Most Romantics love story ever part 2 Learn English through story level 3

chapter one

money problems

on a cold january afternoon in 1868

scarlett o’hara was writing to aunt pity

when will bentine came into the room

miss scarlett he said

how much money do you have

she stared at him

wondering if something was wrong

i’ve got ten dollars in gold

the last of that yankees money

that won’t be enough for the taxes

he said

taxes

said scarlett

we’ve already paid the taxes

miss scarlet you don’t go to jonesboro

often and i’m glad you don’t he said

a lot of yankees and carpetbaggers are

given the orders now

but what’s that got to do with our taxes

said scarlet

they’re putting the value on tara sky

high

and you’ll have to pay more tax

said will

if you can’t

tara will be sold

and i’ve heard that somebody is hoping

to get it cheap

will and ashley looked after any

business in jonesboro and had agreed not

to tell scarlett the more worrying

details of what was happening

but will could not hide this from her

those yankees she cried

wasn’t it enough for them to win the war

how much extra do they want us to pay

three hundred dollars

said will

then we’ve got to get three hundred

dollars somehow

she said

they can’t sell tara

will looked angry

they can

and they’ll enjoy doing it

the country has gone to hell if you’ll

excuse my saying so miss scarlet

carpet baggers and white trash can vote

and most southern gentlemen can’t

anyone who was on the tax books for more

than 2 000 before the war can’t vote

men like your paw and mr tarlton

i could vote if i took their oath and

became a yankee but i’ll never do that

but people like

jonas wilkerson and the slatteries

they can vote

and they’re given the orders now

vote

cried scarlet

it’s taxes we’re talking about

we’ll we could borrow money on tara and

and who has any money to lend you on

this place

only the carpet baggers were trying to

take it away from you

i’ve got the jewelry i took off the

yankee

miss scarlett

who has money for jewelry around here

said will

most people ain’t got enough money to

buy meat

they were silent for several minutes

where is mr wilkes she said

he’s in the field cutting wood

said will

scarlett had not had a private talk with

ashley since his return

because melanie was always with him

but she found him alone in the field and

told him the

news only one person we know has money

he said

that’s rhett butler

a letter from aunt pity had said that

rhett butler was back in atlanta

looking rich don’t talk about him said

scarlett

what about us

ashley stared across the fields

what will happen to everybody in the

south he said

i can’t help scarlet

the world i belong to has gone

and i’m afraid

i can’t make you understand these things

because you’re never afraid you face the

real world without wanting to escape it

but i can’t

escape

cried scarlet

oh ashley i do want to escape

i’m so

tired of it all

let’s run away

we could go to mexico

they want officers in the mexican army

you know you don’t love melanie you told

me you loved me that day at 12 oaks and

i know you haven’t changed

we were going to forget that day at 12

oaks he said

do you think i could ever forget it she

said

his voice was deadly quiet

and do you think i could leave melanie

and the baby

scarlett

you’re sick and tired that’s why you’re

talking this way

but i’m gonna help you

there’s only one way to help me

she said

take me away

there’s nothing to keep us here

only honor

he said quietly

she began to cry

and he took her into his arms and

pressed her head against his chest

whispering

you mustn’t cry

and he kissed her

hungrily as if he could never have

enough

you do love me

she cried

you do love me say it

he pushed her away

don’t he said

or i shall make love to you now here in

the field

she smiled

remembering the feel of his mouth on

hers

we won’t do this he cried

and it will never happen again because

i’ll take melanie and the baby and go

go

she cried oh no

yes by god he said

do you think i’ll stay here now when

this might happen again

but actually you can’t go

you love me

all right i love you

and a moment ago i almost took you like

a

he could not find the words

scarlett felt a cold pain in her heart

if you felt like that and didn’t take me

then you don’t love me she said

i can never make you understand he said

there’s nothing left for me to fight for

she said

he picked up some of the red earth at

his feet

there is something left he said

something you love better than me

there’s tara

and he pressed the wet earth into her

hand

she looked down at it

and suddenly

she knew how very dear that red earth of

tara was to her

and how hard she would fight to keep it

you needn’t go

she said it won’t happen again

chapter 2

return to atlanta

scarlett heard the sound of a horse

and saw a shiny new carriage stop by the

house

jonas wilkerson got out

scarlett was surprised to see the man

who was once her father’s plantation

manager

will had said that jonas had made a lot

of money

mostly by cheating negroes or the

government

and here he was

stepping out of a fine carriage with a

woman who was dressed in fashionable

clothes

the woman looked towards the house

and scarlett recognized her immediately

emmy slattery

she said before she could stop herself

yes it’s me

said emmy

holding her head proudly

emmy slattery

that dirty cheap female whose fatherless

baby scarlett’s mother had helped to

deliver

emmy who gave typhoid to scarlet’s

mother and killed her

that overdressed nasty piece of white

trash was coming up the steps of tara

smiling and looking as if she belonged

there

get off those steps

cried scarlet

get off this land

jonas tried to control his anger

you mustn’t speak like that to my wife

he said

wife

said scarlet

so you’ve made her your wife at last

have you

we came to talk business with old

friends began jonas

friends

said scarlett

my father threw you off this plantation

after you fathered emmy’s baby

and the slatteries took our help

and paid us back by killing my mother

get off this land before i call mr

bentin and mr wilkes

emmy ran back to the carriage but jonas

did not move

still the proud lady

he shouted at scarlet

well

i know your father’s gone crazy

and i know you can’t pay your taxes

i came here to offer to buy this place

but i won’t give you a dollar now

i’ll buy it cheap when it’s sold for

taxes

i’ll pull this house down and plant

every field with salt before either of

you put a foot in it

shouted scarlett

jonas turned and walked angrily to the

carriage

he climbed in next to his wife who was

crying

and they drove off

scarlett was so frightened that she

found it difficult to breathe

jonas wilkerson that tara

never

never never

i’ll get money from rhett she thought

i’ll sell him the yankees jewelry

then i’ll pay the taxes and laugh in

jonas wilkerson’s face

another thought came to her

but i’ll need money for taxes every year

what did rhett said

i want you more than i’ve ever wanted

any woman

i’ll marry him

she thought cooley

then i’ll never have to worry about

money again

but he mustn’t suspect that we’re poor

or he’ll know it’s his money i want and

not him

scarlett and mammy stepped from the

train at atlanta

scarlett had wanted to come alone

but mammy wouldn’t let her

and because mammy had helped scarlett

make a new dress from some curtains

scarlett felt unable to stop her coming

mammy knew about the taxes and that they

were in atlanta to get the money to pay

them

why ain’t you saying where the money is

coming from

she asked suspecting something

in

why do you need a new dress to borrow it

scarlett didn’t answer

they walked to aunt pity’s house

saddened by the city’s burned and

blackened buildings

the streets were full of yankee soldiers

or negroes

who stared at scarlet in an insulting

way as she walked past

a closed carriage came along peachtree

street

and a woman’s head appeared at a window

it was bell wattling

who was that

asked mammy

i’ve never seen hair that color in my

life

she’s the town’s bad woman

said scarlet

and mammy’s mouth fell open

my dear

did i tell you that rhett butler was in

prison

aunt pity said at supper that

evening for a moment scarlett was so

shocked she could only stare

yes went on aunt pity

he’s imprisoned for killing a negro who

insulted a white woman and they may hang

him

how

how long will he be in prison

asked scarlett

nobody knows said aunt pity

and the yankees don’t care whether

people are guilty or not they’re so

worried about the ku klux klan

do you have a clan near tara i’m sure

you do and ashley doesn’t tell you about

it

klansmen aren’t supposed to tell

they ride out at night dressed like

ghosts and call on carpetbaggers who

steal and negroes who were rude or

insulting

sometimes they frighten them and make

them leave

sometimes

they kill them and leave them with the

ku klux kard on them

the yankees are very angry about it

but i don’t believe they’ll hang captain

butler because they think he knows where

the money is

everybody believes he’s got millions of

dollars in gold belonging to the

confederacy

somebody got it and we think it was the

blockaders

millions in gold

scarlett imagined it

she could repair tara and plant miles

and miles of cotton

she could have pretty clothes and a good

doctor to look after paw

and ashley

oh

she could do so much for ashley

chapter 3

prison visiting

there were soldiers talking outside the

yankee prison

scarlett wearing her new dress walked

towards them

can i help you

one asked politely

i want to see captain butler

said scarlett

butler again

that man’s popular

said the soldier

he was also a captain

are you a relation

yes

his

his sister

the captain laughed

he’s got a lot of sisters one of them

was here yesterday

come and wait in the office

scarlett’s face was red as she sat down

on a chair and gave the soldier her name

after a time the door opened and read

appeared

he was dirty and hadn’t shaved but he

came in with a smile and was obviously

happy to see her

scarlett

he said laughing

my dear little sister

he kissed her cheek before she could

stop him

remember

my men are just outside

the captain said

when the door closed after him rhett

moved towards her again can i give you a

real kiss now

he said

she smiled at him

only on the cheek

like a good brother

i’ll wait and hope for better things he

said

when did you arrive in atlanta

yesterday she replied

and you came here this morning

my dear how good of

you and pity told me about you last

night and i just couldn’t sleep

i was so unhappy and worried about you

she said

scarlett it’s wonderful to hear you say

things like that

he said

how pretty you are

let me look at you

she laughed and turned round on her toes

what have you been doing since i last

saw you

he said

she sat down next to him and put a hand

on his arm

the yankees came to tara but they didn’t

burn the house

everything is fine

