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Chapter 28

           "Alwaysremember,dear,"Ellenhadsaid,"youareresponsibleforthemoralaswellasthephysicalwelfareofthedarkiesGodhasintrustedtoyourcare.Youmustrealizethattheyarelikechildrenandmustbeguardedfromthemselveslikechildren,andyoumustalwayssetthemagoodexample."

           Butnow,Scarlettpushedthatadmonitionintothebackofhermind.Thatshewasencouragingtheft,andperhapstheftfrompeopleworseoffthanshe,wasnolongeramatterforconscience.Infactthemoralsoftheaffairweighedlightlyuponher.Insteadofpunishmentorreproof,sheonlyregrettedhehadbeenshot.

           "Youmustbemorecareful,Pork.Wedon’twanttoloseyou.Whatwouldwedowithoutyou?You’vebeenmightygoodandfaithfulandwhenwegetsomemoneyagain,I’mgoingtobuyyouabiggoldwatchandengraveonitsomethingoutoftheBible.‘Welldone,goodandfaithfulservant.’"

           Porkbeamedunderthepraiseandgingerlyrubbedhisbandagedleg.

           "Datsoun’mightyfine,MissScarlett.W’enyouspeckin’tergitdatmoney?"

           "Idon’tknow,Pork,butI’mgoingtogetitsometime,somehow."Shebentonhimanunseeingglancethatwassopassionatelybitterhestirreduneasily,"Someday,whenthiswarisover,I’mgoingtohavelotsofmoney,andwhenIdoI’llneverbehungryorcoldagain.Noneofuswilleverbehungryorcold.We’llallwearfineclothesandhavefriedchickeneverydayand"

           Thenshestopped.

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