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Chapter 28

           Therehadbeennothingtoeatexceptmilksincebreakfast,fortheyamswereexhaustedandPork’ssnaresandfishlineshadyieldednothing.Oneoftheshoatswouldhavetobekilledthenextdayiftheyweretoeatatall.Strainedandhungryfaces,blackandwhite,werestaringather,mutelyaskinghertoprovidefood.ShewouldhavetorisklosingthehorseandsendPorkouttobuysomething.Andtomakemattersworse,Wadewasillwithasorethroatandaragingfeverandtherewasneitherdoctornormedicineforhim.

           Hungry,wearywithwatchingherchild,ScarlettlefthimtoMelanie’scareforawhileandlaydownonherbedtonap.Herfeeticy,shetwistedandturned,unabletosleep,weigheddownwithfearanddespair.Againandagain,shethought:"WhatshallIdo?WhereshallIturn?Isn’tthereanybodyintheworldwhocanhelpme?"Wherehadallthesecurityoftheworldgone?Whywasn’ttheresomeone,somestrongwisepersontotaketheburdensfromher?Shewasn’tmadetocarrythem.Shedidnotknowhowtocarrythem.Andthenshefellintoanuneasydoze.

           Shewasinawildstrangecountrysothickwithswirlingmistshecouldnotseeherhandbeforeherface.Theearthbeneathherfeetwasuneasy.Itwasahauntedland,stillwithaterriblestillness,andshewaslostinit,lostandterrifiedasachildinthenight.Shewasbitterlycoldandhungryandsofearfulofwhatlurkedinthemistsaboutherthatshetriedtoscreamandcouldnot.

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