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Chapter 18

           Asthehotnightworeonandtheirbackswereachingandtheirkneesbucklingfromweariness,ScarlettandPittycriedtomanafterman:"Whatnews?Whatnews?"

           Andasthelonghoursdraggedpast,theyhadtheiranswer,ananswerthatmadethemlookwhitelyintoeachother’seyes.

           "We’refallingback.""We’vegottofallback.""Theyoutnumberusbythousands.""TheYankeeshavegotWheeler’scavalrycutoffnearDecatur.Wegottoreenforcethem.""Ourboyswillallbeintownsoon."

           ScarlettandPittyclutchedeachother’sarmsforsupport.

           "ArearetheYankeescoming?"

           "Yes’m,they’recomin’allrightbuttheyain’tgoin’tergitfer,lady.""Don’tfret,Miss,theycan’ttakeAtlanta.""No,Ma’m,wegotamillionmilesofbreastworks‘roundthistown.""IheardOldJoesayitmyself:‘IcanholdAtlantaforever.’""Butweain’tgotOldJoe.Wegot""Shutup,youfool!Doyouwanttoscaretheladies?""TheYankeeswillnevertakethisplace,Ma’m.""Whyn’tyouladiesgoterMaconorsomewheresthat’ssafer?Ain’tyougotnokinfolksthere?""TheYankeesain’tgoin’tertakeAtlantabutstillitain’tgoin’terbesohealthyforladieswhilstthey’retryin’it.""There’sgoin’terbeapowerfullotofshellin’."

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