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@@@@@Colum was standing in the doorway, looking into the dining roomWhen the outside door crashed open and Scarlett stumbled into the kitchen, he turnedHe was dressed in a dark suitScarlett looked at him through the daze of her pain She stared at the unexpected white line across his throat that was his woman collarA priest! No one had told her Colum was a priestYou could tell a priest anything, even the deepest secrets of your heart"Help me, Father," she cried"I need someone to help me there you have it," Colum concluded"Now, what can be done to remedy it? That's what we must find He sat at the head of the long table in Jamie's dining roomAll the adults from the three O 'Hara houses were in chairs around the tableMary Kate and Helen's voices could be heard through the closed door to the kitchen, where they were feeding the childrenScarlett was seated at Colum's side, her face swollen and blotched from earlier storms of weeping"You mean to say, Colum, that the farm doesn't go intact to the eldest child in America?" Matt asked"So it would seem, Matthew "Well, then, Uncle Gerald was foolish not to leave a will and testament Scarlett roused herself to glare at himBefore she could speak, Colum intervened"The poor man wasn't granted his old age, he had no time to think about his death and after, God rest hissoul "God rest hissoul," echoed the others, making the sign of the cross Scarlett looked without hope at their solemn facesWhat can they do? They're just Irish immigrantsBut she soon learned that she was wrong