"Scarlett's suffered a deep blow, Sue, leave her alone He poured
whiskey into a glass and placed it in Scarlett's handIt burned the familiar path through her body, dulling her
painShe held out her empty glass to Will, and he poured some more
whiskey into it"Hello, darlings," she said to her children, "come
give Mother a hug Scarlett heard her own voice; it sounded as if it
belonged to someone else, but at least it was saying the right thing
She spent all the time she could in Mammy's room, at Mammy's side
She
had fastened all her hopes on the comfort of Mammy's arms around
her,
but now it was her strong young arms that held the dying old black
womanScarlett lifted the wasted form to bathe Mammy, to change
Mammy's linen, to help her gucci twirl watch when breathing was too hard, to coax a
few
spoonfuls of broth between her lipsShe sang the lullabies Mammy
had
so often sung to her, and when Mammy talked in delirium to Scarlett's
dead mother, Scarlett answered with the words she thought her
mother
might have saidSometimes Mammy's rheumy eyes recognized her,
and the
old woman's cracked lips smiled at the sight of her favoriteThen her
quavering voice would scold Scarlett, as she had scolded her since
Scarlett was a baby"Your hair looks purely a mess, Miss Scarlett,
now you go brush a hundred strokes like Mammy taught you Or,
"You
ain't got no call to be wearing a frock all crumpled up like thatGo
put on something fresh before folks see you Or, "You looks pale as a
ghost, Miss hermes wallet ScarlettIs you putting powder on your face? Wash it off
this minute Whatever Mammy commanded, Scarlett promised to do
There was never time enough to obey before Mammy slid back into
unconsciousness, or that other world where Scarlett did not exist
During the day and evening Suellen or Lutie or even Will would share
the work of the sickroom, and Scarlett could snatch a half hour's
sleep, curled in the sagging rocking chairBut at night Scarlett kept
solitary vigilShe lowered the flame in the oil lamp and held Mammy's
thin dry hand in hersWhile the house slept and Mammy slept, she
was
able at last to cry, and her heartbroken tears eased her pain a
little
Once, in the small quiet hour before dawn, Mammy woke"What for is
you weeping, honey?" she tiffany toggle necklace whispered"Old Mammy is ready to lay
down
her load and rest in the arms of the LordThere ain't no call to take
on so Her hand stirred in Scarlett's, freed itself, stroked
Scarlett's bent head
Nothing's so bad as you think
"I'm sorry," she sobbed, "I just can't stop crying Mammy's bent
fingers pushed Scarlett's tangled hair away from her face"Tell old
Mammy what's troubling her lamb Scarlett looked into the old, wise,
loving eyes and felt the most profound pain she had ever known"I've
done everything wrong, MammyI don't know how I could have made
so
many mistakes
"Miss Scarlett, you done what you had to doCan't nobody do more
than
thatThe good Lord sent you some heavy burdens, and you carried
them
No sense asking why they was laid on you vintage cartier watch or what it took out of you to
tote them
Don't fret yourself now Mammy's heavy eyelids closed over tears
that
glistened in the dim light, and her ragged breathing slowed in sleep
How can I not fret? Scarlett wanted to shoutMy life is ruined, and
I don't know what to doI need Rhett, and he's goneI need you,
and
you're leaving me, tooShe lifted her head, wiped her tears away on
her sleeve and straightened her aching shoulders
The coals in the pot-bellied stove were nearly used up, and the bucket
was emptyShe had to refill it, she had to feed the fire
The room was beginning to chill, and Mammy must be kept warm
Scarlett pulled the faded patchwork quilts up over Mammy's frail form,
then she took the bucket out into the cold darkness of the chanel classic handbag yard

She climbed up onto the seat of the wagonShe'd never
known
Will to use their buggy
He could combine buying stores in Jonesboro with meeting the train
The wagon was loaded with sacks and boxes"Tell me the news, Will,"
Scarlett said when they were on the road"I haven't heard anything
for such a long timeI reckon you want to hear about the kids first
Ella and our Susie are thick as thievesSusie being a mite younger
kind of gives Ella the upper hand, and that's done her a world of
good
You ain't hardly going to know Wade when you see himHe started
shooting up about the day he hit balenciaga giant bag fourteen last January, and it don't
look like he's ever going to stopFor all the weedy look, though,
he's strong as a muleThanks to him there's
twenty fresh acres under crops this yearWhat a
help he'd be at Ballyhara, and how he'd love itA born farmer, she'd
never have thought itThe leather pouch was
warm
in her lap"Our Martha's seven now, and Jane, the baby, was two last
SeptemberSuellen lost a baby last year, another little girl it
was Oh, Will, I'm so sorry"We decided not to try again," Will
said"It was real hard on Suellen, the doctor advised itWe've got
three healthy girls and cartier pasha watch that's more than most people get to bring them
happiness'Course I'd have liked a boy, any man would, but I'm not
complainingBesides, Wade's been all the son any man could hope
for
He's a fine boy, Scarlett She was happy to hear it
Will was right, she wasn't going to know Wade
Not if he was anything close to the boy Will made him out to be
She remembered a cowardly, frightened, pale little boy"I'm that fond
of Wade, I agreed to talk to you for him, though I don't generally
cotton to sticking my nose into other folks' business
He's always been kind of scared of you, Scarlett, you know that
Any chloe bag bay road, what he wants me to tell you is he don't want no more
schoolingHe's done with the school 'round here this month, and the
law won't make him do no more Scarlett shook her head
You can tell him or I'll do itHis daddy went to University and so
will WadeNo offense, Will, but a man can't go very far without an
educationAnd none given, but I figure you're wrongWade
can read and write and do all the calculations a farmer's ever going to
needAnd that's what he wantsFarming Tara, to put a
finger on itHe says his grandpa built Tara with no more schooling
than he's got and he don't see omega constellation why he should have to be any
different
The boy's not like me, ScarlettHell, I can't hardly do more than
write my name
He had four years at the fancy school you had him at in Atlanta and
three more here in the schoolhouse and on the landHe knows all a
country boy needs to knowThat's what he is, Scarlett, a country boy,
and he's happy at itI'd hate to see you mess him upWho did Will Benteen think he was talking to?
She was Wade's mother, she knew what was best for him"Long as
you've
got your dander up, I might as well finish what I've got to say," Will
continued in his slow Cracker omega seamaster replica watches draw