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Chapter 35

           Shewasn’tlikethesepeoplewhohadgambledeverythingonaCausethatwasgoneandwerecontenttobeproudofhavinglostthatCause,becauseitwasworthanysacrifice.Theydrewtheircouragefromthepast.Shewasdrawinghersfromthefuture.FrankKennedy,atpresent,washerfuture.Atleast,hehadthestoreandhehadcashmoney.Andifshecouldonlymarryhimandgetherhandsonthatmoney,shecouldmakeendsmeetatTaraforanotheryear.AndafterthatFrankmustbuythesawmill.Shecouldseeforherselfhowquicklythetownwasrebuildingandanyonewhocouldestablishalumberbusinessnow,whentherewassolittlecompetition,wouldhaveagoldmine.

           Therecametoher,fromtherecessesofhermind,wordsRhetthadspokenintheearlyyearsofthewaraboutthemoneyhemadeintheblockade.Shehadnottakenthetroubletounderstandthemthen,butnowtheyseemedperfectlyclearandshewonderedifithadbeenonlyheryouthorplainstupiditywhichhadkeptherfromappreciatingthem.

           "There’sjustasmuchmoneytobemadeinthewreckofacivilizationasintheupbuildingofone."

           "Thisisthewreckheforesaw,"shethought,"andhewasright.There’sstillplentyofmoneytobemadebyanyonewhoisn’tafraidtoworkortograb."

           ShesawFrankcomingacrossthefloortowardherwithaglassofblackberrywineinhishandandamorselofcakeonasaucerandshepulledherfaceintoasmile.ItdidnotoccurtohertoquestionwhetherTarawasworthmarryingFrank

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