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Chapter 31

           Willraisedhislantern-jawed,country-lookingfaceandgaveheralongsteadylook."Ourtroublesarejustgettin’started."

           "Howmuchextrataxesdotheywantustopay?"

           "Threehundreddollars."

           Shewasstruckdumbforamoment.Threehundreddollars!Itmightjustaswellbethreemilliondollars.

           "Why,"shefloundered,"whywhy,thenwe’vegottoraisethreehundred,somehow."

           "Yes’mandarainbowandamoonortwo."

           "Oh,butWill!Theycouldn’tselloutTara.Why"

           Hismildpaleeyesshowedmorehateandbitternessthanshethoughtpossible.

           "Oh,couldn’tthey?Well,theycouldandtheywillandthey’lllikedoin’it!MissScarlett,thecountry’sgoneplumbtohell,ifyou’llpardonme.ThoseCarpetbaggersandScallawagscanvoteandmostofusDemocratscan’t.Can’tnoDemocratinthisstatevoteifhewasonthetaxbooksformorethantwothousanddollarsin‘sixty-five.ThatletsoutfolkslikeyourpaandMr.TarletonandtheMcRaesandtheFontaineboys.Can’tnobodyvotewhowasacolonelandoverinthewarand,MissScarlett,Ibetthisstate’sgotmorecolonelsthananystateintheConfederacy.Andcan’tnobodyvotewhoheldofficeundertheConfederategovernmentandthatletsouteverybodyfromthenotariestothejudges,andthewoodsarefulloffolkslikethat.Factis,thewaytheYankeeshaveframedupthatamnestyoath,can’tnobodywhowassomebodybeforethewarvoteatall.Notthesmartfolksnorthequalityfolksnortherichfolks.

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