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Chapter 28

           Whentheroomwasclearedandtheystoodbythefire,allthefalsecheerfulnesswhichhadcoloredFrank’sfaceinfrontoftheotherspassedandshesawthathelookedlikeanoldman.HisfacewasasdriedandbrownastheleavesthatwereblowingaboutthelawnofTaraandhisginger-coloredwhiskerswerethinandscragglyandstreakedwithgray.Heclawedatthemabsentlyandclearedhisthroatinanannoyingwaybeforehespoke.

           "I’msorryaboutyourma,MissScarlett."

           "Pleasedon’ttalkaboutit."

           "AndyourpaHashebeenthiswaysince?"

           "Yeshe’she’snothimself,asyoucansee."

           "Hesuresetastorebyher."

           "Oh,Mr.Kennedy,pleasedon’tlet’stalk"

           "I’msorry,MissScarlett,"andheshuffledhisfeetnervously."ThetruthisIwantedtotakeupsomethingwithyourpaandnowIseeitwon’tdoanygood."

           "PerhapsIcanhelpyou,Mr.Kennedy.YouseeI’mtheheadofthehousenow."

           "Well,I,"beganFrankandagainclawednervouslyathisbeard."ThetruthisWell,MissScarlett,IwasaimingtoaskhimforMissSuellen."

           "Doyoumeantotellme,"criedScarlettinamusedamazement,"thatyouhaven’tyetaskedPaforSuellen?Andyou’vebeencourtingherforyears!"

           Heflushedandgrinnedembarrassedlyandingenerallookedlikeashyandsheepishboy.

           "Well,IIdidn’tknowifshe’dhaveme.

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