we did well with our cotton last autumn

and paw says we’ll do better next year

but there are no parties right and i get

bored in the country

i came here to get some dresses

and then i’m going to charleston to

visit my aunt

she gently squeezed his arm

i’m so frightened for you rhett

they won’t really hang you will they

he put his hand on hers

will you be sorry

he said

if you’re sorry enough i’ll put you in

my will

there was laughter in his eyes as he

squeezed her hand

his will

she looked down quickly but not before

he saw the excitement in her face

he watched her closely as he spoke

the yankees think i ran away with the

confederacy gold

well

did you

she said

where did you get all your money

aunt pity says

what rude questions you ask

he said laughing

she was so excited it was difficult to

talk sweetly to him

you’re too clever to let them hang you

she said

you’ll find a way to get out and when

you do

and when i do

he asked moving closer to her

well

i

her face went prettily red again

oh rhett

i’ll die if they hang you

i

she stopped and looked down

scarlett

you can’t mean that you

she tried to cry

would tears seem more natural

she closed her eyes but turned her face

upwards so that he could kiss her more

easily

but he did not kiss her lips

he took her hand and kissed it

then turned it over to kiss the other

side

it was rough from work and the nails

were broken

it wasn’t the soft white hand of scarlet

o’hara

he picked up the other one and looked at

them together

look at me

he said quietly

so everything is fine at tara is it well

these aren’t the hands of a lady

don’t say that

she cried

but she was thinking

why didn’t i wear aunt pitty’s gloves

how stupid

you’ve worked like a field negro he said

dropping them

why did you lie

i almost believed you were sorry for me

but i am sorry

she said

no you aren’t

you want something

tell me what it is instead of behaving

like a prostitute selling yourself

he looked closely at her

did you really think i’d marry you

her face went red

you know i’m not a marrying man

he went on

oh rhett

you can help me

if you’ll just be sweet

what do you want

money

well

yes

i do want some money

said scarlett

i want you to lend me three hundred

dollars

you were talking about love but thinking

about money

he said how like a woman

what will you offer me in return

jewelry

she said

i’m not interested in jewelry

he said

there’s tara

no

he said

what do you want the money for

to pay taxes

said scarlet

all right

i lied about everything being all right

paw is

not himself since mother died

and there are 13 of us to feed and we

never have enough to eat or warm clothes

or

where did you get the dress he asked

it’s made out of some curtains

she said

he was silent for a moment

then he said

i don’t like your first offer

make me another one

she took a deep breath

and looked him straight in the eye

you said you had never wanted a woman as

much as you wanted me

well

well if you still want me

you can have me

he looked back at her

and she felt her face getting hot

then he said let me understand this

if i give you three hundred dollars

you will be my lover

is that right

yes

she said

are you going to give me the money

he smiled

i couldn’t give it to you

i have the money yes

but not here

and i’m not saying where it is or how

much

her face became ugly

and she jumped at him with an angry cry

he held her around the waist as she

tried to bite and kick him

let me go she said

you knew you weren’t going to give me

the money but you let me go on

you’re a hateful pig

he laughed

come to my hanging it will make you feel

better he said

thank you

she said

but they may not hang you until it’s too

late to pay the taxes

chapter four

another plan

it was raining when she started to walk

back to aunt pity’s house

her clothes were soon wet but she didn’t

care

how can i go back to tara and tell them

they must all go

somewhere

she thought

oh

i hope they hang rhett butler

she heard the sound of a carriage and

turned to look

the driver saw her

is it

miss scarlett

he said

oh

mr kennedy

said scarlett

i’m so glad to see you

frank kennedy smiled and looked pleased

as he stopped and helped her into the

carriage

what are you doing in this part of the

town

he said

don’t you know it’s dangerous

scarlett noticed how well dressed he was

the carriage was new too

i didn’t know you were here in atlanta

she said

didn’t miss sue ellen tell you about my

shop

said frank

no

she replied

although she remembered sue ellen did

say something about it

a shop

how clever you must be

i came to atlanta at the end of the war

he explained

and there were beds and blankets on the

train which nobody seemed to want

the yankees were going to burn them but

i got them first

i had ten dollars and used it to put a

roof on an old shop near five points

and i moved the beds and blankets in and

started selling them

i sold them cheap then bought other

things and

sold those too

he looked proud

i made a thousand dollars this year miss

scarlet

500 went to buy more things but i’ll

probably make 2 000 next year

and i’ve already got an idea for another

business

scarlett quickly became interested

you have

she said

he laughed and hurried the horse along

a pretty little woman like you doesn’t

want to hear anything about business

the old fool she thought

but she said

oh but i do

and smiled sweetly

what other business

a sawmill

he said

i haven’t bought it yet but i will

anybody who owns a sawmill can make

money

the yankees burned so many houses and

people have gone crazy building new ones

they can’t get enough wood and they

can’t get it fast enough

i’m going to buy this sawmill as soon as

people pay me some of the money they owe

me his face went red again

you know why i want to make money

quickly don’t you

scarlett knew he was thinking of sue

allen

for a moment she wondered about asking

him to lend her 300

but he won’t she thought

he wants to marry sue ellen in the

spring and if he lends me the money the

wedding will have to wait

oh why does this old fool want to marry

her

once she gets her hands on his money she

won’t care whether tara is sold for

taxes or burned to the ground

suddenly

an idea came into her head

can i make him forget sue allen and ask

me to marry him instead

he’s old enough to be my father but he’s

a gentleman

and now isn’t the time for me to be

fussy

he saw her staring at him

and she looked away quickly

are you cold

he asked

yes

she said in a small voice

may i put my hand in your coat pocket

i forgot to bring my gloves

oh

of course

he said delighted

but

why did you come to this part of town

i

i went to see if the soldiers would buy

some clothes i had made to send home to

their wives

she lied

you went to the yankees

he said shocked

miss scarlett

does miss pity pat know that you

oh

i shall die if you tell aunt pity

said scarlett and began to cry

it was easy to cry because she was so

cold

became embarrassed

he wanted to put her head on his

shoulder but didn’t know what to do

i came to atlanta to try to make a

little money for myself and my son

said scarlett

tears running down her cheeks

and then frank saw that her head

was on his shoulder

although he didn’t know how it had got

there

i won’t tell miss pity pat he said

but you must promise not to do anything

like this again

her green eyes looked up at him

but i must do something

there’s nobody to look after me

or my poor little boy now

there will always be a home for you and

wade with us

when miss sue ellen and i are married

he said

scarlett tried to look embarrassed

is

something wrong

said frank

i

i thought she wrote to you

said scarlett

oh she should be ashamed

oh what an unkind sister i have

frank stared at her

his face gray

what

she’s going to marry tony fontaine next

month lied scarlet

she got tired of waiting for you

during the next two weeks

scarlet made him feel like a strong

warm-hearted man

who was lucky enough to catch a charming

but helpless little woman

and when they stood together to be

married

he still did not know how it had all

happened

and so quickly too

he only knew that for the first time in

his life

he had done something wonderful

and exciting

no friends or relations came to the

wedding

that was how scarlett wanted it

just us too frank

she said

i always wanted to run away and be

married

please dear

just for me

and before he knew it

he was married

chapter five

the sawmill business

frank gave scarlett the three hundred

dollars

although it ended his hopes of buying

the sawmill

but she let him see how happy this made

her and then he was happy too

will wrote to say the taxes were now

paid

and the jonas wilkerson was angry not to

get tara

scarlett knew that will understood why

she had married frank

but wondered what ashley thought of her

she also had a letter from sue ellen

a violent insulting letter

and though many of the things sue ellen

said were true

scarlett never forgave her for saying

them

she knew people in atlanta were talking

about her but she did not care

tara was safe

now she had to make frank realize that

his shop must bring in more money

there were next year’s taxes to pay

and there was still the sawmill

scarlett knew that there was money to be

made from a sawmill

nobody knew just when frank realized

that scarlett had tricked him into

marrying her

sue ellen certainly never wrote to tell

him

perhaps it was when tony fontaine came

to atlanta on business

obviously not married

but frank could not believe scarlett had

married him coldly and without any love

two weeks after the wedding

he became ill

and dr mead sent him to bed

as each day passed frank worried more

and more about the shop

and the boy who was looking after it for

him

i’ll go and see how things are

scarlett told him

when she arrived she sent the boy out

for his dinner then looked at the books

to see just how much money people owed

frank she was shocked to find it was

more than five hundred dollars

and owed by people she knew

the elsings and the merryweathers among

others

frank may be willing to stay poor just

to be friendly with these people she

thought

but i’m not

she was making a list of the names when

the door opened and someone came in

it was rhett butler

my dear mrs kennedy

he said

my very dear mrs kennedy

she stared at him

what are you doing here

she said

i heard you were married

so i came to congratulate you

oh

you are the most

what a pity they didn’t hang you

there are others who share your opinion

he said smiling

how did you get out of prison

she asked

i persuaded a government friend of mine

in washington to speak for me

he said

i knew things about him that he didn’t

want others to know

but you were guilty she said

yes

i did kill the negro

agreed rhett

he insulted a lady

he spoke softly

and don’t tell miss pity pat but yes

i do have the money safe in a bank in

england

[Music]

