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Chapter 25

           "Gitout,MissScarlett?Whar’dAhgitoutto,MissScarlett?"

           "Idon’tknowandIdon’tcare.ButanyoneatTarawhowon’tworkcangohuntuptheYankees.Youcantelltheothersthattoo."

           "Now,whataboutthecornandthecotton,Pork?"

           "Decawn?Lawd,MissScarlett,deypasturedeyhawsesindecawnan’cah’iedoffwhutdehawsesdin’eatorspile.An’deydrivdeycannonsan’waggins‘crossdecottontillitplumruint,‘ceptafewacresoverondecreekbottomdatdeydin’notice.Butdatcottonain’wuthfoolin’wid,‘causeain’but‘boutthreebalesoverdar."

           Threebales.ScarlettthoughtofthescoresofbalesTarausuallyyieldedandherheadhurtworse.Threebales.ThatwaslittlemorethantheshiftlessSlatterysraised.Tomakemattersworse,therewasthequestionoftaxes.TheConfederategovernmenttookcottonfortaxesinlieuofmoney,butthreebaleswouldn’tevencoverthetaxes.Littlediditmatterthough,toherortheConfederacy,nowthatallthefieldhandshadrunawayandtherewasnoonetopickthecotton.

           "Well,Iwon’tthinkofthateither,"shetoldherself."Taxesaren’tawoman’sjobanyway.Paoughttolookaftersuchthings,butPaIwon’tthinkofPanow.TheConfederacycanwhistleforitstaxes.Whatweneednowissomethingtoeat."

           "Pork,haveanyofyoubeentoTwelveOaksortheMacIntoshplacetoseeifthere’sanythingleftinthegardensthere?"

           "No,Ma’m!Usain’lef’Tara.DeYankeesmoutgitus."

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