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Chapter 37

           AndRhettButlerhadneverhadthedecencytoconcealhisrelationswithher,soitwasobviousthatheandnoothermustbethatbacker.Belleherselfpresentedaprosperousappearancewhenglimpsedoccasionallyinherclosedcarriagedrivenbyanimpudentyellownegro.Whenshedroveby,behindafinepairofbays,allthelittleboysalongthestreetwhocouldevadetheirmothersrantopeeratherandwhisperexcitedly:"That’sher!That’soleBelle!Iseenherredhair!"

           Shoulderingtheshell-pittedhousespatchedwithbitsofoldlumberandsmoke-blackenedbricks,thefinehomesoftheCarpetbaggersandwarprofiteerswererising,withmansardroofs,gablesandturrets,stained-glasswindowsandwidelawns.Nightafternight,inthesenewlybuilthomes,thewindowswereablazewithgaslightandthesoundofmusicanddancingfeetdriftedoutupontheair.Womeninstiffbright-coloredsilksstrolledaboutlongverandas,squiredbymenineveningclothes.Champagnecorkspopped,andonlacetableclothsseven-coursedinnerswerelaid.Hamsinwine,pressedduck,patedefoiegras,rarefruitsinandoutofseason,werespreadinprofusion.

           Behindtheshabbydoorsoftheoldhouses,povertyandhungerlivedallthemorebitterforthebravegentilitywithwhichtheywereborne,allthemorepinchingfortheoutwardshowofproudindifferencetomaterialwants.Dr.Meadecouldtellunlovelystoriesofthosefamilieswhohadbeendrivenfrommansionstoboardinghousesandfromboardinghousestodingyroomsonbackstreets

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