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Chapter 40

           Itwasa"two-horse"farm,notthelordlyplantationofotherdayswithpasturesfullofmulesandfinehorsesandcottonandcornstretchingasfaraseyecouldsee.Butwhattherewasofitwasgoodandtheacresthatwerelyingfallowcouldbereclaimedwhentimesgrewbetter,andtheywouldbethemorefertilefortheirrest.

           Willhaddonemorethanmerelyfarmafewacres.HehadkeptsternlyatbaythosetwoenemiesofGeorgiaplanters,theseedlingpineandtheblackberrybrambles.TheyhadnotstealthilytakengardenandpastureandcottonfieldandlawnandrearedthemselvesinsolentlybytheporchesofTara,astheyweredoingonnumberlessplantationsthroughoutthestate.

           Scarlett’sheartfailedabeatwhenshethoughthowcloseTarahadcometogoingbacktowilderness.BetweenherselfandWill,theyhaddoneagoodjob.TheyhadheldofftheYankees,theCarpetbaggersandtheencroachmentsofNature.And,bestofall,Willhadtoldherthatafterthecottoncameininthefall,sheneedsendnomoremoneyunlesssomeotherCarpetbaggercovetedTaraandskyrocketedthetaxes.ScarlettknewWillwouldhaveahardpullwithoutherhelpbutsheadmiredandrespectedhisindependence.Aslongashewasinthepositionofhiredhelphewouldtakehermoney,butnowthathewastobecomeherbrother-inlawandthemanofthehouse,heintendedtostandonhisownefforts.Yes,WillwassomethingtheLordhadprovided.

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