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Chapter 4

           Scarlettsighed,forhercuriositywassharp.Thingswerealwayshappeningunderhermother’seyeswhichshenoticednomorethaniftheyhadnothappenedatall.EllenignoredallthingscontrarytoherideasofproprietyandtriedtoteachScarletttodothesame,butwithpoorsuccess.

           EllenhadsteppedtothemanteltotakeherrosarybeadsfromthesmallinlaidcasketinwhichtheyalwaysreposedwhenMammyspokeupwithfirmness.

           "MissEllen,yougwineeatsomesupperbefo’youdoesanyprayin’."

           "Thankyou.Mammy,butIamnothungry."

           "Ahgwinefixyo’suppermahseffan’youeatsit,"saidMammy,herbrowfurrowedwithindignationasshestarteddownthehallforthekitchen."Poke!"shecalled,"tellCookiestirupdefiah.MissEllenhome."

           Astheboardsshudderedunderherweight,thesoliloquyshehadbeenmutteringinthefronthallgrewlouderandlouder,comingclearlytotheearsofthefamilyinthediningroom.

           "Ahhassaidtimean’again,itdoandonogooddoin’nuthin’ferw’itetrash.Deyisdeshiflesses,mos’ungratefulpasselofno-countslivin’.An’MissEllengotnobiznessweahin’herseffoutwaitin’onfolksdatdiddeybewuthshootin’dey’dhaveniggersterwaitondem.An’Ahhassaid"

           Hervoicetrailedoffasshewentdownthelongopenpassageway,coveredonlybyaroof,thatledintothekitchen.Mammyhadherownmethodoflettingherownersknowexactlywhereshestoodonallmatters.Sheknewitwasbeneaththedignityofqualitywhitefolkstopaytheslightestattentiontowhatadarkysaidwhenshewasjustgrumblingtoherself.

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