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Chapter 4

           "IamsorryIamsolate,"saidEllen,slippingherplaidshawlfromdroopingshouldersandhandingittoScarlett,whosecheekshepattedinpassing.

           Gerald’sfacehadbrightenedasifbymagicatherentrance.

           "Isthebratbaptized?"hequestioned.

           "Yes,anddead,poorthing,"saidEllen."IfearedEmmiewoulddietoo,butIthinkshewilllive."

           Thegirls’facesturnedtoher,startledandquestioning,andGeraldwaggedhisheadphilosophically.

           "Well,’tisbettersothatthebratisdead,nodoubt,poorfatherle"

           "Itislate.Wehadbetterhaveprayersnow,"interruptedEllensosmoothlythat,ifScarletthadnotknownhermotherwell,theinterruptionwouldhavepassedunnoticed.

           ItwouldbeinterestingtoknowwhowasthefatherofEmmieSlattery’sbaby,butScarlettknewshewouldneverlearnthetruthofthematterifshewaitedtohearitfromhermother.ScarlettsuspectedJonasWilkerson,forshehadfrequentlyseenhimwalkingdowntheroadwithEmmieatnightfall.JonaswasaYankeeandabachelor,andthefactthathewasanoverseerforeverbarredhimfromanycontactwiththeCountysociallife.Therewasnofamilyofanystandingintowhichhecouldmarry,nopeoplewithwhomhecouldassociateexcepttheSlatterysandriffrafflikethem.AshewasseveralcutsabovetheSlatterysineducation,itwasonlynaturalthatheshouldnotwanttomarryEmmie,nomatterhowoftenhemightwalkwithherinthetwilight.

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