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Chapter 31

           Militaryordershadbeenpromulgatedconcerningtheschools,sanitation,thekindofbuttonsoneworeonone’ssuit,thesaleofcommoditiesandnearlyeverythingelse.WilkersonandHiltonhadthepowertointerfereinanytradeScarlettmightmakeandtofixtheirownpricesonanythingshesoldorswapped.

           FortunatelyScarletthadcomeintocontactwiththetwomenverylittle,forWillhadpersuadedhertolethimhandlethetradingwhileshemanagedtheplantation.Inhismild-temperedway,Willhadstraightenedoutseveraldifficultiesofthiskindandsaidnothingtoheraboutthem.WillcouldgetalongwithCarpetbaggersandYankeesifhehadto.Butnowaproblemhadarisenwhichwastoobigforhimtohandle.TheextrataxassessmentandthedangeroflosingTaraweremattersScarletthadtoknowaboutandrightaway.

           Shelookedathimwithflashingeyes.

           "Oh,damntheYankees!"shecried."Isn’titenoughthatthey’velickedusandbeggareduswithoutturningloosescoundrelsonus?"

           Thewarwasover,peacehadbeendeclared,buttheYankeescouldstillrobher,theycouldstillstarveher,theycouldstilldriveherfromherhouse.Andfoolthatshewas,shehadthoughtthroughwearymonthsthatifshecouldjustholdoutuntilspring,everythingwouldbeallright.ThiscrushingnewsbroughtbyWill,comingontopofayearofback-breakingworkandhopedeferred,wasthelaststraw.

           "Oh,Will,andIthoughtourtroubleswerealloverwhenthewarended!"

           "No’m.

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