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Chapter 38

           An’Ahdonetekkeerofhergoodalldesey’ars"

           "NobodybuttheAngelGabrielcouldhavedonebetter,"saidScarlettsoothingly."Wejustcouldn’thavelivedwithoutyou."

           "Yas’m,thankeekinely,Ma’m.Ahknowsitan’youknowsit,butdemYankeefolksdoanknowitan’deydoanwantterknowit.Huccomedeycomemixin’inourbizness,MissScarlett?Deydoanunnerstan’usConfedruts."

           ScarlettsaidnothingforshewasstillburningwiththewrathshehadnotexplodedintheYankeewomen’sfaces.Thetwodrovehomeinsilence.Peter’ssnifflesstoppedandhisunderlipbegantoprotrudegraduallyuntilitstuckoutalarmingly.Hisindignationwasmounting,nowthattheinitialhurtwassubsiding.

           Scarlettthought:WhatdamnablyqueerpeopleYankeesare!ThosewomenseemedtothinkthatbecauseUnclePeterwasblack,hehadnoearstohearwithandnofeelings,astenderastheirown,tobehurt.Theydidnotknowthatnegroeshadtobehandledgently,asthoughtheywerechildren,directed,praised,petted,scolded.Theydidn’tunderstandnegroesortherelationsbetweenthenegroesandtheirformermasters.Yettheyhadfoughtawartofreethem.Andhavingfreedthem,theydidn’twanttohaveanythingtodowiththem,excepttousethemtoterrorizeSoutherners.Theydidn’tlikethem,didn’ttrustthem,didn’tunderstandthem,andyettheirconstantcrywasthatSouthernersdidn’tknowhowtogetalongwiththem.

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