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Chapter 17

           Rhettpulledthecarriageovertothecurb,andScarlettlookedcuriouslyatthesweatingblackmen,picksandshovelsovertheirshoulders,shepherdedalongbyanofficerandasquadofmenwearingtheinsigniaoftheengineeringcorps.

           "Whatonearth...?"shebeganagain.

           Thenhereyeslightedonasingingblackbuckinthefrontrank.Hestoodnearlysixandahalffeettall,agiantofaman,ebonyblack,steppingalongwiththelithegraceofapowerfulanimal,hiswhiteteethflashingasheledthegangin"GoDown,Moses."Surelytherewasn’tanegroonearthastallandloudvoicedasthisoneexceptBigSam,theforemanofTara.ButwhatwasBigSamdoinghere,sofarawayfromhome,especiallynowthattherewasnooverseerontheplantationandhewasGerald’sright-handman?

           Asshehalfrosefromherseattolookcloser,thegiantcaughtsightofherandhisblackfacesplitinagrinofdelightedrecognition.Hehalted,droppedhisshovelandstartedtowardher,callingtothenegroesnearesthim:"Gawdlmighty!It’sMissScarlett!You,‘Lige!‘Postle!Prophet!Dar’sMissScarlett!"

           Therewasconfusionintheranks.Thecrowdhalteduncertainly,grinning,andBigSam,followedbythreeotherlargenegroes,ranacrosstheroadtothecarriage,closelyfollowedbytheharried,shoutingofficer.

           "Getbackinline,youfellows!Getback,ItellyouorI’llWhyit’sMrs.Hamilton.Goodmorning,Ma’m,andyou,too,sir.

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