Chapter 57 Summary

A month later, Rhett puts the pale, thin Scarlett on a train back to Tara with the fearful Wade and Ella in tow. Scarlett felt that she could not stay in Atlanta any longer, and she needed to return to Tara to regain her strength. Scarlett did not want to think about her situation and again promised herself that she would think about it tomorrow when she was strong enough.

Meanwhile, Rhett pays Melanie a visit. Rhett asks Melanie to take some money from him so Ashley can buy out Scarlett's shares of the mill. Melanie tells him that it would be nice to have the extra money from the mill, as finances were very tight for them, but she tells Rhett that Ashley would never take the money from him. Rhett agrees that they must keep where the money came from between...