the money

said scarlet

you have the confederate gold

not all of it

he said laughing there must be 50 or

more blockaders who have some

but i’ve got nearly half a million

if only you had waited and not rushed to

marry

again scarlett felt sick

half a million dollars

it was hard to believe there was so much

money in this cruel world

tell me he said trying not to look too

interested but failing

did you

get the money for the taxes

and suddenly

she knew that this was why he was here

it was not to laugh at her

but to make sure she had got the money

to pay the taxes

oh

how nice he could be sometimes

did he really care about her more than

he was willing to say

yes

i got the money

she said

did you wait until you had the wedding

ring on your finger

he said smiling

and did frank have as much money as he

told you

or did he trick you

you needn’t have secrets from me

scarlett

i know the worst about you

oh rhett

you’re the worst

well

i don’t know what

no

frank didn’t trick me but

suddenly it was good to tell someone her

troubles

rhett

if frank would just ask people for the

money they owe him

i wouldn’t be worried

don’t you have enough to live on he said

yes but

well

i could use a little money

i’ll lend you some money

but i want to know what it’s for

said red

he smiled again and i won’t ask you to

repeat that charming offer you made me

once

europe

she began

i know you’re worrying about that

he went on smoothly

not worrying a lot

but worrying a little

now

why do you want money

not for ashley wilkes i hope

she became hot with anger

ashley wilkes has never taken a dollar

from me

ashley is oh yes

he said

ashley is wonderful

so why doesn’t he take his family and

get out of tara and find work

he’s been working like a field negro

he’s yes he does the best he can

but you’ll never make a farm worker out

of a wilkes now cool down

and tell me how much money you want

and what you wanted for

scarlett tried to control her anger

she wanted to throw his offer back in

his face but she told herself to be

sensible

i want to buy a sawmill

she said it last

and i think i can get it cheap

and i want two wagons and horses and a

horse and carriage for myself

a sawmill

said rhett

yes

she said

are you busy this afternoon

why

he asked

i want you to drive to the sawmill with

me

she said

i want to buy it before you change your

mind

the sawmill

cried frank

you sold your jewelry to captain butler

and bought the sawmill

it was the shock of frank’s life when

scarlet told him

at first he thought she was joking

but he soon discovered that it was no

joke

early each morning she drove out to the

sawmill with uncle peter aunt pity’s old

slave

and did not come back until it was dark

a man called johnson was made manager

and he brought in free negroes to do the

work

and scarlett was soon earning enough

money to talk about buying another

sawmill

frank couldn’t understand it

this wasn’t the soft sweet helpless

person he had married

this scarlet knew what she wanted and

went after it

like a man

and she became angry so easily

he only had to say scarlett i wish you

wouldn’t and it was like a thunderstorm

breaking

a baby

he thought

she needs a baby

then

on a wild wet night in april

tony fontaine rode in from jonesboro and

knocked on their door waking up frank

and scarlet

frank hurried down to let him in

scarlet followed moments later and came

downstairs as tony blew out the lighted

candle frank was holding

they’ll hang me if they catch me

tony was saying

i’m going to texas to hide but i need

another horse frank

you can have mine

said frank

what happened

scarlett asked

you remember eustis

who was one of our slaves

said tony

he came to the kitchen today while sally

was making dinner

i don’t know what he said but i heard

her scream and try to get away

i ran into the kitchen

and there he was

drunk

go on

said scarlett

i shot him

and when mother ran in to look after

sally

i began riding into jonesboro to find

jonas wilkerson

he was to blame

he had talked to those black fools and

told them that negroes could have

anything could have white women

oh tony no

cried scarlet

yes

said tony

on my way past tara i met ashley and he

went with me

we found wilkerson in a bar

and i took my knife to him while ashley

held the others back

it was finished before i knew it

wilkerson was dead and ashley was

putting me on my horse and telling me to

come to you

he’s a good man ashley

but surely if you went back and

explained

tony laughed

scarlett how do you think the yankees

will reward a man for keeping negroes

off his women

by hanging him that’s how

now

i must go

scarlett was afraid someone could rape

or kill her and the yankees would hang

anyone who tried to punish the criminal

she didn’t want her children to grow up

with all this hate and fear

she wanted them to know only warm homes

good clothes and fine food

only money can buy these things she

thought

lots of money

that’s what i’ll have and i don’t care

how i get it

when tony had gone

scarlett told her husband a secret she

had kept for several weeks

frank

she said

i’m going to have a baby

the spring months went by and each day

scarlett went to the sawmill

certain that johnson the manager was

cheating her but unable to catch him

and she went to see builders and people

who were planning new homes

she often lied about the quality of her

wood

and sold bad wood for the same price as

good wood

one man who owned another sawmill openly

called her a liar and a cheat

but it hurt his business

because people would not believe that

someone like scarlet a lady

would behave the way this man was saying

she did

in the end

the man had to sell his business

and scarlett bought it cheap

she had to find someone to manage the

second sawmill

and she gave the job to hugh elsing

he was not a good businessman

but he was honest

people were shocked to see scarlett

doing business with yankees

but scarlett did not care

when i’m rich

she thought

i’ll say what i think of them

but until then

i’ll smile sweetly and take their money

then in early june

a message came from will at tara

gerald scarlett’s father

was dead

chapter six

changes at tara

it was evening when scarlett arrived in

jonesboro

will met her with the wagon and they

drove along the road towards tara

scarlett

i’m going to marry sue ellen

he said

sue ellen

she said

i always thought you loved karine

the only man karine loved

that tartan boy

was killed in the war

and now she’s going into the church in

charleston to live and work

are you joking said scarlet

nope

and you mustn’t argue with her or laugh

at her he said

it’s all she wants now

her heart is broken

but you don’t love sue ellen do you

she said

i do in a way

he said

and ashley and melanie will be going

soon

and i couldn’t live at tara then without

mary and sue ellen

you know how people talk

ashley said scarlett

going where

up north

said will

a yankee friend wrote to him about

working in a bank there

he looked at her

and she had the old feeling that he knew

all about her and ashley

he can’t go she thought

i’ll find him a job at the sawmill

but he must think he’s helping me or he

won’t come

tell me about paw

she said

he wasn’t ill

said will

but

well

about a month ago sue ellen talked to

some people in jonesboro

and afterwards she was all excited

although she didn’t say anything

then she started going for walks with

your paw

i saw her talking to him but i’m sure he

didn’t know what she was saying half of

the time

but now i know that she was trying to

make him take the yankee oath

paw take the yankee oath

cried scarlet

will nodded

so that the yankees would pay a hundred

and fifty thousand dollars for the

cotton they burned at tara during the

war

they’ll do that for any southern

gentleman who takes the oath

a hundred and fifty thousand dollars

said scarlett

and all for signing a loyal oath to the

united states government

that much money for a small lie

scarlett didn’t blame sue ellen

well

sue allen got your father drunk

and took him into jonesborough

and he almost signed it

will went on

but at the last moment he realized what

he was doing

and he threw the paper in sue ellen’s

face

then he rode off like a crazy man

oh

poor paw

said scarlett

that evening

ashley and i heard him riding across the

fields

said will

he tried to jump the fence

look ellen

watch me jump this one he shouted

but the horse stopped and threw him over

the fall broke his neck

gerald o’hara’s funeral was on a hot

june morning

people said kind words to scarlett and

karine

but they did not speak to sue ellen

she had tried to make her father forget

his honor as a loyal southerner and take

the yankee oath

and they would never forgive her for

that

when everyone had gone after the funeral

scarlet asked ashley to speak with her

when they were alone

she offered to make him a half owner in

one of her sawmills in atlanta

ashley you must come she said

it may be months before i can look after

the sawmills now because of the baby

scarlet please he said

i can’t

but you go to new york and live with

yankees she said

yes he said

i’ve decided to go north

i’ve taken too much from you already

scarlett

food a home

clothes for myself and melanie and the

baby

and i can’t

you know i can’t live near you

and you know why

oh

that

she said

i made a promise out in the field last

winter

and i’ll keep it

i can’t be sure i will he said

i’m going to new

york oh

ashley

said scarlet

and began to cry wildly

moments later

melanie came in her eyes wide with worry

scarlett what is it

is it the baby

it’s ashley he’s so

so horrible

shouted scarlett

ashley

what have you done

melanie ran to scarlet

let me explain

said ashley

scarlett was kind enough to offer to

make me manager of one of her sawmills

in atlanta

manager cried scarlet angrily

i offered to make him half owner and he

i told her i had arranged for us to go

north and she

oh

scarlet began to cry again

i told him how much i need him

how i can’t get anybody to manage the

sawmill

and he refused to come

and now i’ll have to sell it

and we’ll probably all go hungry but he

won’t care

ashley

how could you refuse

cried melanie

after all scarlett has done for us

she saved my life in atlanta when my

baby came

and she killed a yankee here to save us

yes

did you know that and now the first time

she asks us to do something for her

oh ashley

just think what it will mean for us to

live in atlanta among our own people

maybe we’ll have a little home of our

own oh ashley

do say yes

scarlett looked into ashley’s tired eyes

as he spoke

i’ll come scarlett

he said

i cannot fight you both

chapter 7

danger in atlanta

scarlett was disappointed when ashley

was not a better businessman than hugh

elsing

but she could do nothing about it until

after her baby was born

i’ll never have another child

she decided

scarlett’s baby was a girl ella

and she was born during a week when a

negro raped a white woman

and was quietly hanged by the ku klux

klan

before he could be brought to the law

scarlet thanked god that ashley was too

sensible to belong to the clan

and that frank was too old and weak

but people stayed at home behind locked

doors

and men were afraid to leave their women

and children unguarded

both ashley and hugh stayed at home

and work at the sawmill stopped which

annoyed scarlett

after three weeks she got up from her

bed

and said that she was going to the

sawmills again

frank and mammy said it was too

