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Chapter 12

           ButtherewereafewirreverentsnickersfromconvalescentofficerswhenRhettspokeofbravery.

           "Oh,whydoesn’thekeephismouthshut!"thoughtScarlettindignantly."He’ssimplyspoilingthewholeparty!"

           Dr.Meade’sbrowswerethunderous.

           "Nothingmaybesacredtoyou,youngman,"hesaid,inthevoicehealwaysusedwhenmakingspeeches."ButtherearemanythingssacredtothepatrioticmenandladiesoftheSouth.AndthefreedomofourlandfromtheusurperisoneandStates’Rightsisanotherand"

           Rhettlookedlazyandhisvoicehadasilky,almostbored,note.

           "Allwarsaresacred,"hesaid."Tothosewhohavetofightthem.Ifthepeoplewhostartedwarsdidn’tmakethemsacred,whowouldbefoolishenoughtofight?But,nomatterwhatrallyingcriestheoratorsgivetotheidiotswhofight,nomatterwhatnoblepurposestheyassigntowars,thereisneverbutonereasonforawar.Andthatismoney.Allwarsareinrealitymoneysquabbles.Butsofewpeopleeverrealizeit.Theirearsaretoofullofbuglesanddrumsandthefinewordsfromstay-at-homeorators.Sometimestherallyingcryis‘SavetheTombofChristfromtheHeathen!’Sometimesit’s‘DownwithPopery!’andsometimes‘Liberty!’andsometimes‘Cotton,SlaveryandStates’Rights!’"

           "WhatonearthhasthePopetodowithit?"thoughtScarlett."OrChrist’stomb,either?"

           Butasshehurriedtowardtheincensedgroup,shesawRhettbowjauntilyandstarttowardthedoorwaythroughthecrowd.ShestartedafterhimbutMrs.

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