Унесенные ветром

Chapter 40

           "Well,itshouldn’t,"saidGrandma,fasteningasharpeyeuponher."Forit’sjustexactlythecourseyou’vebeenfollowingsinceyouwenttoAtlanta.Oh,yes!Wehearofyourdidoes,evenifweareburieddownhereinthecountry.You’vechangedwiththechangingtimestoo.WehearhowyousuckuptotheYankeesandthewhitetrashandthenew-richCarpetbaggerstogetmoneyoutofthem.Butterdoesn’tmeltinyourmouthfromallIcanhear.Well,gotoit,Isay.Andgeteverycentoutofthemyoucan,butwhenyou’vegotenoughmoney,kickthemintheface,becausetheycan’tserveyouanylonger.Besureyoudothatanddoitproperly,fortrashhangingontoyourcoattailscanruinyou."

           Scarlettlookedather,herbrowwrinklingwiththeefforttodigestthewords.Theystilldidn’tmakemuchsenseandshewasstillangryatAshleybeingcalledaturtleonhisback.

           "Ithinkyou’rewrongaboutAshley,"shesaidabruptly.

           "Scarlett,youjustaren’tsmart."

           "That’syouropinion,"saidScarlettrudely,wishingitwerepermissibletosmackoldladies’jaws.

           "Oh,you’resmartenoughaboutdollarsandcents.That’saman’swayofbeingsmart.Butyouaren’tsmartatalllikeawoman.Youaren’taspecksmartaboutfolks."

           Scarlett’seyesbegantosnapfireandherhandstoclenchandunclench.

           "I’vemadeyougoodandmad,haven’tI?"askedtheoldlady,smiling."Well,Iaimedtodojustthat."

           "Oh,youdid,didyou?Andwhy,pray?"

           "Ihadgoodandplentyreasons"

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