dangerous

so scarlett rushed across to ashley’s

house which was at the bottom of aunt

pity’s garden and complained loudly to

melanie

i will go she said

i’ll carry a gun and shoot anybody who

tries to hurt me

melanie was shocked

scarlett i’ll die if anything happens to

you

i’ll tell ashley to go back to the

sawmill at once

what good will he be if he’s worried

about you every minute of the day

said scarlett no

i’ll walk there and get some negro

workmen on the way

no

said melanie

decatur road is full of bad negroes and

you’ll have to pass by there

i’ll think of something

and that afternoon

a tall thin old man with a wooden leg

and only one eye came across the garden

from melanie’s house

he was one of the many old soldiers

without homes or families who stopped at

melanie’s house and were given food and

a place to sleep before moving on again

mrs wilkes sent me to drive for you

he said

my name’s archie

and mrs wilkes has been good to me

so here i am

scarlett didn’t like the look of him but

she said

alright

if my husband agrees

frank was disappointed when the baby did

not change scarlet

but she was determined to go to her

sawmills

so he agreed to let archie drive her

scarlet sometimes wondered about

archie’s earlier life and

one morning

she learned something about it

you can never be sure that free negroes

will come to work

she was saying

i’m going to get some convicts

archie turned to her angrily

the day you get convicts at the sawmills

will be the day i stop working for you

people who use convicts don’t care

they feed them cheaply and get all the

work they can out of them

why do you care she said

because i was a convict

for nearly 40 years

he said

a shocked scarlet listened to his story

archie murdered his wife because she was

his brother’s lover

and he was sent to prison for the rest

of his life

but during the war when things were

going badly for the confederacy

convicts were given the chance to go

free if they fought against the yankees

archie took his chance and was now a

free man

mrs wilkes knows

said archie

i wouldn’t let a nice lady like her take

me into her house without knowing

scarlett said nothing but she thought

a murderer

how could melanie be so

so

oh

there are no words for it

but when she began using convicts

five for each sawmill

archie kept his promise and stopped

driving her

frank also asked scarlett not to use

convicts and at first ashley refused to

work with them

but scarlett got her own way eventually

although ashley did no better with the

convicts than he had with negroes

and now there were gray hairs in his

head and a tired look in his eyes

and he almost never smiled

on a warm december day

scarlett was sitting outside aunt

pitty’s house with her baby when she

looked up to see rhett butler riding

along the road

hello rhett she said

you’ve been away a long time

yes i have

he said

and i was on my way to see you

when i saw mrs ashley wilkes

it was quite a surprise

of course i stopped to talk with her and

she told me that you were kind enough to

make mr wilkes a half owner in your

sawmill

what about it

said scarlett looking guilty

when i lent you that money

you promised not to use it to look after

ashley

he said

scarlett

you have no honor

why do you hate ashley

she said

i don’t

i pity him

his world is gone and he’s like a fish

out of water

how did you get him to come to atlanta

scarlett pushed the memory of the

argument with ashley from her mind

i explained that i needed his help

because i was going to have a baby

he was pleased to come

well

you’ll never get another dollar out of

me

said rhett

he looked down at the baby

i suppose frank is very proud of his

daughter and has lots of plans for her

yes well

you know how silly men are with their

babies

then tell him to stay home at night more

often if he wants to see her grown up

said rhett

what do you mean

said scarlett

are you trying to tell me that frank is

is

oh

rhett laughed loudly

i didn’t mean he was seeing other women

frank oh

how funny

and he went away laughing

chapter eight

ku klux klan

the march afternoon was cold as scarlet

drove alone along the decatur road

frank’s gun was on the seat beside her

as she went past old army tents and

rough wooden buildings where the black

prostitutes and the white and negro

criminals lived

suddenly a big negro stepped out from

behind a tree

scarlet quickly picked up frank’s gun

what do you want

miss scarlett

don’t shoot big sam

came the reply

big sam

he was one of the slaves who would work

to tara and who went to fight for the

confederacy in the last months of the

war

sam

said scarlett

what are you doing in this nasty place

and why haven’t you been into town to

see me

i don’t live here miss scarlet said sam

i’m just staying here for a time

i went up north but i didn’t like it and

i’m going home to tara as soon as i get

the chance

would you like to stay here and work for

me

said scarlett

i need a driver

sam looked unhappy

oh thank you for offering miss scarlett

but i’ve got to get out of atlanta

i

i killed a man

a negro

no a white man

a yankee soldier

said sam

he said something bad and

i didn’t mean to kill him

but i’m strong and

and now they’re after me

scarlett thought for a moment then said

i’ll send you to tara tonight

i have to drive out to my sawmill now

but i’ll be back before it’s dark

wait for me here

yes miss scarlett

said sam

like many free negroes he was pleased to

have somebody to tell him what to do

again

that evening

the sun had gone when scarlet reached

the bend in the road

big sam was nowhere to be seen

and she began to worry

then she heard feet coming along the

road

but it wasn’t sam

it was a big white man and a small fat

negro

scarlett put her hand on the gun at her

side

lady

can you give me any money

said the white man

he stopped scarlett’s horse and held it

i’m hungry

get out of the way

she answered

keeping her voice calm

get her the man shouted to the negro

she’s probably got her money inside her

dress

what happened next was like a terrible

dream

the negro ran to the carriage and

scarlet shot at him

but the gun was pulled from her hand so

roughly that it almost broke her wrist

then she felt a hand at her throat

and her dress was torn open from her

neck to her waist

the black hand pushed between her

breasts and scarlet screamed like a mad

woman

shut her up

shouted the white man pull her out

a third man was in the road and the

white man suddenly cried out

then the negro jumped down as big sam

came towards him run miss scarlett

shouted big sam

scarlett started the horse and felt the

carriage go over the white man who was

lying where sam had knocked him down

then she heard another shout from behind

and looked back to see big sam running

after her

she slowed enough to let sam jump onto

the carriage

then rushed on towards the town

that night

frank sent big sam to catch the train to

jonesborough

then he took scarlett and pity and the

children to melanie’s

and went off with ashley

scarlet almost burst with anger

how could he go out tonight

the women were sitting together in

melanie’s room

india melanie’s cousin was with them and

archie was standing by the fire

scarlett wanted to scream

how could they be so calm

did nobody care

but there was a nervousness about

melanie and india she noticed

at each sound of a horse outside

they lifted their heads from their

reading

and looked at each other

something’s wrong

thought scarlett

but what is it

then archie said

somebody’s coming

and it isn’t mr wilkes

he moved to the door

who’s there

captain butler came the answer

let me in

melanie ran to the door and pulled it

open

where have they gone rhett said

tell me quickly

what’s happened said melanie

how

how did you know

the yankees have suspected them from the

beginning mrs wilkes

said rhett

they knew there was going to be trouble

tonight

and they’ve prepared for it i heard two

yankee officers talking about it

your husband and the others will be

caught

where did they go

have they got a meeting place

don’t tell him

shouted archie

it’s a trick

didn’t you hear him say he was with

yankee officers

but melanie was looking at rhett

her voice shook as she spoke to him

out on the decatur road

she said

they meet at the old sullivan plantation

the one that’s half burned

thank you

said red

i’ll ride fast

when the yankees come

pretend you know nothing

he went out into the black knight

and they heard him ride away at great

speed

aunt pity gave a cry

the yankees

coming here

what’s it all about said scarlet

what does it mean

mean

said india

it means you’ve probably caused ashley’s

and mr kennedy’s deaths

where’s ashley cried scarlet what’s

happened to him

where’s your husband

said india her eyes full of anger

aren’t you interested in him

india please

said melanie her face white and shocked

scarlett

we didn’t tell you because frank thought

well

you were always against the clan and

the clan

screamed scarlet

ashley

frank

of course they are in the clan

said india

and all the other men we know

they are white men and southerners

oh

now the yankees will take my sawmills

and the shop

and put frank in prison

cried scarlet

she looked at them

what did rhett butler mean

india and melanie were too afraid to

speak mr wilkes and mr kennedy and the

other men have gone out tonight to kill

that negro and that white man

said archie

now it seems that the yankees suspect

something

and have sent soldiers to wait for them

and it’s all because of you

suddenly there was the sound of horses

outside the house

followed by somebody knocking hard at

the door

archie

open the door

melanie said quietly and calmly

a yankee captain and some soldiers stood

outside

scarlet recognized the captain

it was tom jeffrey and he was a friend

of rats

he saw scarlett and took off his hat

good evening mrs kennedy

he said

looking round the room quickly

and which of you ladies is mrs wilkes

i am

said melanie cooley

why are you here

i’d like to speak to mr wilkes and mr

kennedy he said

they aren’t here

they’re at mr kennedy’s shop

they’re not at the shop

he said

looking serious

we’ll wait outside until they return

soldiers surrounded the house

a man at each window and door

after a long time there was the sound of

horses feet

and of rhett butler

singing and there were other drunken

shouts of

what the hell

from ashley and hugh elsing

archie’s hand moved towards his gun

no

whispered melanie firmly

i’ll do this

and she opened the door with an annoyed

look on her face

bring him in captain butler

she called

i suppose you’ve got him drunk again

bring him in

the yankee captain spoke from outside

i’m sorry mrs wilkes

but i’ll have to arrest your husband and

mr elsing

arrest

said melanie

if you arrest everyone who is drunk

captain your prison will be full of

yankee soldiers

bring him in captain butler if you can

walk yourself

ashley was white-faced and wearing

rhett’s long coat

he was half carried into the room by

rhett and hugh

the yankee captain followed them

half amused but suspecting something too

oh ashley i’m ashamed of you

cried melanie

drunk

head out with a yankee loving

carpetbagger like captain butler

archie

take him to his room and put him to bed

as usual

don’t touch him

said the captain

i am arresting him for his part in a

clan killing

a white man and a negro were killed out

near the decatur road tonight and mr

wilkes

tonight

said rhett

he began to laugh not tonight tom

