Summary
Scarlett arrives in Atlanta and is met by Peter, Miss Pittypat’s slave who drives the carriage and does just about anything else Pittypat needs. She also meets Mrs. Merriwether and hears of Mrs. Meade and Mrs. Whiting. Mrs. Merriwether speaks of a hospital, but Scarlett has no idea what she is talking about. In the distance she spots Belle Watling, the town prostitute. Upon arriving at her aunt’s house, she is greeted by Dr. Meade and his wife and thirteen year old son, Phil.
In spite of her distaste for the idea, Scarlett has no choice but to assist in one of the hospitals with all the other women. Her spirits improve in spite of that duty. Her only real complaint is that the women treat her deferentially, out of regard for her widowhood. It is expected that she is still in mourning, but in reality, her heart is in Virginia with Ashley.
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