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Chapter 35

           Perhapsthesepeoplewererightandshewaswrongbut,justthesame,theseproudfoolsweren’tlookingforwardasshewasdoing,strainingeverynerve,riskingevenhonorandgoodnametogetbackwhattheyhadlost.Itwasbeneaththedignityofanyofthemtoindulgeinascrambleformoney.Thetimeswererudeandhard.Theycalledforrudeandhardstruggleifonewastoconquerthem.Scarlettknewthatfamilytraditionwouldforciblyrestrainmanyofthesepeoplefromsuchastrugglewiththemakingofmoneyadmittedlyitsaim.Theyallthoughtthatobviousmoney-makingandeventalkofmoneywerevulgarintheextreme.Ofcourse,therewereexceptions.Mrs.MerriwetherandherbakingandRenedrivingthepiewagon.AndHughElsingcuttingandpeddlingfirewoodandTommycontracting.AndFrankhavingthegumptiontostartastore.Butwhatoftherankandfileofthem?Theplanterswouldscratchafewacresandliveinpoverty.Thelawyersanddoctorswouldgobacktotheirprofessionsandwaitforclientswhomightnevercome.Andtherest,thosewhohadlivedinleisureontheirincomes?Whatwouldhappentothem?

           Butshewasn’tgoingtobepoorallherlife.Shewasn’tgoingtositdownandpatientlywaitforamiracletohelpher.Shewasgoingtorushintolifeandwrestfromitwhatshecould.HerfatherhadstartedasapoorimmigrantboyandhadwonthebroadacresofTara.Whathehaddone,hisdaughtercoulddo.

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