these two have been with me since eight

o’clock

with you rhett

the captain was confused now

where

i don’t like to say

brett looked at melody

then looked away quickly

i hate to say it in front of the ladies

i want to know

said melanie

where was my husband

at

at bell watling’s house

said rhett

he was there with hugh and frank kennedy

and dr mead and uh oh

a lot of others

we had a party

a big party

drinks girls

at belle wattlings

oh

melanie put a hand to her breast

and appeared to faint

now you’ve done it tom

cried red

there won’t be a wife in atlanta who

will speak to her husband

rhett i didn’t know

the captain looked embarrassed

go and ask belle if you don’t believe me

said rent

but

i’ve got to arrest these men

i didn’t know it was against the law to

get drunk at belle’s house said rhett

tom

there are 50 witnesses to say that they

were there

there always are said the captain

oh

i’ll go

but i want to see them in the morning

for questioning

the captain went out

and hugh elsing went with him

india quickly closed the door

and they pulled all the curtains while

ashley was taken into the bedroom and

put on the bed

rhett’s coat was taken off him

melanie was on her feet again and she

began cutting off ashley’s shirt

it was covered in blood

he’s hurt

cried scarlet

you fool

said india

did you think he was really drunk

melanie put a towel against ashley’s

shoulder to stop the blood

he opened his eyes and smiled weakly at

her

rhett said

i’m sorry i had to say that mr wilkes

and the others were at bell watling’s

house mrs wilkes

but i had to think quickly

and i know bell will be glad to lie for

me

when i got out to the old sullivan

plantation

i saw that mr wilkes was hurt and i

could not ride far

so i took him dr mead mr merryweather

hugh elsing and all the others to bells

no one saw us

we went in through a private door at the

back which is always locked

he looked melanie straight in the eye

but i have a key

melanie became embarrassed but scarlett

was thinking so it’s true

he lives with that awful wattling woman

rhett looked at archie as melanie turned

back to ashley

take my horse to the old sullivan place

rhett said to him

the white clan clothes are pushed down

under the floor

burn them

and there are two

men in the back room

put them over the horse and take them to

the field behind bell’s house

put guns in their hands

shoot both guns at once

it’s got to look like an ordinary

shooting

do you understand

archie nodded then said

him

yes

red answered quietly

and archie went out of the back door

something about those two last words

made scarlet say

where’s frank

rhett took her arm and led her into the

next room

only when they were alone did he say

archie’s carrying him to the field

behind bells

he’s dead

shot through the head

chapter nine

atlanta’s most unpopular couple

scarlett sat in her bedroom drinking

brandy and feeling sorry for things that

she had done

she wondered if everyone in the town

thought that she had killed frank

people at the funeral that day had been

cool with her

but she didn’t care

somebody knocked on the door downstairs

and she heard aunt pity open it

then came the voice of rhett butler

and she knew that he was the one person

she did want to see tonight

i’m going away tomorrow and will be away

sometime

he was saying to aunt pity

it’s very important that i see her

oh but i don’t think

not today

aunt pity began

scarlett ran to the top of the stairs

i’ll be down in a moment rhett

she called and saw aunt pity’s surprised

and shocked face looking up at her

they talked together in the library

behind closed doors

scarlett did not want aunt pity to know

about her drinking but it was almost the

first thing rhett noticed

brandy he said

and you’ve been drinking a lot of it

what if i have

she said it’s a bad thing to drink alone

scarlett

said rhett

what’s the matter

it’s more than just old frank dying

oh rhett

i was wrong to marry frank

he loved sue ellen but i lied and told

him she was going to marry tony fontaine

so that’s how it happened

said red

i often wondered

but he didn’t have to marry you

are you sorry you still own tara and

that you aren’t poor and hungry

no

no

of course you aren’t

said rhett

it’s the brandy that’s making you feel

sorry for yourself

how dare you began scarlett

i’m going to england

and i may be away for months

he smiled

i still want you more than any other

woman scarlett

and now frank is gone

i thought you ought to know it

oh

she cried

you are the rudest

and on the day of frank’s funeral

will you please leave this house

listen

he said calmly

i’m asking you

to marry me

is this one of your bad jokes

she said angrily

it’s no joke

he said

i’m afraid that if i wait until i come

back

you’ll be married to some other man who

has a little money

i can’t go on waiting to catch you

between husbands scarlett

but

but rhett

i don’t love you she said

that wasn’t important when you married

before

he said

what’s really stopping you

tell me

suddenly she thought of ashley

it’s because of him that i don’t want to

marry again

she thought

i belonged to ashley

to ashley and tara

forever

she did not know that her thoughts

brought a look of softness to her face

which rhett immediately understood

he became angry

scarlett o’hara you’re a fool

and then his arms were round her and he

was kissing her softly at first and then

violently

so that before she knew it she was

kissing him back

stop

please

i’m faint

she whispered after a moment

none of the fools you’ve known have

kissed you like this have they he said

charles or frank or your stupid ashley

what did they know about you

i know you

his mouth was on hers again

then he said

say yes

say yes or

she whispered

yes

and felt a sudden calm come over her

he looked down at her

you mean it

yes

she said again

why

he said suddenly uncertain

is it my money

red

what a question

don’t try to sweet talk me

i’m not charles or frank

he said

is it my money

well

money does help you know

she said

and i am fond of you rit

but if i said i loved you

i would be lying

and you would know it

he looked at her and laughed

but it was not a pleasant laugh

all right

he said

what shall i bring you back from england

a ring

what kind do you want

oh

a diamond ring red

said scarlet

and by a great big one

the ring rhett brought back from england

was so large that it embarrassed

scarlett to wear it

but only when it was on her finger did

she tell everyone that she was going to

marry him

they became atlanta’s most unpopular

couple

except for yankees and carpetbaggers

everyone blamed scarlet for frank’s

death

and for putting the lives of other men

in danger

and they hated rhett for using bell

watling a prostitute to save their men

from the yankee prisons

they were sure he did it on purpose just

to embarrass them

only melanie was loyal to scarlet

and reminded people how scarlett had

helped her and her family when they had

no home

those of you who do not visit scarlet

she told the ladies of atlanta

need never

never visit me

rhett took scarlett to new orleans after

they were married

and he kept her too busy to think of

ashley very often

but sometimes when she lay in rhett’s

arms with the moonlight shining across

the bed

she thought how perfect life could be

if only it was ashley’s arms that held

her so closely

they stayed at the national hotel in

atlanta

while a house was built for them

there were many new people

as old atlantians called them staying

there

also waiting for their homes to be

completed

and scarlett found them pleasant and

exciting to be with

they were rich and well-dressed

and never talked about the war or hard

times

her house was the biggest and most

fashionable in atlanta

rhett gave her anything she wanted

and listened to her talk about the shop

her sawmills the convicts and the cost

of feeding them

and gave her good

sensible advice

he never talked about having children as

charles and frank had done

but then scarlett learned that she was

going to have another baby

and told the news to rhett

i won’t have it

she screamed

a woman doesn’t have to have children if

she doesn’t want them

there are things

scarlett

you haven’t done anything

he shouted

i don’t care if you have one child or

twenty

but i do care if you die

he held her close

i don’t want children any more than you

do

but i don’t want to hear any more

foolish talk

scarlett’s baby was named eugenie

victoria

but melanie called her bonnie and she

was always called this afterwards

when scarlett was able to visit the

sawmills again

she found that ashley’s was not doing

well

ashley you’re too soft-hearted she said

you ought to get more work out of the

convicts

they only have to tell you they’re sick

and they stay away from work

that’s no way to make money

a couple of knocks with a stick will

scarlett stop

cried ashley

don’t you realize they are men

some of them sick and weak and

oh my dear when i see the way he’s

hardened you

you who were always so sweet

who has hardened me

rhett butler

everything he touches he poisons

i know he saved my life and i’m grateful

but i wish it had been any man but him

and when i think of him touching you i

he’s going to kiss me

thought scarlett happily

but he stepped back

as if realizing he had said too much

i’m very sorry scarlett he said

i mustn’t say these things

i have no excuse except

except

no excuse at all

all the way home in the carriage

scarlett thought of his words

no excuse at all

except that he loved her and did not

want to think of her lying in rhett’s

arms

well

in future she would live without those

arms

the idea pleased her

and it would mean that she would not

have to have any more children

but how could she let ashley know what

she’d done for him

i wish i could talk to ashley as easily

as i can talk to rhett

she thought

but i’ll let him know somehow

of course it will be difficult telling

rhett i want separate bedrooms

but it was not as difficult as she

thought

he gave her a long cool look when she

told him

scarlett he said

if you and your bed still held any

charms for me

locked doors would not keep me away

but fortunately

the world is full of beds

and most of the beds are full of women

you mean you’ll

of course

he said

it’s surprising i haven’t taken

advantage of one of them before

i shall lock my door every night

said scarlett

why

if i wanted you

no luck could keep me out

chapter 10

a surprise party

it was ashley’s birthday and melanie was

giving him a surprise party

everyone knew except ashley

that morning scarlett melanie india and

aunt pity were getting things ready

if you’re going to the sawmill

melanie asked scarlett

can you keep ashley busy until five

o’clock

if he comes home earlier you catch us

finishing cakes or something

scarlett was always happy to be alone

with ashley

yes

she said

but she saw india look quickly at her

she always looks strangely at me if i

speak of ashley thought scarlett

keep him there for as long as you can

after five o’clock

said melanie

then india will drive down in the

carriage and pick him up

and scarlett

come early tonight

as scarlet rode home she thought

she wants me to come early but she

doesn’t want me to welcome guests with

her and india and aunt pity

and i wanted to stand next to ashley and

welcome guests with him

why wasn’t i asked

rhett knew the answer and told her

a yankee lover welcoming people when all

those important confederate lovers are

