Chapter 26

           ScarletthadbeenatTaratwoweekssinceherreturnfromAtlantawhenthelargestblisteronherfootbegantofester,swellinguntilitwasimpossibleforhertoputonhershoeordomorethanhobbleaboutonherheel.Desperationpluckedatherwhenshelookedattheangrysoreonhertoe.Supposeitshouldgangrenelikethesoldiers’woundsandsheshoulddie,farawayfromadoctor?Bitteraslifewasnow,shehadnodesiretoleaveit.AndwhowouldlookafterTaraifsheshoulddie?

           ShehadhopedwhenshefirstcamehomethatGerald’soldspiritwouldreviveandhewouldtakecommand,butinthesetwoweeksthathopehadvanished.Sheknewnowthat,whethershelikeditornot,shehadtheplantationandallitspeopleonhertwoinexperiencedhands,forGeraldstillsatquietly,likeamaninadream,sofrighteninglyabsentfromTara,sogentle.Toherpleasforadvicehegaveashisonlyanswer:"Dowhatyouthinkbest,Daughter."Orworsestill,"Consultwithyourmother,Puss."

           HeneverwouldbeanydifferentandnowScarlettrealizedthetruthandaccepteditwithoutemotionthatuntilhediedGeraldwouldalwaysbewaitingforEllen,alwayslisteningforher.HewasinsomedimborderlinecountrywheretimewasstandingstillandEllenwasalwaysinthenextroom.Themainspringofhisexistencewastakenawaywhenshediedandwithithadgonehisboundingassurance,hisimpudenceandhisrestlessvitality.EllenwastheaudiencebeforewhichtheblusteringdramaofGeraldO’Harahadbeenplayed.

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