Унесенные ветром

Chapter 13

           Atleast,peoplewhowerenotasfarsightedasIwillcallitthat.AnyloyalConfederatewhohadathousanddollarsincashin1861couldhavedonewhatIdid,buthowfewweremercenaryenoughtotakeadvantageoftheiropportunities!Asforinstance,rightafterFortSumterfellandbeforetheblockadewasestablished,Iboughtupseveralthousandbalesofcottonatdirt-cheappricesandranthemtoEngland.TheyarestillthereinwarehousesinLiverpool.I’veneversoldthem.I’mholdingthemuntiltheEnglishmillshavetohavecottonandwillgivemeanypriceIask.Iwouldn’tbesurprisedifIgotadollarapound."

           "You’llgetadollarapoundwhenelephantsroostintrees!"

           "I’llbelieveI’llgetit.Cottonisatseventy-twocentsapoundalready.I’mgoingtobearichmanwhenthiswarisover,Scarlett,becauseIwasfarsightedpardonme,mercenary.Itoldyouoncebeforethatthereweretwotimesformakingbigmoney,oneintheupbuildingofacountryandtheotherinitsdestruction.Slowmoneyontheupbuilding,fastmoneyinthecrack-up.Remembermywords.Perhapstheymaybeofusetoyousomeday."

           "Idoappreciategoodadvicesomuch,"saidScarlett,withallthesarcasmshecouldmuster."ButIdon’tneedyouradvice.DoyouthinkPaisapauper?He’sgotallthemoneyI’lleverneedandthenIhaveCharles’propertybesides."

           "IimaginetheFrencharistocratsthoughtpracticallythesamethinguntiltheverymomentwhentheyclimbedintothetumbrils."

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 324 из 1537