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Chapter 34

           "Oh,Rhett,youareteasingme!Youknowyouhavemillions!"

           Therewasawarmdancingmaliceinhiseyesashesurveyedher.

           "Soeverythingisgoingnicelyandyoudon’tneedthemoneyverybadly.Well,I’mgladtohearthat.Iliketoknowthatalliswellwitholdfriends."

           "Oh,Rhett,forGod’ssake..."shebegandesperately,hercourageandcontrolbreaking.

           "Doloweryourvoice.Youdon’twanttheYankeestohearyou,Ihope.Didanyoneevertellyouyouhadeyeslikeacatacatinthedark?"

           "Rhett,don’t!I’lltellyoueverything.Idoneedthemoneysobadly.I—Iliedabouteverythingbeingallright.Everything’saswrongasitcouldbe.Fatherisishe’snothimself.He’sbeenqueereversinceMotherdiedandhecan’thelpmeany.He’sjustlikeachild.Andwehaven’tasinglefieldhandtoworkthecottonandthere’ssomanytofeed,thirteenofus.Andthetaxestheyaresohigh.Rhett,I’lltellyoueverything.Foroverayearwe’vebeenjustthissideofstarvation.Oh,youdon’tknow!Youcan’tknow!We’veneverhadenoughtoeatandit’sterribletowakeuphungryandgotosleephungry.Andwehaven’tanywarmclothesandthechildrenarealwayscoldandsickand—"

           "Wheredidyougettheprettydress?"

           "It’smadeoutofMother’scurtains,"sheanswered,toodesperatetolieaboutthisshame."IcouldstandbeinghungryandcoldbutnownowtheCarpetbaggershaveraisedourtaxes.Andthemoney’sgottobepaidrightaway.

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