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Chapter 33

           Shetoldwithaccentsofhorrorhow,beforeRenePicardcamehomefromthewar,Mrs.MerriwetherandMaybellehadmadeendsmeetbybakingpiesandsellingthemtotheYankeesoldiers.Imaginethat!SometimesthereweretwodozenYankeesstandinginthebackyardoftheMerriwetherhome,waitingforthebakingtobefinished.NowthatRenewashome,hedroveanoldwagontotheYankeecampeverydayandsoldcakesandpiesandbeatenbiscuitstothesoldiers.Mrs.Merriwethersaidthatwhenshemadealittlemoremoneyshewasgoingtoopenabakeshopdowntown.PittydidnotwishtocriticizebutafterallAsforherself,saidPitty,shewouldratherstarvethanhavesuchcommercewithYankees.Shemadeapointofgivingadisdainfullooktoeverysoldiershemet,andcrossedtotheothersideofthestreetinasinsultingamanneraspossible,though,shesaid,thiswasquiteinconvenientinwetweather.Scarlettgatheredthatnosacrifice,eventhoughitbemuddyshoes,wastoogreattoshowloyaltytotheConfederacyinsofarasMissPittypatwasconcerned.

           Mrs.MeadeandthedoctorhadlosttheirhomewhentheYankeesfiredthetownandtheyhadneitherthemoneynorthehearttorebuild,nowthatPhilandDarcyweredead.Mrs.Meadesaidsheneverwantedahomeagain,forwhatwasahomewithoutchildrenandgrandchildreninit?TheywereverylonelyandhadgonetolivewiththeElsingswhohadrebuiltthedamagedpartoftheirhome.Mr.andMrs.Whitinghadaroomthere,too,andMrs.

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