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Gone With the Wind Chapter 27

By Margaret Mitchell

Chapter 27

Not so fast, though. As they're all contemplating how they're going to be able to slaughter the pigs and eat well, more Yankees show up.
They scramble to hide as much as they can—cows, cattle, and pigs—and the Yankees wander around taking everything they can. Because in this book, they're the bad guys.
Scarlett convinces the commander not to take Charles's sword since it was used in the Mexican War.
The Yankees go, but a soldier who wanted to take the sword sets a fire in the back out of spite.
Melanie helps put it out.
Scarlett managed to hide a wallet with money in Melanie's baby's diaper, which is resourceful, if also a little icky.
Scarlett is forced to admit to herself that Melanie is trustworthy in a pinch.