Унесенные ветром

Chapter 5

           "Well,it’stoolateden.Dey’salreadymahied.‘Sides,gempmumsspecsdeywivesterhavesense."

           "SomedayI’mgoingtodoandsayeverythingIwanttodoandsay,andifpeopledon’tlikeitIdon’tcare."

           "No,youain’,"saidMammygrimly."NotwhileAhgotbreaf.Youeatdemcakes.Sopdemindegravy,honey."

           "Idon’tthinkYankeegirlshavetoactlikesuchfools.WhenwewereatSaratogalastyear,Inoticedplentyofthemactingliketheyhadrightgoodsenseandinfrontofmen,too."

           Mammysnorted.

           "Yankeegals!Yas’m,Ahguessdeyspeaksdeymindsawright,butAhain’noticedmanyofdemgittin’proposedteratSaratoga."

           "ButYankeesmustgetmarried,"arguedScarlett."Theydon’tjustgrow.Theymustgetmarriedandhavechildren.There’stoomanyofthem."

           "Menmahysdemferdeymoney,"saidMammyfirmly.

           Scarlettsoppedthewheatcakeinthegravyandputitinhermouth.PerhapstherewassomethingtowhatMammysaid.Theremustbesomethinginit,forEllensaidthesamethings,indifferentandmoredelicatewords.Infact,themothersofallhergirlfriendsimpressedontheirdaughtersthenecessityofbeinghelpless,clinging,doe-eyedcreatures.Really,ittookalotofsensetocultivateandholdsuchapose.Perhapsshehadbeentoobrash.OccasionallyshehadarguedwithAshleyandfranklyairedheropinions.PerhapsthisandherhealthyenjoymentofwalkingandridinghadturnedhimfromhertothefrailMelanie.

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