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Chapter 26

           Thatwasaboutenoughtobuyonesquaremealforthemall,shethoughtironically,nowthatConfederatemoneywasworthalmostlessthannothingatall.Butifshedidhavemoneyandcouldfindfood,howwouldshehaulithometoTara?WhyhadGodlettheoldhorsedie?EventhatsorryanimalRhetthadstolenwouldmakeallthedifferenceintheworldtothem.Oh,thosefinesleekmuleswhichusedtokickuptheirheelsinthepastureacrosstheroad,andthehandsomecarriagehorses,herlittlemare,thegirls’poniesandGerald’sbigstallionracingaboutandtearinguptheturfOh,foroneofthem,eventhebalkiestmule!

           But,nomatterwhenherfoothealedshewouldwalktoJonesboro.Itwouldbethelongestwalkshehadevertakeninherlife,butwalkitshewould.EveniftheYankeeshadburnedthetowncompletely,shewouldcertainlyfindsomeoneintheneighborhoodwhocouldtellherwheretogetfood.Wade’spinchedfaceroseupbeforehereyes.Hedidn’tlikeyams,herepeated;wantedadrumstickandsomericeandgravy.

           Thebrightsunlightinthefrontyardsuddenlycloudedandthetreesblurredthroughtears.Scarlettdroppedherheadonherarmsandstrugglednottocry.Cryingwassouselessnow.Theonlytimecryingeverdidanygoodwaswhentherewasamanaroundfromwhomyouwishedfavors.Asshecrouchedthere,squeezinghereyestightlytokeepbackthetears,shewasstartledbythesoundoftrottinghooves.Butshedidnotraiseherhead.

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