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Chapter 14

           There’llbealongerlisttomorrow."Heloweredhisvoicesothatthoseinthenear-bycarriagescouldnothear."Scarlett,GeneralLeemusthavelostthebattle.IheardatheadquartersthathehadretreatedbackintoMaryland."

           Sheraisedfrightenedeyestohis,butherfeardidnotspringfromLee’sdefeat.Longercasualtyliststomorrow!Tomorrow.Shehadnotthoughtoftomorrow,sohappywassheatfirstthatAshley’snamewasnotonthatlist.Tomorrow.Why,rightthisminutehemightbedeadandshewouldnotknowituntiltomorrow,orperhapsaweekfromtomorrow.

           "Oh,Rhett,whydotherehavetobewars?ItwouldhavebeensomuchbetterfortheYankeestopayforthedarkiesorevenforustogivethemthedarkiesfreeofchargethantohavethishappen."

           "Itisn’tthedarkies,Scarlett.They’rejusttheexcuse.There’llalwaysbewarsbecausemenlovewars.Womendon’t,butmendoyea,passingtheloveofwomen."

           Hismouthtwistedinhisoldsmileandtheseriousnesswasgonefromhisface.HeliftedhiswidePanamahat.

           "Good-by.I’mgoingtofindDr.Meade.Iimaginetheironyofmebeingtheonetotellhimofhisson’sdeathwillbelostonhim,justnow.Butlater,he’llprobablyhatetothinkthataspeculatorbroughtthenewsofahero’sdeath."

           ScarlettputMissPittytobedwithatoddy,leftPrissyandCookieinattendanceandwentdownthestreettotheMeadehouse.Mrs.

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