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Chapter 42

           "Oh,Ashley,surelynot!Thingscouldn’tbeanyharderthantheyarenow!"

           "Yes,thingscangetworse,evenworsethantheyarenow.Supposewehaveadarkylegislature?Adarkygovernor?Supposewehaveaworsemilitaryrulethanwenowhave?"

           Scarlett’seyesgrewlargewithfearassomeunderstandingenteredhermind.

           "I’vebeentryingtothinkwhatwouldbebestforGeorgia,bestforallofus."Ashley’sfacewasdrawn."Whetherit’swisesttofightthisthinglikethelegislaturehasdone,rousetheNorthagainstusandbringthewholeYankeeArmyonustocramthedarkyvotedownus,whetherwewantitornot.Orswallowourprideasbestwecan,submitgracefullyandgetthewholematteroverwithaseasilyaspossible.Itwillamounttothesamethingintheend.We’rehelpless.We’vegottotakethedosethey’redeterminedtogiveus.Maybeitwouldbebetterforustotakeitwithoutkicking."

           Scarletthardlyheardhiswords,certainlytheirfullimportwentoverherhead.SheknewthatAshley,asusual,wasseeingbothsidesofaquestion.ShewasseeingonlyonesidehowthisslapintheYankees’facesmightaffecther.

           "GoingtoturnRadicalandvotetheRepublicanticket,Ashley?"jeeredGrandpaMerriwetherharshly.

           Therewasatensesilence.ScarlettsawArchie’shandmakeaswiftmovetowardhispistolandthenstop.

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