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Chapter 36

           WhatshouldIhavedone?DrawnoutallthatgoldfromEnglishbanks,likeasimpleton,andtriedtorunitintoWilmington?AndlettheYankeescaptureit?Wasitmyfaultthattheblockadegottootight?WasitmyfaultthatourCausefailed?ThemoneybelongedtotheConfederacy.Well,thereisnoConfederacynowthoughyou’dneverknowit,tohearsomepeopletalk.WhomshallIgivethemoneyto?TheYankeegovernment?Ishouldsohateforpeopletothinkmeathief."

           Heremovedaleathercasefromhispocket,extractedalongcigarandsmelleditapprovingly,meanwhilewatchingherwithpseudoanxietyasifhehungonherwords.

           Plaguetakehim,shethought,he’salwaysonejumpaheadofme.ThereisalwayssomethingwrongwithhisargumentsbutInevercanputmyfingeronjustwhatitis.

           "Youmight,"shesaidwithdignity,"distributeittothosewhoareinneed.TheConfederacyisgonebutthereareplentyofConfederatesandtheirfamilieswhoarestarving."

           Hethrewbackhisbeadandlaughedrudely.

           "Youareneversocharmingorsoabsurdaswhenyouareairingsomehypocrisylikethat,"hecriedinfrankenjoyment."Alwaystellthetruth,Scarlett.Youcan’tlie.TheIrisharethepoorestliarsintheworld.Comenow,befrank.YounevergaveadamnaboutthelatelamentedConfederacyandyoucarelessaboutthestarvingConfederates.You’dscreaminprotestifIevensuggestedgivingawayallthemoneyunlessIstartedoffbygivingyouthelion’sshare."

           "Idon’twantyourmoney,"shebegan,tryingtobecoldlydignified.

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