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Chapter 25

           Andshelookedasifshetookapleasureinsayingsuchawfulthings.

           Scarlettdidtakepleasureinit.Shebulliedthenegroesandharrowedthefeelingsofhersistersnotonlybecauseshewastooworriedandstrainedandtiredtodootherwisebutbecauseithelpedhertoforgetherownbitternessthateverythinghermotherhadtoldheraboutlifewaswrong.

           NothinghermotherhadtaughtherwasofanyvaluewhatsoevernowandScarlett’sheartwassoreandpuzzled.ItdidnotoccurtoherthatEllencouldnothaveforeseenthecollapseofthecivilizationinwhichsheraisedherdaughters,couldnothaveanticipatedthedisappearingsoftheplacesinsocietyforwhichshetrainedthemsowell.ItdidnotoccurtoherthatEllenhadlookeddownavistaofplacidfutureyears,allliketheuneventfulyearsofherownlife,whenshehadtaughthertobegentleandgracious,honorableandkind,modestandtruthful.Lifetreatedwomenwellwhentheyhadlearnedthoselessons,saidEllen.

           Scarlettthoughtindespair:"Nothing,no,nothing,shetaughtmeisofanyhelptome!Whatgoodwillkindnessdomenow?Whatvalueisgentleness?BetterthatI’dlearnedtoploworchopcottonlikeadarky.Oh,Mother,youwerewrong!"

           ShedidnotstoptothinkthatEllen’sorderedworldwasgoneandabrutalworldhadtakenitsplace,aworldwhereineverystandard,everyvaluehadchanged.Sheonlysaw,orthoughtshesaw,thathermotherhadbeenwrong,andshechangedswiftlytomeetthisnewworldforwhichshewasnotprepared.

           OnlyherfeelingforTarahadnotchanged.

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