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@@@@@What you’re doing here is my
concern The officer remembered who he wasHis
mouth closed and his back stiffened
Scarlett noticed that the soldiers were stiff all over, and staring,
first at her, then at their officerThe constables were looking from
the corners of their eyes”I am executing an order of Her Majesty’s
Government to evict the people resident on this farm for nonpayment
of
rent He waved a scrolled paperScarlett’s heart was in her
throat
She lifted her chin higherBeyond the soldiers she could see Daniel
and his sons running from the fields with pitchforks and cudgels, ready
to fight”There’s obviously been a mistake,” Scarlett said”What
amount is supposed to be unpaid?” Hurry, she thought, for God’s sake
hurry, you long-nosed foolIf any O’Hara man-or men-hit a soldier,
they’d be sent to prison, or worseEverything seemed to slow down
The officer took forever to open the scrollDaniel and Seamus and
Thomas and Patrick and Timothy moved as if they were under water
Scarlett unbuttoned her shirtHer fingers felt like sausages, the
buttons like uncontrollable lumps- of suetThirty-one pounds eight
shillings and nine pence,” said the officerIt was taking him an hour
to say every word, Scarlett was sureThen she heard the shouting
from
the field, saw the big O’Hara men running, waving fists and weapons
She clawed frantically at the string around her neck, at the pouch of
money when it appeared, at its tightly closed neckHer fingers felt
the coins, the folded bank notes, and she breathed a silent prayer of
thanksShe was carrying the wages of all the workers at Ballyhara
More than fifty pounds