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Chapter 42

           Themlegislaturesmightjustaswellhavehollered‘HurrayforJeffDavisandtheSouthernConfederacy’forallthegoodit’lldothemandus.Themnigger-lovin’Yankeeshavemadeuptheirmindtomaketheniggersourbosses.Butyougottoadmirethemlegislatures’sperrit!"

           "Admirethem?Greatballsoffire!Admirethem?Theyoughttobeshot!It’llbringtheYankeesdownonuslikeaduckonaJunebug.Whycouldn’ttheyhaveratiradiwhatevertheyweresupposedtodotoitandsmoothedtheYankeesdowninsteadofstirringthemupagain?They’regoingtomakeusknuckleunderandwemayaswellknucklenowaslater."

           Archiefixedherwithacoldeye.

           "Knuckleunderwithoutafight?Womenain’tgotnomorepridethangoats."

           WhenScarlettleasedtenconvicts,fiveforeachofhermills,Archiemadegoodhisthreatandrefusedtohaveanythingfurthertodowithher.NotallMelanie’spleadingorFrank’spromisesofhigherpaywouldinducehimtotakeupthereinsagain.HewillinglyescortedMelanieandPittyandIndiaandtheirfriendsaboutthetownbutnotScarlett.HewouldnotevendrivefortheotherladiesifScarlettwasinthecarriage.Itwasanembarrassingsituation,havingtheolddesperadosittinginjudgmentuponher,anditwasstillmoreembarrassingtoknowthatherfamilyandfriendsagreedwiththeoldman.

           Frankpleadedwithheragainsttakingthestep.

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