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Chapter 51

           And,ifshewaslucky,shemightseehimalone.Shehadn’tseenhimsincelongbeforeBonniewasborn.Shehadn’twantedtoseehimatallwhenshewassoobviouslypregnant.Andshehadmissedthedailycontactwithhim,eveniftherewasalwayssomeonearound.Shehadmissedtheimportanceandactivityofherlumberbusinesswhileshewasimmured.Ofcourse,shedidnothavetoworknow.ShecouldeasilysellthemillsandinvestthemoneyforWadeandElla.ButthatwouldmeanshewouldhardlyeverseeAshley,exceptinaformalsocialwaywithcrowdsofpeoplearound.AndworkingbyAshley’ssidewashergreatestpleasure.

           Whenshedroveuptotheyardshesawwithinteresthowhighthepilesoflumberwereandhowmanycustomerswerestandingamongthem,talkingtoHughElsing.Andthereweresixmuleteamsandwagonsbeingloadedbythenegrodrivers.Sixteams,shethought,withpride.AndIdidallthisbymyself!

           Ashleycametothedoorofthelittleoffice,hiseyesjoyfulwiththepleasureofseeingheragainandhehandedheroutofhercarriageandintotheofficeasifshewereaqueen.

           ButsomeofherpleasurewasdimmedwhenshewentoverthebooksofhismillandcomparedthemwithJohnnieGallegher’sbooks.AshleyhadbarelymadeexpensesandJohnniehadaremarkablesumtohiscredit.SheforboretosayanythingasshelookedatthetwosheetsbutAshleyreadherface.

           "Scarlett,I’msorry.AllIcansayisthatIwishyou’dletmehirefreedarkiesinsteadofusingconvicts.IbelieveIcoulddobetter."

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