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Chapter 15

           Theycan’trealizehowthingsstandwithus,butScarlett,someofmymenarebarefootednowandthesnowisdeepinVirginia.AndwhenIseetheirpoorfrozenfeet,wrappedinragsandoldsacks,andIseethebloodprintstheyleaveinthesnow,andknowthatI’vegotawholepairofbootswell,IfeellikeIshouldgivemineawayandbebarefootedtoo."

           "Oh,Ashley,promisemeyouwon’tgivethemaway!"

           "WhenIseethingslikethatandthenlookattheYankeesthenIseetheendofeverything.WhyScarlett,theYankeesarebuyingsoldiersfromEuropebythethousands!Mostoftheprisonerswe’vetakenrecentlycan’tevenspeakEnglish.They’reGermansandPolesandwildIrishmenwhotalkGaelic.Butwhenweloseaman,hecan’tbereplaced.Whenourshoeswearout,therearenomoreshoes.We’rebottledup,Scarlett.Andwecan’tfightthewholeworld."

           Shethoughtwildly:LetthewholeConfederacycrumbleinthedust.Lettheworldend,butyoumustnotdie!Icouldn’tliveifyouweredead!

           "IhopeyouwillnotrepeatwhatIhavesaid,Scarlett.Idonotwanttoalarmtheothers.And,mydear,Iwouldnothavealarmedyoubysayingthesethings,wereitnotthatIhadtoexplainwhyIaskyoutolookafterMelanie.She’ssofrailandweakandyou’resostrong,Scarlett.Itwillbeacomforttometoknowthatyouaretogetherifanythinghappenstome.Youwillpromise,won’tyou?"

           "Oh,yes!"shecried,foratthatmoment,seeingdeathathiselbow,shewouldhavepromisedanything.

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