Scarlett heads out to meet with Rhett at the jail. Scarlett is cold, as there is a chilled wind blowing through the air. When she arrives at the Yankee headquarters, the soldiers there take her inside and dote on her to make sure that she remains safe and warm. Their kind treatment makes her think that Yankees are not so bad. Scarlett tells them that she is Rhett's sister and would like to see him. Laughing about how many "sisters" that Rhett has, they bring him out to meet her.
Scarlett plays her cards perfectly, luring Rhett in by telling him how good things are at Tara and how everyone there is doing well. Rhett starts to believe her until he sees her hands, which are calloused and freckled from the fieldwork she has.....
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