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Chapter 38

           Scarlettknewthetownwastalkingbutshedidnotcare,couldnotaffordtocare.ShestillhatedtheYankeeswithasfierceahateasonthedaywhentheytriedtoburnTara,butshecoulddissemblethathate.Sheknewthatifshewasgoingtomakemoney,shewouldhavetomakeitoutoftheYankees,andshehadlearnedthatbutteringthemupwithsmilesandkindwordswasthesurestwaytogettheirbusinessforhermill.

           SomedaywhenshewasveryrichandhermoneywashiddenawaywheretheYankeescouldnotfindit,then,thenshewouldtellthemexactlywhatshethoughtofthem,tellthemhowshehatedandloathedanddespisedthem.Andwhatajoythatwouldbe!Butuntilthattimecame,itwasjustplaincommonsensetogetalongwiththem.Andifthatwashypocrisy,letAtlantamakethemostofit.

           ShediscoveredthatmakingfriendswiththeYankeeofficerswasaseasyasshootingbirdsontheground.Theywerelonelyexilesinahostilelandandmanyofthemwerestarvedforpolitefeminineassociationsinatownwhererespectablewomendrewtheirskirtsasideinpassingandlookedasiftheywouldliketospitonthem.Onlytheprostitutesandthenegrowomenhadkindwordsforthem.ButScarlettwasobviouslyaladyandaladyoffamily,forallthatsheworked,andtheythrilledtoherflashingsmileandthepleasantlightinhergreeneyes.

           FrequentlywhenScarlettsatinherbuggytalkingtothemandmakingherdimplesplay,herdislikeforthemrosesostrongthatitwashardnottocursethemtotheirfaces.

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