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Chapter 43

           "Sweetaretheusesofmotherhood!Sothat’showyougotaroundhim.Well,you’vegothimwhereyouwanthimnow,poordevil,asshackledtoyoubyobligationsasanyofyourconvictsarebytheirchains.AndIwishyoubothjoy.But,asIsaidatthebeginningofthisdiscussion,you’llnevergetanothercentoutofmeforanyofyourlittleunladylikeschemes,mydouble-dealinglady."

           Shewassmartingwithangerandwithdisappointmentaswell.ForsometimeshehadbeenplanningtoborrowmoremoneyfromRhetttobuyalotdowntownandstartalumberyardthere.

           "Icandowithoutyourmoney,"shecried."I’mmakingmoneyoutofJohnnieGallegher’smill,plentyofit,nowthatIdon’tusefreedarkiesandIhavesomemoneyoutonmortgagesandwearecoiningcashatthestorefromthedarkytrade."

           "Yes,soIheard.Howcleverofyoutorookthehelplessandthewidowandtheorphanandtheignorant!Butifyoumuststeal,Scarlett,whynotstealfromtherichandstronginsteadofthepoorandweak?FromRobinHoodondowntonow,that’sbeenconsideredhighlymoral."

           "Because,"saidScarlettshortly,"it’sasighteasierandsafertostealasyoucallitfromthepoor."

           Helaughedsilently,hisshouldersshaking.

           "You’reafinehonestrogue,Scarlett!"

           Arogue!Queerthatthattermshouldhurt.Shewasn’tarogue,shetoldherselfvehemently.Atleast,thatwasn’twhatshewantedtobe.Shewantedtobeagreatlady.

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