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Chapter 42

           TheywonderedcuriouslywhereRhettwasthesedays,forhehadabruptlylefttownthreemonthsbeforeandnoone,notevenScarlett,knewwherehewas.

           Archiewasasilentman,neverspeakingunlessspokentoandusuallyansweringwithgrunts.EverymorninghecamefromMelanie’scellarandsatonthefrontstepsofPitty’shouse,chewingandspittinguntilScarlettcameoutandPeterbroughtthebuggyfromthestable.UnclePeterfearedhimonlyalittlelessthanthedevilortheKuKluxandevenMammywalkedsilentlyandtimorouslyaroundhim.Hehatednegroesandtheyknewitandfearedhim.Hereinforcedhispistolandknifewithanotherpistol,andhisfamespreadfaramongtheblackpopulation.Heneveroncehadtodrawapistolorevenlayhishandonhisbelt.Themoraleffectwassufficient.NonegrodaredevenlaughwhileArchiewasinhearing.

           OnceScarlettaskedhimcuriouslywhyhehatednegroesandwassurprisedwhenheanswered,forgenerallyallquestionswereansweredby"Ireckonthat’smybizness."

           "Ihatesthem,likeallmountainfolkshatesthem.Weneverlikedthemandweneverownednone.Itwasthemniggersthatstartedthewar.Ihatesthemforthat,too."

           "Butyoufoughtinthewar."

           "Ireckonthat’saman’sprivilege.IhatesYankeestoo,more’nIhatesniggers.MostasmuchasIhatestalkativewomen."

           ItwassuchoutspokenrudenessasthisthatthrewScarlettintosilentfuriesandmadeherlongtoberidofhim.

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