they said
went in
one ear
and out
the other.
She had
heard
Ashley say
that the
South was
being
treated as
a
conquered
province
and that
vindictiveness
was the
dominant
policy of
the
conquerors.
But that
was the
kind of
statement
which
meant less
than
nothing at
all to
Scarlett.
Politics
was men’s
business.
She had
heard Will
say it
looked to
him like
the North
just
wasn’t
aiming to
let the
South get
on its
feet
again.
Well,
