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Chapter 29

           "Withoutthedarkies,itwillbeallwecandotokeepbodyandsoultogether.Nobodycanrunabigplantationwithoutthedarkies,andlotsofthefieldswon’tbecultivatedatallandthewoodswilltakeoverthefieldsagain.Nobodycanplantmuchcotton,andwhatwillwedothen?What’llbecomeofcountryfolks?Townfolkscanmanagesomehow.They’vealwaysmanaged.Butwecountryfolkswillgobackahundredyearslikethepioneerswhohadlittlecabinsandjustscratchedafewacres—andbarelyexisted.

           "No—"shethoughtgrimly,"Taraisn’tgoingtobelikethat.NotevenifIhavetoplowmyself.Thiswholesection,thiswholestatecangobacktowoodsifitwantsto,butIwon’tletTarago.AndIdon’tintendtowastemymoneyontombstonesormytimecryingaboutthewar.Wecanmakeoutsomehow.Iknowwecouldmakeoutsomehowifthemenweren’talldead.Losingthedarkiesisn’ttheworstpartaboutthis.It’sthelossofthemen,theyoungmen."ShethoughtagainofthefourTarletonsandJoeFontaine,ofRaifordCalvertandtheMunroebrothersandalltheboysfromFayettevilleandJonesborowhosenamesshehadreadonthecasualtylists."Iftherewerejustenoughmenleft,wecouldmanagesomehowbut—"

           Anotherthoughtstruckher—supposeshewantedtomarryagain.Ofcourse,shedidn’twanttomarryagain.Oncewascertainlyenough.Besides,theonlymanshe’deverwantedwasAshleyandhewasmarriedifhewasstillliving.Butsupposeshewouldwanttomarry.

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