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Chapter 19

           "TheYankeeswouldn’thurtme!Howcanyousaysuchalie?"

           "Mydeargirl,theYankeesaren’tfiends.Theyhaven’thornsandhoofs,asyouseemtothink.TheyareprettymuchlikeSouthernersexceptwithworsemanners,ofcourse,andterribleaccents."

           "Why,theYankeeswould"

           "Rapeyou?Ithinknot.Though,ofcourse,they’dwantto."

           "IfyouaregoingtotalkvilelyIshallgointothehouse,"shecried,gratefulthattheshadowshidhercrimsonface.

           "Befrank.Wasn’tthatwhatyouwerethinking?"

           "Oh,certainlynot!"

           "Oh,butitwas!Nousegettingmadatmeforreadingyourthoughts.That’swhatallourdelicatelynurturedandpure-mindedSouthernladiesthink.Theyhaveitontheirmindsconstantly.I’llwagerevendowagerslikeMrs.Merriwether..."

           Scarlettgulpedinsilence,rememberingthatwherevertwoormorematronsweregatheredtogether,inthesetryingdays,theywhisperedofsuchhappenings,alwaysinVirginiaorTennesseeorLousiana,neverclosetohome.TheYankeesrapedwomenandranbayonetsthroughchildren’sstomachsandburnedhousesovertheheadsofoldpeople.Everyoneknewthesethingsweretrueeveniftheydidn’tshoutthemonthestreetcorners.AndifRhetthadanydecencyhewouldrealizetheyweretrue.Andnottalkaboutthem.Anditwasn’tanylaughingmattereither.

           Shecouldhearhimchucklingsoftly.Sometimeshewasodious.Infact,mostofthetimehewasodious.Itwasawfulforamantoknowwhatwomenreallythoughtaboutandtalkedabout.

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