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Chapter 38

           DuringthewaryearsshehadhadEllentovisitwhenshefeltblue.AndsinceEllen’sdeath,therehadalwaysbeenMelanie,thoughsheandMelaniehadnothingincommonexceptthehardworkatTara.Nowtherewasnoone,forAuntPittyhadnoconceptionoflifebeyondhersmallroundofgossip.

           "IthinkIthink,"shebeganhesitantly,"thatI’vealwaysbeenlonelywherewomenwereconcerned.Itisn’tjustmyworkingthatmakesAtlantaladiesdislikeme.Theyjustdon’tlikemeanyway.Nowomaneverreallylikedme,exceptMother.Evenmysisters.Idon’tknowwhy,butevenbeforethewar,evenbeforeImarriedCharlie,ladiesdidn’tseemtoapproveofanythingIdid—"

           "YouforgetMrs.Wilkes,"saidRhettandhiseyesgleamedmaliciously."Shehasalwaysapprovedofyouuptothehilt.Idaresayshe’dapproveofanythingyoudid,shortofmurder."

           Scarlettthoughtgrimly:"She’sevenapprovedofmurder,"andshelaughedcontemptuously.

           "Oh,Melly!"shesaid,andthen,ruefully:"It’scertainlynottomycreditthatMellyistheonlywomanwhoapprovesofme,forshehasn’tthesenseofaguineahen.Ifshehadanysense—"Shestoppedinsomeconfusion.

           "Ifshehadanysense,she’drealizeafewthingsandshecouldn’tapprove,"Rhettfinished."Well,youknowmoreaboutthatthanIdo,ofcourse."

           "Oh,damnyourmemoryandyourbadmanners!"

           "I’llpassoveryourunjustifiedrudenesswiththesilenceitdeservesandreturntoourformersubject.Makeupyourmindtothis.

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