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Chapter 31

           AndshehadhadafewunpleasantexperienceswiththeFreedmen’sBureau.Shehadgathered,also,thatsomeofthefreenegroesweregettingquiteinsolent.Thislastshecouldhardlybelieve,forshehadneverseenaninsolentnegroinherlife.

           ButthereweremanythingswhichWillandAshleyhadconspiredtokeepfromher.ThescourgeofwarhadbeenfollowedbytheworsescourgeofReconstruction,butthetwomenhadagreednottomentionthemorealarmingdetailswhentheydiscussedthesituationathome.AndwhenScarletttookthetroubletolistentothematall,mostofwhattheysaidwentinoneearandouttheother.

           ShehadheardAshleysaythattheSouthwasbeingtreatedasaconqueredprovinceandthatvindictivenesswasthedominantpolicyoftheconquerors.ButthatwasthekindofstatementwhichmeantlessthannothingatalltoScarlett.Politicswasmen’sbusiness.ShehadheardWillsayitlookedtohimliketheNorthjustwasn’taimingtolettheSouthgetonitsfeetagain.Well,thoughtScarlett,menalwayshadtohavesomethingfoolishtoworryabout.Asfarasshewasconcerned,theYankeeshadn’twhippedheronceandtheywouldn’tdoitthistime.ThethingtodowastoworklikethedevilandstopworryingabouttheYankeegovernment.Afterall,thewarwasover.

           Scarlettdidnotrealizethatalltherulesofthegamehadbeenchangedandthathonestlaborcouldnolongerearnitsjustreward.Georgiawasvirtuallyundermartiallawnow.

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