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Chapter 57

           AndwhydidRhettspeakwithsuchcertaintyaboutwhatAshley’sfutureactionswouldbe?Whatdidheknowofhim?

           "Yes,they’llgobackimmediately,"repliedAshleyandheavoidedScarlett’sdumbfoundedgaze.

           "Haveyoulostyourmind?"shecried."You’llloseallthemoneyontheleaseandwhatkindoflaborcanyouget,anyway?"

           "I’llusefreedarkies,"saidAshley.

           "Freedarkies!Fiddle-dee-dee!Youknowwhattheirwageswillcostandbesidesyou’llhavetheYankeesonyourneckeveryminutetoseeifyou’regivingthemchickenthreetimesadayandtuckingthemtosleepundereiderdownquilts.Andifyougivealazydarkyacoupleoflickstospeedhimup,you’llheartheYankeesscreamfromheretoDaltonandyou’llendupinjail.Why,convictsaretheonly—"

           Melanielookeddownintoherlapathertwistedhands.Ashleylookedunhappybutobdurate.Foramomenthewassilent.ThenhisgazecrossedRhett’sanditwasasifhefoundunderstandingandencouragementinRhett’seyesaglancethatwasnotlostonScarlett.

           "Iwon’tworkconvicts,Scarlett,"hesaidquietly.

           "Well,sir!"herbreathwastakenaway."Andwhynot?Areyouafraidpeoplewilltalkaboutyouliketheydoaboutme?"

           Ashleyraisedhishead.

           "I’mnotafraidofwhatpeoplesayaslongasI’mright.AndIhaveneverfeltthatconvictlaborwasright."

           "Butwhy—"

           "Ican’tmakemoneyfromtheenforcedlaborandmiseryofothers."

           "Butyouownedslaves!"

           "Theyweren’tmiserable.

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