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Chapter 23

           isvoicewasrough.

           "ButRhettYouAren’tgoingtotakeus?"

           "No.I’mleavingyouhere."

           Shelookedaroundwildly,atthelividskybehindthem,atthedarktreesoneitherhandhemmingtheminlikeaprisonwall,atthefrightenedfiguresinthebackofthewagonandfinallyathim.Hadshegonecrazy?Wasshenothearingright?

           Hewasgrinningnow.Shecouldjustseehiswhiteteethinthefaintlightandtheoldmockerywasbackinhiseyes.

           "Leavingus?Wherewhereareyougoing?"

           "Iamgoing,deargirl,withthearmy."

           Shesighedwithreliefandirritation.Whydidhejokeatthistimeofalltimes?Rhettinthearmy!Afterallhe’dsaidaboutstupidfoolswhowereenticedintolosingtheirlivesbyarollofdrumsandbravewordsfromoratorsfoolswhokilledthemselvesthatwisemenmightmakemoney!

           "Oh,Icouldchokeyouforscaringmeso!Let’sgeton."

           "I’mnotjoking,mydear.AndIamhurt,Scarlett,thatyoudonottakemygallantsacrificewithbetterspirit.Whereisyourpatriotism,yourloveforOurGloriousCause?Nowisyourchancetotellmetoreturnwithmyshieldoronit.But,talkfast,forIwanttimetomakeabravespeechbeforedepartingforthewars."

           Hisdrawlingvoicegibedinherears.Hewasjeeringatherand,somehow,sheknewhewasjeeringathimselftoo.Whatwashetalkingabout?Patriotism,shields,bravespeeches?Itwasn’tpossiblethathemeantwhathewassaying.

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