going to be there

don’t be silly my dear

it’s only because of loyal melanie that

you’re invited at all

scarlett dressed with more care than

usual for her trip to the shop and the

sawmill that afternoon

and ashley was surprised to see her at

the office

there was almost a smile on his face

when he welcomed her

scarlett

he said

why aren’t you at my house helping

melanie to get ready for the surprise

party

ashley cried scarlett you aren’t

supposed to know

oh i’ll be the most surprised man in

atlanta said ashley with laughter in his

eyes

who told you she asked

almost every man who is invited and who

has ever had a surprise party given to

him said ashley

and scarlett had to smile

he took her hands spreading them wide so

that he could look at her

dress oh scarlett you get prettier all

the time

but as he touched her

she realized for the first time ever

that it did not excite her

how strange she thought

i’ll always remember you as you were on

that day at twelve oaks he said

you were wearing a white dress covered

with little green flowers

sitting under a tree with a dozen boys

around you

he dropped her hands

and the light went out of his eyes

we’ve come a long way since then

scarlett

you’ve come straight and quick but i’ve

come slowly

and without you

and all you’ve done for me

i’d be nothing now

oh ashley

you sound so sad

cried scarlet

no i’m not sad anymore

he said

i

he stopped

but suddenly scarlett knew what he was

thinking

you’re not sad she thought

you’ve just lost hope

ashley

what do you want

she asked him

i don’t know

he said

perhaps i want the old days back again

the memory of them never seems to go

away

his voice and the way he spoke

brought those memories back to her

and it hurt to think of them

i like these days better she said

but did not look at him when she spoke

he laughed softly

put his hand under her chin

and lifted her face up to his

oh scarlet

what a poor liar you are

he made her remember things she wanted

to forget

the beauty the charm of the old days

i mustn’t let him make me look back

she thought it hurts too much

that’s what’s wrong with ashley

he’s afraid of the future

so he looks back

oh ashley my love you mustn’t look back

she remembered the scarlet o’hara who

loved pretty dresses and charming young

men

without warning tears came into her eyes

and began to fall down her cheeks

and she looked up at ashley like a small

lost child

he took her gently in his arms

pressed her head against his shoulder

and put his cheek next to hers

like a loved friend but not a lover

she heard the sound of someone outside

and suddenly he pushed himself away from

her

she looked up at him but he was not

looking at her

he was looking over her shoulder

she turned

and there stood india

her face white

and her eyes filled with anger

archie was with her

and with them stood mrs elsing

scarlett never remembered how she got

out of the office

shame and fear hurried her home to her

empty house

it was silent in the april sunshine

the negroes were at a funeral

and the children were playing in

melanie’s garden

melanie

melanie would hear of this

scarlett went cold of the thought as she

went up to her room

the news would be all over town by

suppertime and people would believe that

she and ashley were lovers

and it had been so innocent

so

sweet scarlett burst into tears when she

thought of the hurt in melanie’s eyes

when india told her

what will melanie do she thought

will she leave ashley

and what will rhett do

scarlett pulled off her clothes and lay

down on the bed

i won’t think of it now

i’ll think of it later

she heard the negroes come back later

mammy knocked on her door but scarlett

sent her away

saying that she didn’t want any supper

then

after a long time

rhett knocked on her door and she said

come in

are you ready for the party he said

it was dark and she could not see his

face

i

i have a bad head

she said

i don’t think i’ll go

there was a long pause before he replied

what a cowardly little cat you are

and his voice was hard and cruel

he knew

she lay shaking

unable to speak

he lit the candle next to her bed and

looked down at her

and she saw that he was dressed in

evening clothes

get up

he said

we’re going to the party

oh rhett i can’t

i won’t go until if you don’t show your

face tonight

you’ll never be able to show it in this

town as long as you live

he told her

and i won’t have a coward for a wife

get your clothes on

lights were on in every room of

melanie’s house and scarlett could hear

the music far up the street

rhett held her arm roughly and walked

with her to the door

i’ll face them she thought

i don’t care what they say or what they

think

only melanie

only melanie

the music stopped as they entered and

the room slowly became silent

scarlett lifted her chin

and made herself smile

then someone came hurrying through the

crowd

melanie went immediately to scarlett’s

side

and put an arm around her waist

what a lovely dress my dear

she said in her small clear voice

india couldn’t come tonight

will you welcome our guests with me

chapter 11

wonderful

and wild

rhett sent scarlett home from the party

alone

and she went to her room

oh how awful it had been

she could not forget ashley’s face

full of shame

will he hate me now

she thought

now that melanie’s love has saved us

both

melanie

who will always believe we were innocent

scarlett got herself ready for bed

then went downstairs to get herself a

drink

there was a light in the dining room

red must have come in quietly and not

gone to bell wattlings she thought

i’ll go without my brandy then i won’t

have to see him

and i’ll lock the door of my room

but the dining room door opened

and rhett was standing there with a

candle

do come and have your drink mrs butler

he said

and she saw that he was very drunk

i don’t want to drink

i heard a noise you heard nothing

he said

come here

scarlett went down to the dining room

sit down

he told her

always before

life had seemed to be a joke to him

but now scarlett saw that something

mattered to him

and it mattered very much

he poured out a glass of brandy and put

it in her hand

you’re wondering if miss melanie knows

all about you and ashley

well

someone told her but she didn’t believe

it

i don’t know what lie ashley wilkes told

her but any lie would do for she loves

him and she loves you if you weren’t so

drunk i you locked me out of your

bedroom because you didn’t want me

or my children

he shouted

and all the time you were wanting ashley

wilkes

oh

how that hurt

she drank her brandy and stood up

you don’t understand ashley or me

and you’re jealous of something you

can’t understand

she turned and walked towards the door

but he came across the room and held her

against the wall

i’m sorry for you my pretty little fool

he told her

if i was dead

and miss melanie was dead and you had

ashley

do you think you could be happy with him

hell no

you would never

know what he was thinking about

you would never understand his books

or his music

but we

my dear wife

understand each

other i loved you

and i know you

and i want you

suddenly he lifted her off her feet and

into his arms and began to climb the

stairs and this is one night you will

not

turn me out of your room

she screamed but he kissed her so

violently that everything was pushed

from her mind

and then her arms were around his neck

and her lips were shaking

under his

when scarlett woke up the next morning

he was gone

but she remembered the wild and

wonderful night

rhett did not appear for dinner

or for supper

and when the second day passed without

news of him

she was disappointed and afraid

had he been in an accident

after the second night she decided to go

to the police

but as she finished her breakfast in her

room

she heard his feet on the stairs

oh hello

he said coming in

where have you been

she asked

don’t you know

i thought the whole town knew after the

police called it bells the night before

last

bells

you’ve been with that woman

of course

he said

i hope you didn’t worry about me

you went to her from me after

after

oh that

he said carelessly

i’m sorry for the way i behaved at our

last meeting scarlett

i was very drunk

she wanted to cry

he just used me when he was drunk like

he does the women in belle’s house

she thought

get out

she told him

don’t worry

i’m going he said

i just came to say that i’m going to

charleston and new orleans and

oh a very long trip

i’m leaving today and i’m taking bonnie

with me

get prissy to pack her little things

i’ll take prissy too

you’ll never take my child out of this

house she said

my child too mrs butler

have her packed and ready in an hour or

what happened the other night will be

nothing compared to what will happen he

said

his voice cold

he was gone for three months

and during that time

scarlett learned that she was going to

have another baby

the result of that wild night with rhett

which still filled her with shame

but for the first time

she was glad

because now she had the time and the

money for a child

rhett returned without warning

one day scarlett heard bonnie cry

mother

and hurried from her room to the top of

the stairs where bonnie threw herself

into scarlet’s arms

rhett was at the bottom

he looked up at her with his dark eyes

and suddenly she was just glad that he

was home

where’s mammy

asked bonnie and scarlett let her go

she watched rhett come up the stairs and

wondered if he would kiss her

but he did not

you don’t look well mrs butler

he said in a careless voice

does this mean that you’ve missed me

it made her angry this careless way of

his

she hadn’t wanted to tell him like this

but now the words rush to her lips

it’s because i’m going to have a baby

she said

he looked surprised and moved towards

her as if he was going to put a hand on

her arm

scarlett turned away from him with hate

in her eyes

and his face hardened

and who’s the happy father

he said coolly

ashley

her voice shook with anger

you know it’s yours but i don’t want it

any more than you do

no woman would want the baby of a man

like you

i wish it was anybody’s but yours

she stepped forward to tear his face

with her fingernails

but he moved to one side quickly

scarlett missed him and fell

over and over

to the bottom of the stairs

chapter 12

a secret plan

scarlett lost the baby and almost died

every time melanie came out of scarlet’s

room

she saw rhett sitting on his bed

his door wide open

watching his wife’s room

and when at last she was able to tell

him that scarlet was better

he put his head in his hands

and began to cry

melanie had never seen a man cry before

and it frightened her

but she closed the door softly and went

to him

and when she put her hand on his

shoulder

his arms went round her and before she

knew it she was sitting on the bed and

he was sitting on the floor with his

head on her knees

he began to talk wildly telling melanie

things that made her cheeks go hot with

embarrassment

captain butler you must not tell me

these things she said

you don’t understand he cried she didn’t

want a baby

we hadn’t slept together

captain butler

you mustn’t say

i was drunk

and i wanted to hurt her

melanie looked at him

is it possible that he heard and

believed the terrible lie about ashley

and scarlett and was jealous

she thought suddenly

no

he’s too sensible

he’s drunk and his mind is running wild

you can’t understand

he said

you’re too good to understand

i was crazy with jealousy

she doesn’t love me

