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Chapter 33

           WhataninnocentoldfoolPittywasand,despitetheruinallaroundher,howsheltered!

           "Ifhedoesn’tlikepeddling,whydoesn’thepracticelaw?Orisn’tthereanylawpracticeleftinAtlanta?"

           "Ohdear,yes!There’splentyoflawpractice.Practicallyeverybodyissuingeverybodyelsethesedays.Witheverythingburneddownandboundarylineswipedout,nooneknowsjustwheretheirlandbeginsorends.Butyoucan’tgetanypayforsuingbecausenobodyhasanymoney.SoHughstickstohispeddling....Oh,Ialmostforgot!DidIwriteyou?FannyElsingisgettingmarriedtomorrownightand,ofcourse,youmustattend.Mrs.Elsingwillbeonlytoopleasedtohaveyouwhensheknowsyou’reintown.Idohopeyouhavesomeotherfrockbesidesthatone.Notthatitisn’taverysweetfrock,darling,butwell,itdoeslookabitworn.Oh,youhaveaprettyfrock?I’msogladbecauseit’sgoingtobethefirstrealweddingwe’vehadinAtlantasincebeforethetownfell.Cakeandwineanddancingafterward,thoughIdon’tknowhowtheElsingscanaffordit,theyaresopoor."

           "WhoisFannymarrying?IthoughtafterDallasMcLurewaskilledatGettysburg—"

           "Darling,youmustn’tcriticizeFanny.Everybodyisn’tasloyaltothedeadasyouaretopoorCharlie.Letmesee.Whatishisname?IcanneverremembernamesTomsomebody.Iknewhismotherwell,wewenttoLaGrangeFemaleInstitutetogether.ShewasaTomlinsonfromLaGrangeandhermotherwasletmesee....Perkins?Parkins?Parkinson!That’sit.

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