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Chapter 28

           Therearen’tanyfreshmentofilltheranksandthedesertionsarerunninghighhigherthanthearmylikestoadmit.Yousee,themencan’tstandtobeawayfromtheirfamilieswhentheyknowthey’restarving,sotheygohometotrytoprovideforthem.Ican’tblamethembutitweakensthearmy.Andthearmycan’tfightwithoutfoodandthereisn’tanyfood.Iknowbecause,yousee,gettingfoodismybusiness.I’vebeenallupanddownthissectionsinceweretookAtlantaandthereisn’tenoughtofeedajaybird.It’sthesamewayforthreehundredmilessouthtoSavannah.Thefolksarestarvingandtherailroadsaretornupandtherearen’tanynewriflesandtheammunitionisgivingoutandthere’snoleatheratallforshoes....So,yousee,theendisalmosthere."

           ButthefadinghopesoftheConfederacyweighedlessheavilyonScarlettthanhisremarkaboutthescarcityoffood.IthadbeenherintentiontosendPorkoutwiththehorseandwagon,thegoldpiecesandtheUnitedStatesmoneytoscourthecountrysideforprovisionsandmaterialforclothes.ButifwhatFranksaidwastrue

           ButMaconhadn’tfallen.TheremustbefoodinMacon.Justassoonasthecommissarydepartmentwassafelyonitsway,she’dstartPorkforMaconandtakethechanceofhavingtheprecioushorsepickedupbythearmy.She’dhavetoriskit.

           "Well,let’sdon’ttalkaboutunpleasantthingstonight,Mr.Kennedy,"shesaid

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