Chapter 41 Summary

After the funeral, Scarlett gives Pork her father's watch. Scarlett tells him that no one stood by Gerald as much as Pork did. Pork tells her that if she was half as nice to white folk as she is to black folk, they would like her a whole lot more. Scarlett tells him to ask Ashley to come see her.

Scarlett tells Ashley that he needs to come help her with the sawmill in Atlanta. Ashley tells her that he has planned to move north to take a job in a bank and he does not think it is a good idea for him to go to Atlanta. Ashley blames himself for Scarlett's situation in life, and believes that he should have done more. Scarlett insists on him coming, offering him half-interest in the sawmill. Ashley tells her that it is still charity...