“ Has Miss Scarlett collapsed?” questioned Melanie worriedly. “I’ve hardly seen her since Bonnie — She has been in her room and Captain Butler has been out of the house and —”
Suddenly tears began to flow down Mammy’s black face. Melanie sat down beside her and patted her arm and, after a moment, Mammy lifted the hem of her black skirt and dried her eyes.
“ You got ter come he’p us, Miss Melly. Ah done de bes’ Ah kin but it doan do no good.”
“ Miss Scarlett —”
Mammy straightened.
“ Miss Melly, you knows Miss Scarlett well’s Ah does. Whut dat chile got ter stan’, de good Lawd give her strent ter stan’. Disyere done broke her heart but she kin stan’ it. It’s Mist’ Rhett Ah come ‘bout.”
“ I have so wanted to see him but whenever I’ve been there, he has either been downtown or locke
