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Chapter 58

           "Youdon’tmeantheboysactuallytookyouradvicewhenyou—"

           "WhenIwasaspeculator?AScallawag?AconsorterwithYankees?Youforget,Mrs.Butler,thatIamnowaDemocratingoodstanding,devotedtomylastdropofbloodtorecoveringourbelovedstatefromthehandsofherravishers!Myadvicewasgoodadviceandtheytookit.Myadviceinotherpoliticalmattersisequallygood.WehaveaDemocraticmajorityinthelegislaturenow,haven’twe?Andsoon,mylove,wewillhavesomeofourgoodRepublicanfriendsbehindthebars.Theyareabittoorapaciousthesedays,abittooopen."

           "You’dhelpputtheminjail?Why,theywereyourfriends!Theyletyouinonthatrailroad-bondbusinessthatyoumadethousandsoutof!"

           Rhettgrinnedsuddenly,hisoldmockinggrin.

           "Oh,Ibearthemnoillwill.ButI’montheothersidenowandifIcanassistinanywayinputtingthemwheretheybelong,I’lldoit.Andhowthatwillredoundtomycredit!Iknowjustenoughabouttheinsideofsomeofthesedealstobeveryvaluablewhenthelegislaturestartsdiggingintothemandthatwon’tbefaroff,fromthewaythingslooknow.They’regoingtoinvestigatethegovernor,too,andthey’llputhiminjailiftheycan.BettertellyourgoodfriendstheGelertsandtheHundonstobereadytoleavetownonaminute’snotice,becauseiftheycannabthegovernor,they’llnabthemtoo."

           FortoomanyyearsScarletthadseentheRepublicans,backedupbytheforceoftheYankeeArmy,inpowerinGeorgiatobelieveRhett’slightwords.

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