Унесенные ветром

Chapter 9

           "Oh,well,Idon’tknownothappinessorlove,anyway."

           "Generallyitcan.Andwhenitcan’t,itcanbuysomeofthemostremarkablesubstitutes."

           "Andhaveyousomuchmoney,CaptainButler?"

           "Whatanill-bredquestion,Mrs.Hamilton.I’msurprised.But,yes.Forayoungmancutoffwithoutashillinginearlyyouth,I’vedoneverywell.AndI’msureI’llcleanupamillionontheblockade."

           "Oh,no!"

           "Oh,yes!Whatmostpeopledon’tseemtorealizeisthatthereisjustasmuchmoneytobemadeoutofthewreckageofacivilizationasfromtheupbuildingofone."

           "Andwhatdoesallthatmean?"

           "Yourfamilyandmyfamilyandeveryoneheretonightmadetheirmoneyoutofchangingawildernessintoacivilization.That’sempirebuilding.There’sgoodmoneyinempirebuilding.But,there’smoreinempirewrecking."

           "Whatempireareyoutalkingabout?"

           "Thisempirewe’relivingin-theSouththeConfederacytheCottonKingdomit’sbreakinguprightunderourfeet.Onlymostfoolswon’tseeitandtakeadvantageofthesituationcreatedbythecollapse.I’mmakingmyfortuneoutofthewreckage."

           "Thenyoureallythinkwe’regoingtogetlicked?"

           "Yes.Whybeanostrich?"

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