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Chapter 43

           AndthosepersonsandthingsandnichesdisappearedforeverwhenGeneralLeearrivedatAppomattox.Oh,Scarlett,don’tlooksostupid!WhatisthereforAshleyWilkestodo,nowthathishomeisgoneandhisplantationtakenupfortaxesandfinegentlemenaregoingtwentyforapenny?Canheworkwithhisheadorhishands?I’llbetyou’velostmoneyhandoverfistsincehetookoverthatmill."

           "Ihavenot!"

           "Hownice.MayIlookoveryourbookssomeSundayeveningwhenyouareatleisure?"

           "Youcangotothedevilandnotatyourleisure.Youcangonow,forallIcare."

           "Mypet,I’vebeentothedevilandhe’saverydullfellow.Iwon’tgothereagain,evenforyou....Youtookmymoneywhenyouneededitdesperatelyandyouusedit.Wehadanagreementastohowitshouldbeusedandyouhavebrokenthatagreement.Justremember,mypreciouslittlecheat,thetimewillcomewhenyouwillwanttoborrowmoremoneyfromme.You’llwantmetobankyou,atsomeincrediblylowinterest,soyoucanbuymoremillsandmoremulesandbuildmoresaloons.Andyoucanwhistleforthemoney."

           "WhenIneedmoneyI’llborrowitfromthebank,thankyou,"shesaidcoldly,butherbreastwasheavingwithrage.

           "Willyou?Trytodoit.Iownplentyofstockinthebank."

           "Youdo?"

           "Yes,Iaminterestedinsomehonestenterprises."

           "Thereareotherbanks"

           "Plentyofthem.AndifIcanmanageit,you’llplayhellgettingacentfromanyofthem.YoucangototheCarpetbagusurersifyouwantmoney."

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