she never has

she loves

he stopped as his drunken eyes met hers

and he realized who he was talking to

if i told you

you wouldn’t believe me

would you

no said melanie softly

she began gently to smooth his hair

don’t cry captain butler

she’s going to get well

a month later rhett put scarlet on the

train to jonesboro with wade ella and

prissy

then he rode to melanie’s house where

she was sitting outside

scarlett has gone to tara she said

yes

he said smiling

tara will do her more good than all of

dr mead’s medicines

but i’m worried about her health

because she tries to do too much

yes she does agreed melanie

that’s why i want mr wilkes to buy her

half in the sawmills said rhett

i know she’ll sell to him

oh

said melanie

that would be nice but miss melanie

i want to lend you the money

said red

that’s kind of you

but we may never be able to pay

i don’t want you to pay it back

he said

i’ll just be glad to know that scarlett

isn’t making herself ill

the shop will be enough to keep her busy

and happy

do you understand

well

yes but

said melanie uncertainly

you want to buy your son a horse don’t

you

and you want him to go to a good

university and to europe he said

oh of course

cried melanie but everyone is so poor

mr wilks could make a lot of money out

of the sawmills one day

said red

will you do it

to help scarlet

you know i’ll do anything in the world

for her

said melanie

she’s done so much for me

but my husband

if i send the money to mr wilkes without

telling him who has sent it

will you see that he uses it to buy the

sawmills said rhett

it must be our secret

melanie was silent for a moment

then she said

yes

and scarlet’s lucky to have a husband

who is so nice to her

scarlett came back from tara looking

much healthier and full of news

she asked has anything happened here

ashley wanted to know if i thought you’d

sell him your sawmill

and the half part you have in his

said red

scarlet looked surprised

where did ashley get the money

it seems that it came from someone he

nursed with typhoid at rock island said

red

it came with an unsigned letter from

washington

of course i told him you wouldn’t sell

i told him that you enjoyed telling

other people what to do

let me look after my own business

she said angrily

and

and i will sell them to him

until that moment

scarlett had never intended to sell her

sawmills

but rhett made her angry by speaking

about her that way

and ashley of all people

so that same night

she sold the sawmills

and then wished

that she hadn’t

chapter 13

two deaths

when bonnie was four wrecked bought her

a horse and taught her to ride

the two of them were often seen riding

together

then rhett decided that the time had

come for her to learn to jump

and he built a low gate in the back

garden

bonnie jumped the low gate easily and

scarlet could not help laughing at rhett

who looked so proud

after the first week of jumping

bonnie wanted the gate to be higher

the horse’s legs aren’t long enough

rhett told her

they are they are

said bonnie

i jumped at melanie’s fence and that’s

very high

oh all right

said rhett laughing

but if you fall off

don’t blame me

he made the gate higher

and bonnie called to her mother

mother

watch me jump this one

i’m watching dear

said scarlet smiling

watch me jump

this one

there was something about those words

what was it

scarlett looked at her small daughter as

bonnie rushed towards the gate

her blue eyes full of excitement

they’re like paws eyes

thought scarlett

and then she remembered

she heard her father’s voice

ellen

watch me jump this one

no

cried scarlet

no

oh bonnie stop

but there was the terrible sound of

breaking wood

and a cry from rhett

then scarlett saw the horse running off

without its rider

bonnie died from a broken neck

three nights later

mammy went to melanie’s house

miss melanie

said mammy mr rhett won’t let us take

that poor child

and there’s the funeral tomorrow

won’t let you take her

said melanie

he put her in his room and told me to

bring lots of lights

and not to close the curtains

don’t you know that miss bonnie is

afraid of the dark he says

so i get him a dozen candles and he says

get out and he locks the door

and that’s the way it’s been for two

days

he won’t open it for miss scarlet or

anybody and he won’t say nothing about

the funeral

you’ve got to help us he’ll listen to

you

the thought of arguing with captain

butler while he was half crazy with

sadness

made melanie go cold

but she followed mamie to scarlett’s

house and went quickly up the stairs

please let me come in captain butler

she said softly

it’s mrs wilkes

i want to see bonnie

the door opened and mammy smelled brandy

on rhett’s breath

as he took melanie’s arm and pulled her

inside

then she sat outside

crying and praying

after a long long time

the door opened

and melanie’s head appeared

she looked tired

and there were tears in her eyes

go and tell miss scarlett that captain

butler is willing to have the funeral

tomorrow morning

she said

after bonnie died

rhett did not often come home

but when he did

he was usually drunk

scarlett could not be angry with him or

blame him for bonnie’s death anymore

nothing seemed to matter to her now

she was lonely and unhappy

and afraid

there was no one to talk to

even mammy had gone back to tara

he loved that child

dr mead told her

and he drinks to forget her

have another baby as quickly as you can

but rhett did not seem to want any more

children

he never came to her bedroom

even though she left the door open now

scarlett was away from atlanta for a few

days when rhett’s message came

mrs wilkes is ill

come home immediately

rhett was waiting for her at the station

with the carriage

she’s dying

and she wants to see you

he said

not melanie

oh not melanie what happened

she lost the baby she was going to have

said rhett

i didn’t know she was going to have a

baby

she didn’t tell anyone

he said

dr mead said it would kill her to have

another baby

it has killed her

said rhett

but brett she can’t be dying

i didn’t when i she isn’t as strong as

you

he said

the carriage stopped outside melanie’s

house

are you coming in

said scarlett

no

he said

she ran inside

ashley aunt pity and india were there

she asked for you

ashley told

her the door of melanie’s room opened

quietly

and dr mead came out

come with me

he said to scarlet

he whispered

miss melanie is going to die peacefully

and you aren’t going to tell her

anything about ashley

do you understand

she went into the room where melanie lay

in bed with her eyes closed

her face was a deathly yellow

scarlett stared at her

and knew then that melanie was dying

she had hoped dr mead was wrong

but now she knew

i need her

she thought

and it was true

suddenly

scarlett realized how much she needed

melanie

had always needed her

loyal melanie

who was always there

loving her

fighting for her

she held melanie’s hand

it’s me melanie

she said

melanie’s eyes opened for a second

then they closed again

after a pause she said

promise me

oh

anything

cried scarlet

my son

bo

look after him

i give him to you

i promise

said scarlett

there was a pause before melanie’s

whisper came again

ashley

she said

ashley and you

scarlett went cold

melanie had known

all the time

she dropped her head onto the bed

and began to cry

ashley

melanie said again

and her fingers reached out to touch

scarlet’s head

scarlett looked up into melanie’s eyes

and saw no blame

only the fight for breath to speak

thank god

she thought she doesn’t know

what about ashley melanie said scarlett

you’ll

look after him

whispered melanie

oh yes

said scarlet

i’ll look after him

but

don’t ever

let him know

no

said scarlett

i’ll just

suggest things to

him melanie was able to smile

and so the care of ashley wilkes was

passed from one woman to another

without him ever knowing

but now the fight went out of melanie’s

tired face

as if with scarlet’s promise

peace had come to her

oh you’re so clever

so brave

always been good to me

at these words

it was scarlett’s turn to fight

against the tears that were coming into

her eyes

she could not speak

dr mead opened the door

and scarlett put melanie’s hand against

her cheek

good night

she said

captain butler

came the whisper

very softly now

be kind

to him

he

loves you

so much

then india and aunt pity followed the

doctor into the room as scarlett went

outside

she was the only woman except mother

who ever loved me

thought scarlett

she found ashley in his room

he looked at her

and she saw fear and confusion in his

eyes

what will i do

he said

i can’t live without her

she stared at him

feeling that she understood him for the

first time in her life

you

really love her

don’t you

oh you’ve been a fool ashley

why didn’t you see that you only wanted

me like

like rhett wants that waffling

and then she saw the hurt look in his

eyes

and remembered her promise to melanie to

look after him

forgive me

she said

he came to her quickly

and his arms went round her

don’t cry my dear

she said

you must be brave

a door opened and someone called

ashley quick

hurry said scarlett

and pushed him out of the room

i never saw what he really was

she thought

only what i wanted him to be what a fool

i’ve been

now melanie is dead

and i’ve got him to look after like a

child

oh if i hadn’t promised her i wouldn’t

care if i never saw him again

chapter 14

tomorrow

home

that was where she wanted to be

home with rhett

wrecked with his strong arms to hold her

rhett who loved her

melanie had known this

and with her last breath had said

be kind to him

i love him scarlett thought

i don’t know how long i’ve loved him

but it’s true

rex loved me all the time

and i’ve been so nasty to him

but i’ll tell him i’ve been a fool and

he’ll understand

he always has

she found him in the dining room at home

is miss melanie dead

he asked

scarlet nodded

suddenly afraid that it may be too late

she was the only completely kind person

i ever knew

he said

a very great lady

then his voice changed

so that makes it nice for you

doesn’t it

oh how can you say that

cried scarlett

tears coming into her eyes

you know how i loved her

and her last words were about you

he looked at her

what did she say

oh

not now rhett

tell me

he said

his voice was cool but the hand he put

on her wrist hurt

she said

be kind to captain butler

he loves you so much

scarlett told him

he stared at her and dropped her wrist

suddenly he walked across to the window

is that all she said

she said

ashley

she asked me to look after ashley

he was silent for a moment

and then he laughed softly

how nice for you

he said

miss melanie is dead and you can leave

me and go to ashley

and all your dreams can come true

leave you

she cried

no

no

she ran to him and held his arm

oh you’re wrong

i don’t want to leave you i she stopped

unable to find the right words

you’re tired he said

you’d better go to bed

but i must tell you

she cried scarlet

he said heavily

i don’t

want to hear

but you don’t know what i am going to

say

my dear

it’s written plainly on your face

he said

something made you realize that you

don’t love the unfortunate mr wilkes

after all

and that same something made me seem

more attractive suddenly

he shook his head

but it’s useless to talk about it

cut red

she said

oh

i love you so much

i was a fool not to know it

rhett

you must believe me

oh

i believe you

he said

and did you ever know that i loved you

as much as a man can love a woman

