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Chapter 38

           AndScarlett,watchingthebusinessgrow,feltthatshewassafeguardingnotonlythepresentwithYankeemoneybutthefuturewithYankeefriends.

           KeepingherrelationswiththeYankeeofficersontheplaneshedesiredwaseasierthansheexpected,fortheyallseemedtobeinaweofSouthernladies,butScarlettsoonfoundthattheirwivespresentedaproblemshehadnotanticipated.ContactswiththeYankeewomenwerenotofherseeking.Shewouldhavebeengladtoavoidthembutshecouldnot,fortheofficers’wivesweredeterminedtomeether.TheyhadanavidcuriosityabouttheSouthandSouthernwomen,andScarlettgavethemtheirfirstopportunitytosatisfyit.OtherAtlantawomenwouldhavenothingtodowiththemandevenrefusedtobowtotheminchurch,sowhenbusinessbroughtScarletttotheirhomes,shewaslikeananswertoprayer.OftenwhenScarlettsatinherbuggyinfrontofaYankeehometalkingofuprightsandshingleswiththemanofthehouse,thewifecameouttojoinintheconversationorinsistthatshecomeinsideforacupoftea.Scarlettseldomrefused,nomatterhowdistastefultheideamightbe,forshealwayshopedtohaveanopportunitytosuggesttactfullythattheydotheirtradingatFrank’sstore.Butherself-controlwasseverelytestedmanytimes,becauseofthepersonalquestionstheyaskedandbecauseofthesmugandcondescendingattitudetheydisplayedtowardallthingsSouthern.

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