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Chapter 60

           Theyhadknownwarandterrorandfire,hadseendearonesdeadbeforetheirtime;theyhadhungeredandbeenragged,hadlivedwiththewolfatthedoor.Andtheyhadrebuiltfortunefromruin.

           ItwouldbeacomforttositwithMaybelle,rememberingthatMaybellehadburiedababy,deadinthemadflightbeforeSherman.TherewouldbesolaceinFanny’spresence,knowingthatsheandFannybothhadlosthusbandsintheblackdaysofmartiallaw.ItwouldbegrimfuntolaughwithMrs.Elsing,recallingtheoldlady’sfaceasshefloggedherhorsethroughFivePointsthedayAtlantafell,herlootfromthecommissaryjouncingfromhercarriage.ItwouldbepleasanttomatchstorieswithMrs.Merriwether,nowsecureontheproceedsofherbakery,pleasanttosay:"Doyourememberhowbadthingswererightafterthesurrender?Doyourememberwhenwedidn’tknowwhereournextpairofshoeswascomingfrom?Andlookatusnow!"

           Yes,itwouldbepleasant.Nowsheunderstoodwhywhentwoex-Confederatesmet,theytalkedofthewarwithsomuchrelish,withpride,withnostalgia.Thosehadbeendaysthattriedtheirheartsbuttheyhadcomethroughthem.Theywereveterans.Shewasaveterantoo,butshehadnocronieswithwhomshecouldrefightoldbattles.Oh,tobewithherownkindofpeopleagain,thosepeoplewhohadbeenthroughthesamethingsandknewhowtheyhurtandyethowgreatapartofyoutheywere!

           But,somehow,thesepeoplehadslippedaway.Sherealizedthatitwasherownfault

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