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@@@@@"I cannot credit what I'm hearingWho would want to go to Georgia, for pity's sake? I want to go to Rome, the real Rome, the Eternal CityIn Italy!" Scarlett felt the color rising in her cheeksI should have known she meant Italy But before she could burst out as noisily as Rosemary, the door to the dining room crashed open with a bang that silenced all of them with shock, and Ross stumbled, panting for breath, into the candlelit room "Help me," he gasped, "the Guard is after meI shot the Yankee who's been breaking into bedrooms In seconds Rhett was at his brother's side, holding his arm"The sloop's at the dock, and there's no moon; the two of us can sail her," he said with calming authorityAs he left the room, he turned his head to speak quietly over his shoulder "Tell them I left as soon as I delivered Rosemary so that I could catch the tide upriver, and you haven't seen Ross, don't know anything about anything Eleanor Butler rose from her chair without haste, as if this were a normal evening and she had finished eating supperShe walked to Scarlett, put an arm around herScarlett was shaking The Yankees were comingThey'd hang Ross for shooting one of them, and they'd hang Rhett for trying to help Ross escapeWhy couldn't he let Ross take care of himself? He had no right to leave his women unprotected and alone when the Yankees were comingEleanor spoke, and there was steel in her voice even though it was as soft and slow as ever"I'm going to take Rhett's dishes and silver into the kitchen The servants must be told what to say and there must be no indication that he was hereWill you and Rosemary please rearrange the table for three settings?" "What are we going to do, Miss Eleanor? The Yankees are coming Scarlett knew she should stay calm; she despised herself for being so frightenedBut she couldn't control her fearShe had come to think that the Yankees were toothless, only laughable and in the wayIt was shattering to be reminded that the occupying Army could do anything it wanted, and call it l