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Chapter 30

           AndwhenevershefoundCarreenonherkneeswhensheshouldhavebeentakinganafternoonnapordoingthemending,shefeltthatCarreenwasshirkinghershareoftheburdens.

           ShesaidasmuchtoWillBenteenoneafternoonwhenhewasabletositupinachairandwasstartledwhenhesaidinhisflatvoice:"Letherbe,MissScarlett.Itcomfortsher."

           "Comfortsher?"

           "Yes,she’sprayin’foryourmaandhim."

           "Whois‘him’?"

           Hisfadedblueeyeslookedatherfromundersandylasheswithoutsurprise.Nothingseemedtosurpriseorexcitehim.Perhapshehadseentoomuchoftheunexpectedevertobestartledagain.ThatScarlettdidnotknowwhatwasinhersister’sheartdidnotseemoddtohim.HetookitasnaturallyashedidthefactthatCarreenhadfoundcomfortintalkingtohim,astranger.

           "Herbeau,thatboyBrentsomething-or-otherwhowaskilledatGettysburg."

           "Herbeau?"saidScarlettshortly."Herbeau,nothing!Heandhisbrotherweremybeaux."

           "Yes,soshetoldme.LookslikemostoftheCountywasyourbeaux.But,allthesame,hewasherbeauafteryouturnedhimdown,becausewhenhecomehomeonhislastfurloughtheygotengaged.Shesaidhewastheonlyboyshe’devercaredaboutandsoitkindofcomfortshertoprayforhim."

           "Well,fiddle-dee-dee!"saidScarlett,averysmalldartofjealousyenteringher.

           Shelookedcuriouslyatthislankymanwithhisbonystoopedshoulders,hispinkishhairandcalmunwaveringeyes.Soheknewthingsaboutherownfamilywhichshehadnottroubledtodiscover.

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