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Chapter 31

           AbruptlyshetoldhimWill’snews,terselyandinshortwords,feelingasenseofreliefasshespoke.Surely,he’dhavesomethinghelpfultooffer.Hesaidnothingbut,seeinghershiver,hetookhiscoatandplaceditabouthershoulders.

           "Well,"shesaidfinally,"doesn’titoccurtoyouthatwe’llhavetogetthemoneysomewhere?"

           "Yes,"hesaid,"butwhere?"

           "I’maskingyou,"shereplied,annoyed.Thesenseofreliefatunburdeningherselfhaddisappeared.Evenifhecouldn’thelp,whydidn’thesaysomethingcomforting,evenifitwasonly:"Oh,I’msosorry."

           Hesmiled.

           "InallthesemonthssinceI’vebeenhomeI’veonlyheardofoneperson,RhettButler,whoactuallyhasmoney,"hesaid.

           AuntPittypathadwrittenMelanietheweekbeforethatRhettwasbackinAtlantawithacarriageandtwofinehorsesandpocketfulsofgreenbacks.Shehadintimated,however,thathedidn’tcomebythemhonestly.AuntPittyhadatheory,largelysharedbyAtlanta,thatRhetthadmanagedtogetawaywiththemythicalmillionsoftheConfederatetreasury.

           "Don’tlet’stalkabouthim,"saidScarlettshortly."He’saskunkifevertherewasone.What’stobecomeofusall?"

           Ashleyputdowntheaxeandlookedawayandhiseyesseemedtobejourneyingtosomefar-offcountrywhereshecouldnotfollow.

           "Iwonder,"hesaid."IwondernotonlywhatwillbecomeofusatTarabutwhatwillbecomeofeverybodyintheSouth.

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