination.And,becausehealwaysseemedunderfootwhenshewasmostwearyandworried,sheoftenspokesharplytohim.

           Itannoyedherthatherquickreprimandsbroughtsuchacutefrighttohisroundeyes,forhelookedsosimplemindedwhenhewasfrightened.Shedidnotrealizethatthelittleboylivedshouldertoshoulderwithterrortoogreatforanadulttocomprehend.FearlivedwithWade,fearthatshookhissoulandmadehimwakescreaminginthenight.Anyunexpectednoiseorsharpwordsethimtotrembling,forinhismindnoisesandharshwordswereinextricablymixedwithYankeesandhewasmoreafraidofYankeesthanofPrissy’shants.

           Untilthethundersofthesiegebegan,hehadneverknownanythingbutahappy,placid,quietlife.Eventhoughhismotherpaidhimlittleattention,hehadknownnothingbutpettingandkindwordsuntilthenightwhenhewasjerkedfromslumbertofindtheskyaflameandtheairdeafeningwithexplosions.

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