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Chapter 49

           EncouragedbyRhett’samusedtolerance,freednowfromtherestraintsofherchildhood,freedevenfromthatlastfearofpoverty,shewaspermittingherselftheluxuryshehadoftendreamedofdoingexactlywhatshepleasedandtellingpeoplewhodidn’tlikeittogotohell.

           Toherhadcomethatpleasantintoxicationpeculiartothosewhoselivesareadeliberateslapinthefaceoforganizedsocietythegambler,theconfidenceman,thepoliteadventuress,allthosewhosucceedbytheirwits.Shesaidanddidexactlywhatshepleasedand,inpracticallynotime,herinsolenceknewnobounds.

           ShedidnothesitatetodisplayarrogancetohernewRepublicanandScallawagfriendsbuttonoclasswassheruderormoreinsolentthantheYankeeofficersofthegarrisonandtheirfamilies.OfalltheheterogeneousmassofpeoplewhohadpouredintoAtlanta,thearmypeoplealonesherefusedtoreceiveortolerate.Sheevenwentoutofherwaytobebadmanneredtothem.Melaniewasnotaloneinbeingunabletoforgetwhatablueuniformmeant.ToScarlett,thatuniformandthosegoldbuttonswouldalwaysmeanthefearsofthesiege,theterrorofflight,thelootingandburning,thedesperatepovertyandthegrindingworkatTara.NowthatshewasrichandsecureinthefriendshipofthegovernorandmanyprominentRepublicans,shecouldbeinsultingtoeveryblueuniformshesaw.Andshewasinsulting.

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