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Chapter 43

           Shestartedwithabasketofpiesandlookathernow!Abakeryemployinghalfadozenpeople,oldGrandpahappywithhisdeliverywagonandthatlazylittleCreole,Rene,workinghardandlikingit....Orthatpoordevil,TommyWellburn,whodoestwomen’sworkwithhalfaman’sbodyanddoesitwellorwell,Iwon’tgoonandboreyou."

           "Youdoboreme.Youboremetodistraction,"saidScarlettcoldly,hopingtoannoyhimanddiverthimfromtheever-unfortunatesubjectofAshley.Butheonlylaughedshortlyandrefusedtotakeupthegauntlet.

           "Peoplelikethemareworthhelping.ButAshleyWilkesbah!Hisbreedisofnouseorvalueinanupside-downworldlikeours.Whenevertheworldup-ends,hiskindisthefirsttoperish.Andwhynot?Theydon’tdeservetosurvivebecausetheywon’tfightdon’tknowhowtofight.Thisisn’tthefirsttimetheworld’sbeenupsidedownanditwon’tbethelast.It’shappenedbeforeandit’llhappenagain.Andwhenitdoeshappen,everyoneloseseverythingandeveryoneisequal.Andthentheyallstartagainattaw,withnothingatall.Thatis,nothingexceptthecunningoftheirbrainsandstrengthoftheirhands.Butsomepeople,likeAshley,haveneithercunningnorstrengthor,havingthem,scrupletousethem.Andsotheygounderandtheyshouldgounder.It’sanaturallawandtheworldisbetteroffwithoutthem.Buttherearealwaysahardyfewwhocomethroughandgiventime,theyarerightbackwheretheywerebeforetheworldturnedover."

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