but i couldn’t let you know it

you’re so cruel to those who love you

scarlett

i knew you didn’t love me when you

married me

but i was a fool

and thought i could make you care

i wanted to make you happy

the way i made bonnie happy

but there was always ashley

every night i sat across the table from

you

and knew that you were wishing ashley

was sitting in my place

but then bonnie came

and she was like you

brave and pretty and full of life

and i gave her the love that you didn’t

want

but when she died

she took

everything

rhett

there can be other babies

thank you

no

he said

but rit i’m going away

he said

i’ll come back often enough to stop

people saying that your husband has left

you

if that worries you

but i’m going away

let me come with you

no

he said

where

where will you go

she said

perhaps to england

or paris

but

if you go

what will i do

she cried

he looked at her

and there was pity in his eyes

my dear

he said softly

i don’t care what you do

she watched him go out of the room

and knew that he was the last thing in

her world that mattered

she had never understood either him

or ashley

the two men she had loved

and now she had lost them both

i won’t think of it now

she told herself

i’ll go crazy if i think of it now

she tried to find some way of stopping

the pain

i’ll uh

i’ll go home to tara tomorrow she

thought

yes

tara

she could see the white house

waiting to welcome her through the red

autumn leaves

she could see the red earth of the

fields

and the dark beauty of the trees on the

hills

and mammy would be there

suddenly she wanted mammy the way she

had wanted her when she was a little

girl

scarlett lifted her chin

she could get rhett back

there was no man she couldn’t get if she

really wanted him

i’ll think of it tomorrow

at tara

she told herself

because tomorrow

is another day

you

第一章

金钱问题

1868 年 1 月一个寒冷的下午，

斯嘉丽·奥哈拉正在写信给可怜的阿姨

什么时候班汀会走进房间

斯嘉丽小姐 他说

你有多少钱

她盯着他看我

是否有什么问题

十美元的黄金

洋基队的最后一点

钱都不够付税

他说

税

斯嘉丽

我们已经缴了税

斯嘉丽小姐 你不常去琼斯伯勒

我很高兴你不去 他说现在

很多洋基人和地毯袋工都

收到了订单，

但这与我们的税收有什么关系

说猩红色

他们将塔拉的价值推到了天价

，如果你不能，你将不得不支付更多的税

塔拉将被出售

，我听说有人希望

以便宜的价格买到它

，阿什利负责琼斯伯勒的任何业务，并同意

不告诉斯嘉丽

关于正在发生的事情的更令人担忧的细节，

但威尔无法向她隐瞒

这些 洋基队她哭了

不是吗 足以让他们赢得战争

他们要我们多付多少

三百美元

说会

然后我们必须得到三百

美元

她说

他们不能卖

tara 看起来很生气

他们可以

而且他们会喜欢 这样做，

如果你原谅我的话，这个国家已经下地狱了，

所以红色

地毯装袋工和白色垃圾桶小姐投票

，大多数南方绅士不能在战前

在税簿上

超过 2000 的人不能投票 投票给

像你的爪子和塔尔顿先生这样的人，

如果我宣誓成为美国佬，我可以投票，

但我永远不会这样做，但像乔纳斯威尔克森这样的

人

，

他们可以投票

，他们得到了命令，现在

投票

哭着猩红色，

这是 我们正在谈论的税收

我们可以在 tara

上借钱 而且在这个地方谁有钱借给你

只有地毯装袋工试图

从你身上拿走它

我已经拿到了我从洋基上取下的珠宝

斯嘉丽

小姐在这附近有钱买珠宝

说

大多数人没有足够的

钱买肉

他们沉默了几分钟

威尔克斯先生在哪里 她说他在外地砍柴 说斯嘉丽回来后没有和阿什利

私下谈话

因为梅兰妮总是和他在一起

但她发现他一个人在田野里

告诉他这个

消息只有一个我们认识的人有钱

他说

那是瑞德巴特勒

一封来自怜悯阿姨的信说

瑞德巴特勒回到亚特兰大

看起来很有钱不要谈论他说

斯嘉丽

我们呢

ashley 盯着田野 南方的

每个人会发生什么

他说

我无法控制猩红

我所属的世界已经消失了

恐怕

我无法让你理解这些事情

因为你永远不会 害怕你面对

现实世界不想逃避它

但我无法

逃避

哭泣的猩红色

哦阿什利我真的想逃避

我

厌倦了这一切

让我们逃跑

我们可以去墨西哥

他们想要墨西哥军队的军官

你 知道你 你不爱梅兰妮

，那天在 12 橡树，你告诉我你爱我，

我知道你没有改变，

我们会忘记在 12 橡树的那一天，

他说

，你认为我能忘记吗，她

说

他的声音是 死一般的安静

，你认为我可以离开梅兰妮

和斯嘉丽宝宝

吗？你又病又累，所以你才

这么说，

但我会帮助你

，只有一种方法可以帮助我，

她说

带我走

，没什么可做的 把我们留在这里，

唯一的荣誉

他悄悄地说

她开始哭了

，他把她抱在怀里，

把她的头靠在他的胸口，

耳语着

你不能哭

，他

饥渴地吻着她，好像他永远无法拥有

足够的

你真的爱我

她哭了

你真的爱我说它

他推开她

不要他说

否则我现在在田野里和你做爱

她微笑着

想起他的嘴对她的感觉

我们不会这样做他哭了

而且这永远不会发生 再一次因为

我要带梅兰妮和孩子

去，

她哭了，哦，不，

是的 上帝，他说

你认为我现在会留在这里，当

这种情况可能再次发生

但实际上你不能去

你爱我，

好吧我爱你

，刚才我几乎把你当作

一个

他找不到斯嘉丽这个词

如果你有这样的感觉并且没有带走我，

那么你就不爱我了，

她的心

感到一阵冰冷的疼痛 他脚下的红土

还有一些东西他说了

一些你比我更爱的东西

有度母

他把湿湿的大地按在她的

手中

她低头看着

它突然

她知道度母的红土对她来说是多么的珍贵

她会多么努力地保住它

你不必去

她说不会再发生

第2章

回到亚特兰大斯嘉丽

听到马声

看到一辆闪亮的新马车停在

房子

旁边乔纳斯威尔克森下车斯嘉丽

很惊讶 去看那个

曾经是她父亲种植园的男人

经理威尔曾说乔纳斯

主要靠欺骗黑人或

政府

而赚了很多钱，他正

和一个穿着时髦衣服的女人从一辆豪华马车里走出来，

那个女人看着房子

，斯嘉丽立刻认出了她

slattery 她还没来得及阻止自己就说

emmy slattery

骄傲地抱着她的头

走上塔拉的台阶

微笑着看起来好像她属于

那里 走下台阶

哭着 猩红色

离开这片土地

乔纳斯试图控制他的愤怒

你不能对我的妻子那样说话

他说

妻子

说猩红色

所以你已经做了 她你的妻子终于

有了你

我们来和老朋友谈生意

开始乔纳斯

朋友

说斯嘉丽

我父亲把你从这个地方扔了

在你生下艾美的孩子之后

，斯莱特人接受了我们的帮助

并通过杀死我的母亲

来回报我们在我打电话给本廷先生之前离开这片土地，

威尔克斯艾美先生

跑回马车但乔纳斯一动不动，他对

那个骄傲的女士

大喊大叫

我知道你父亲疯了

，我知道你不能

交税 我会在你们中的任何一个人踩进去之前把这房子拆掉，在

每块土地上撒上盐

斯嘉丽

乔纳斯转身愤怒地走向

马车，

他爬上马车，坐在他哭泣的妻子旁边

，他们开车离开了

斯嘉丽非常害怕，以至于她

乔纳斯·威尔克森觉得呼吸困难 塔拉

从来没有

从来没有

我会从瑞德那里得到钱 她认为

我会把洋基队的珠宝卖给他

然后我会付税并在

乔纳斯·威尔克森的脸上大笑

她又想到了另一个想法，

但我 我需要莫 尼每年都要交税

瑞德说什么

我想要你胜过我想要

任何女人

我会嫁给他

穷，

否则他会知道我要的是他的钱，而

不是他

斯嘉丽和妈妈从亚特兰大的

火车上下来

斯嘉丽想一个人来，

但妈妈不让她

，因为妈妈帮斯嘉丽

用一些窗帘做了一

件新衣服 斯嘉丽 觉得无法阻止她的到来

妈妈知道税收的事，而且

他们在亚特兰大是为了拿到钱来支付

他们

为什么你不说钱从哪里来

她问她怀疑

你为什么需要借新衣服

斯嘉丽没有回答，

他们走向可怜阿姨的房子

，为这座城市被烧毁和

变黑的

建筑物感到悲伤，街道上到处都是美国佬士兵

或黑人

，他们以侮辱的方式盯着斯嘉丽

走过

一辆封闭的马车，沿着桃树而来

街上

，一个女人的头出现在

窗外 是

谁

问妈妈的，是谁问妈妈的，

我这辈子从没见过这种颜色的头发，

她是镇上的坏女人，

说猩红色

，妈妈的嘴张开

了，亲爱的

，我告诉过你瑞德管家吗？ 在

监狱里

可怜的阿姨那天晚上吃晚饭时说

有那么一刻 斯嘉丽

震惊到她只能盯着看

斯嘉丽问

没人知道 说阿姨

和洋基队

不在乎人们是否有罪

关于

这点，三

K党人不应该告诉

他们他们晚上穿得像鬼一样骑车出去

，拜访偷窃的地毯袋

和粗鲁或侮辱的黑人，

有时他们会吓唬他们并让

他们离开，

有时

他们会杀死他们并离开他们 带着

ku klux kard

，洋基队对此非常生气，

但我不相信他们会绞死巴特勒船长，

因为他们认为他知道钱在哪里

每个人都认为他有数百万

美元属于联邦的黄金

它和我们认为这是

封锁者

数百万的黄金

思嘉想象它

她可以修复塔拉并种植数

英里的棉花

她可以拥有漂亮的衣服和一个好

医生来照顾爪子

和阿什莉

哦

她可以为阿什莉第 3 章做很多事情

监狱探访

有士兵在洋基监狱外面说话

斯嘉丽穿着她的新衣服

向他们走来

我能帮你吗

礼貌地问

我想见巴特勒上尉

又说斯嘉丽

管家

那个男人的流行

说那个士兵

他也是

上尉 你是亲戚吗

是的，

他的

姐姐，队长笑了，

他有很多姐姐，其中一个

昨天

来了，在办公室等着，

斯嘉丽的脸红了，因为她

坐在椅子上，给了士兵她的名字，

过了一会儿，门打开了，读到

他很脏，没有刮胡子，但

他笑着走进来，显然很

高兴看到她的

猩红色

他笑着说

我亲爱的小妹妹

他在她阻止他之前亲吻了她的脸颊

记得

我的手下就在

外面 船长

说 门在他关上之后 瑞德

再次走向她 我可以给你一个

真正的吻吗 现在

他说

她

只在脸颊

上微笑 兄弟，

我会等待并希望有更好的事情他

说

你昨天什么时候到达亚特兰大

她回答说

你今天早上来

了亲爱

的你昨晚告诉我你有多

好我只是睡不着

我是 如此不高兴和担心你

她说

斯嘉丽 很高兴听到你说

这样的话

他说

你真漂亮

让我看看你

她笑着转身踮起脚尖

自从我上次见到你以来你在做什么

他说

她 坐在他旁边，把手

放在他的手臂

上 洋基队来到塔拉，但他们没有

烧毁房子

一切都很好

去年秋天我们的棉花做得很好

，爪子说明年我们会做得更好，

但没有 派对对了，我

在乡下无聊了

我来这里买些衣服

然后我要去查尔斯顿

看望我姑姑

她轻轻地捏了捏他的胳膊

我很害怕你瑞德

他们不会真的把你吊死他们会吗

他把手放在她的手上

你会不会对不起

他说

如果你够对不起我会把你放在

我的遗嘱

里他的眼睛里有笑声当他

握着她的手

他的遗嘱

她迅速低下头但在

他看到兴奋之前

当他说话时，他在她的脸上密切注视着她

洋基队认为我逃跑了

邦联的

金子 你

说

你从哪儿弄来的钱

怜悯阿姨说

你问了哪些粗鲁的问题

他说笑

她太兴奋了 很难

和他

甜言蜜语你太聪明了 他们不会吊死你

她说

你会想办法脱身 当

你这样做

我这样做的时候

他要求靠近她

我

她的脸又红了

哦瑞特

如果他们吊死你 我会死的

她停下 低头

思嘉

你不能说你

她想哭

眼泪会不会更自然

她闭上眼睛 但把脸

朝上 好让他更容易亲吻她

但他没有亲吻她的嘴唇

他拉着她的手亲吻

然后把它翻过来亲吻另

一边

工作很粗糙 指甲

都断

了 不是猩红奥哈拉柔软的白手

他拿起另一只手 一起看着

他们

看着我

他轻声说

所以在塔拉一切都很好，

这不是一位女士的手

吗？不要说

她哭了，

但她在想

我为什么不戴皮蒂阿姨的手套

，

你像一个黑人一样工作多么愚蠢他说

丢下他们

你为什么撒谎

我几乎相信你为我感到难过

但我是 否则

她

说不，你不是

你想要的东西

告诉我这是什么，而不是表现得

像个卖身的妓女

他仔细地看着

她你真的认为我会嫁给你

她的脸红了

你知道我不是一个结婚的人 伙计，

他继续说，

哦，瑞德，

你可以帮帮我，

如果你是甜蜜的

，你想要

钱

吗？是的，

我想要一些钱，

斯嘉丽说，

我想要你借给我三百

美元

你在谈论爱情，但在

考虑钱

他 说多么像个女人

，你会给我什么珠宝作为回报

她说

我对珠宝不感兴趣

他说

有 tara

没有

他说

你想要钱

用来纳税什么

说猩红色

好吧

我撒谎说一切都很好

自从母亲去世后，爪子就不再是他自己了

，我们有 13 个人要养活，我们

从来没有足够的食物或温暖的衣服，

或者

你从哪里得到他问的裙子

是用窗帘做的

她说

他沉默了一会儿

然后他 说

我不喜欢你 第一个

提议 再给我一个

她深吸

一口气 直视他的眼睛

你说你从来没有

像你想要我

那样想要一个女人 如果你还想要我

你可以拥有我

他回头看着她

和她 感觉她的脸开始发烫

然后他说让我明白这个

如果我给你三百块

你就是我的情人

是的

是的

她

说你会给我钱吗

他笑了

我不能给你

我有 钱是的，

但不是在这里

，我没有说它在哪里，或者

她的脸变得丑陋到什么程度

，她愤怒地哭着扑向

他，当她

试图咬他和踢他时，他抱着她的腰，

让我走，她说

你知道你不会给

我钱但你让我继续

你是一只可恶的猪

他笑着

来给我绞刑它会让你感觉

好一点他说

谢谢

她说

但他们可能不会绞死你直到它 为时已

晚交税

第四章

另一个计划

当她下雨时 决定

走回怜悯阿姨家

她的衣服很快就湿了，但她不在乎

我怎么能回到塔拉告诉他们

他们必须去

某个地方 转身

看司机看到她

是不是

思嘉小姐

他说

哦

肯尼迪先生

说思嘉

我很高兴看到你

他说的那个小镇

你不知道这很危险吗

斯嘉丽注意到他穿得多么好

马车也是新的

我不知道你在亚特兰大

她说

没有小姐苏艾伦告诉你我的

商店

说坦率

不

她 回答

虽然她记得苏艾伦确实

说过一些关于这

家商店的事情

你一定有多聪明

我在战争结束时来到亚特兰大

他解释说

火车上有床和毯子似乎没有人

希望洋基队会烧毁 他们 但

我先拿到了它们

我有十美元，用它

在五点附近的一家旧商店盖了屋顶

，我把床和毯子搬进来并

开始卖它们

我卖掉它们便宜然后买了其他

东西，也

卖了那些

他看起来很自豪

我今年赚了 1000 美元 斯嘉丽小姐

500 去买了更多的东西，但

明年我可能会赚 2 000 美元

而且我已经有了另一个生意的想法

斯嘉丽很快就对

你产生了兴趣

她说

他笑着赶马

像你这样一个漂亮的小女人不

想听任何关于生意

的事 她以为老傻瓜

但她说

哦但我愿意

并甜甜地微笑着

什么其他

生意 锯木厂

他说

我还没有买它但我愿意

任何人 拥有一个锯木厂可以

赚钱 洋基队烧了很多房子，

人们疯狂地建造新房子，

他们无法获得足够的木材，而且他们

无法足够快地获得它

，一旦人们付钱给我，我就会购买这家锯木厂

某些 他们欠

我的钱他的脸又红了

你知道我为什么要

快点赚钱你不

知道吗斯嘉丽知道他在想

苏艾伦她想知道要

他借给她300

但他不会她认为

他 想在

春天和苏艾伦结婚，如果他借钱给我，

婚礼就得等了

哦，为什么这个老傻瓜

一旦拿到他的钱就想娶她，

她才不管tara是否被卖

税 或者

突然间

她脑子里冒出一个念头，

我能不能让他忘记苏艾伦，求

我嫁给他

呢？

看到她盯着他

看，她迅速移开目光，

你冷吗？

他问

是吗？

她小声说，

我可以把手放在你的外套口袋里

吗？我忘了带手套哦，他当然说很高兴，但你为什么来这里？ 镇

二的一部分去看看士兵们是否会买

一些 我做的衣服寄回家给

他们的妻子

她撒谎

你去了洋基队

他说震惊

斯嘉丽

小姐确实可怜帕特小姐知道你

哦

我会死如果你告诉阿姨

说斯嘉丽并开始哭我会死的

很容易哭因为 她

太冷了

变得尴尬

他想把她的头靠在他的

肩膀上但不知道该怎么做

她的

头靠在他的肩膀上

虽然他不知道它是怎么到

那里的

我不会告诉帕特小姐他说

但你必须保证不再做这种事

她绿色的眼睛抬头看着他

但我必须做

没有人可以照顾我

或我可怜的小男孩

现在总会有一个家给你

和我们一起涉水

当苏艾伦小姐和我结婚

他说

斯嘉丽试图让自己看起来很尴尬

是有

什么问题

弗兰克说我

以为她写信给 你

说sca rlett

哦，她应该感到羞耻

哦，多么不友善的姐姐，我

坦率地盯着她

他的脸灰白

她下个月要结婚的事情 托尼·方丹

撒谎 猩红色

在接下来的两个星期里她厌倦了等待你

猩红色让他觉得自己像个坚强的人

暖心的

男人有幸抓住了一个迷人

但无助的小女人

，当他们站在一起

结婚时，

他仍然不知道这一切

是怎么发生的

，

他也很快知道，他有生以来第一次

做了一些美妙

而令人兴奋的事情

没有朋友或亲戚来参加

婚礼

这正是斯嘉丽想要的

只是我们太坦率了

她说

我一直想逃跑并

结婚

亲爱的

只是为了我

而在他知道之前

他已经结婚了

第 5 章

锯木厂的生意

弗兰克给了斯嘉丽三百

美元，

虽然这结束了他购买锯木厂的希望，

但她让他看到这让她多么高兴

，然后他也高兴了

e 说现在已经交了税，

乔纳斯·威尔克森很生气，

不让塔拉·

斯嘉丽知道

她为什么要嫁给弗兰克，

但想知道阿什利对她的看法。

苏艾伦

说的都是真的，

斯嘉丽从来没有原谅她说

这些

她知道亚特兰大的人在

谈论她，但她不在乎

塔拉是否安全，

现在她必须让弗兰克意识到

他的商店必须带来更多的钱

，下一个 一年的税要交

，锯木厂还在

来亚特兰大出差

显然没有结婚，

但弗兰克不敢相信斯嘉丽

冷冷地嫁给了他，没有任何爱

，婚礼两周后

他病了 我

和米德博士送他上床睡觉

，一天过去了，弗兰克

越来越担心商店

和为他照看的男孩。

我去看看

斯嘉丽

到达时告诉他情况如何，她送男孩出去

为了他的晚餐，然后看了看账本

，看看人们欠了多少钱

弗兰克，她震惊地发现它

超过五百美元，

而且是她认识的人欠的

，还有

其他人，

弗兰克可能愿意继续贫穷

为了和这些人友好，她

想，

但我不是

，

当门打开并且有人进来

时，她正在列出名字，是瑞德巴特勒，

我亲爱的肯尼迪夫人，

他说

我非常亲爱的肯尼迪夫人，

她盯着他看

什么是 你在这里做

她说

我听说你结婚了

所以我来祝贺你

哦

你是

最可惜他们没有绞死你

还有其他人分享你的意见

他笑着

说你是怎么出狱的

她问

我 说服了 我

在华盛顿的一位朋友为我说话，

他说

我知道他不想让别人知道的事情，

但你有罪 她说

是的，

我确实杀了黑人

不要告诉帕特小姐，但是是的，

我确实有钱安全地存放在英国的一家银行

[音乐

] 钱

说猩红色，

你有同盟国的黄金，

不是全部，

他笑着说肯定有 50 个或

更多的封锁者有一些，

但我

只要你等着不

急着再婚，我就有近半百万 斯嘉丽感到恶心

50 万美元

很难相信

在这个残酷的世界上有这么多钱

告诉我他说尽量不要看起来太

感兴趣但失败了

你拿到税款了吗？

突然间，

她知道这就是他来这里的

原因，不是为了取笑她，

而是为了确保她有足够的

钱来缴纳税款

哦

，他有时有多好，

他真的在乎吗？ 比

他更了解她 我愿意说

是的

我得到了

她说的钱 她

说你是不是等到

你手指上戴上了结婚戒指

他

笑着说 弗兰克有没有他告诉你的那么多钱

还是他欺骗了你

你不需要我的秘密

斯嘉丽

我最了解你

哦，瑞德，

你是最糟糕的，

我不知道什么

没有

弗兰克没有欺骗我，但

突然间，

如果弗兰克会向人们索要

他们欠他的钱，那么告诉别人她的麻烦是件好事。

我不会担心

你没有足够的生活他说

是的但是

我可以用一点钱

我会借给你一些钱

但我想知道它是为了什么

说红色

他又笑了我会的 不要让你

重复你给我的那个迷人的提议，

一旦

她开始欧洲，

我知道你在担心

他进展顺利，

不是很担心，

但现在有点担心

你为什么要钱

而不是为了阿什莉威尔克斯我希望

她变得火辣

艾什莉威尔克斯一怒之下从没拿过我一美元

他说

阿什利很棒，

所以他为什么不带他的家人

离开塔拉去找工作？

他一直像一个黑人一样工作

他是的，他尽了最大的努力，

但你永远不会从一个农场工人变成一个农场工人

。 威尔克斯现在冷静下来

，告诉我你想要多少钱，

你想要什么给

斯嘉丽试图控制她的愤怒

她想把他的提议扔回

他的脸上，但她告诉自己要

明智

我想买一个锯木厂

她最后说的

我想我能买到便宜的

，我想要两辆

马车和一辆马车给我自己

一个

锯木厂说，

是的，

她

说你今天下午忙吗

他问

我要你开车和我一起去锯木厂

她说

我 想在你改变主意之前买下它

锯木厂

哭了 弗兰克

你把你的珠宝卖给了巴特勒船长

并买下了锯木厂

当

斯嘉丽告诉他

起初他以为她在开玩笑时，弗兰克的生活震惊了他，

但他很快发现这不是

早早开个玩笑 早上，她

和彼得阿姨的老奴隶一起开车去锯木厂

，直到天黑才回来，

一个叫约翰逊的人被任命为经理

，他请来了免费的黑人来干活

，斯嘉丽很快就赚到了

可以谈论的钱 买另一个

锯木厂

弗兰克无法理解

这不是他娶的那个柔软甜蜜无助的

人

这个猩红色知道她想要什么并

像男人一样追求它

她很容易生气

他只需要说斯嘉丽我希望你

不会 ’t 就像一场雷雨

打碎

了一个婴儿

他认为

她需要一个婴儿

然后

在四月的一个狂野潮湿的夜晚，

托尼·方丹从琼斯伯勒骑马进来

敲响他们的门醒来弗兰克

和猩红色

弗兰克急忙下来让他进入

猩红色跟随 过了一会儿，我

下楼了，因为托尼吹灭了点燃的

蜡烛，弗兰克拿着

他们，如果他们抓住我，他们会绞死我。

托尼说

我要去德克萨斯躲藏，但我需要

另一匹马弗兰克，

你可以拥有 我的人

坦白

说发生了什么事

思嘉问

你记得尤斯蒂斯

谁是我们的奴隶

说托尼

他今天在莎莉做晚饭时来到厨房

我不知道他在说什么但我听到

她尖叫并试图逃跑

我跑了 走进厨房

，他

喝醉了，

继续

说斯嘉丽

我开枪打死了他

，当妈妈跑进来照顾

莎莉时，

我开始骑马去琼斯伯勒寻找

乔纳斯威尔克森

有

什么可以有白人女人的

哦，托尼

不哭猩红

是的

托尼说，

在我经过塔拉的路上我遇到了阿什利，他

和我一起去

我们在酒吧里找到了威尔克森

，我把刀拿给他，而阿什利

把其他人拉回来

，之前就完成了 我知道

威尔克森死了，阿什利

让我骑在马上，告诉我

来找你，阿什利，

他是个好人，

但如果你回去

解释，

托尼笑了

斯嘉丽，你认为洋基队

会如何奖励 男人把他吊死，让

黑人远离他的女人

憎恨和恐惧

她想让他们知道只有温暖的家

好衣服和美味的食物

只有钱才能买到这些东西 她

认为

很多钱

就是我所拥有的而且我不在乎

托尼走了

后斯嘉丽告诉她我是怎么得到的 丈夫 一个

她保守了几个星期的秘密

坦率地

说，她说

春天过去了，我要生一个孩子，

斯嘉丽每天都去锯木厂，

确信经理约翰逊在

欺骗她，但无法抓住他

，她去了 看到正在计划新房的建筑商和人们

她经常对木材的质量撒谎，并以与优质

木材

相同的价格出售劣质木材

一个拥有另一家锯木厂的男人公开

称她为骗子和骗子，

但这损害了他的生意

因为人们不相信

像斯嘉丽这样的人，一位女士

会像这个男人所说的那样行事

，最后

那个男人不得不卖掉他的生意

，斯嘉丽以便宜的价格买下了它，

她不得不找人来管理

第二家锯木厂

，她给了 休埃尔辛的工作

他不是一个好商人，

但他很诚实

人们看到斯嘉丽

和洋基队做生意感到震惊，

但斯嘉丽不在乎

我什么时候有钱

她以为

我会说出我对他们的看法，

但在那之前

我 “甜蜜地微笑然后在6月初拿出来的钱来

来的消息来自喀拉拉·杰拉德·斯嘉丽

的父亲

已经死

了塔拉的六次变化

是晚上，当

斯嘉丽抵达琼斯伯勒时

会遇到我的马车，他们沿着马车达到她

塔拉·

斯嘉丽

我要嫁给苏·艾伦

他说

苏·艾伦

她说

我一直以为你

爱卡琳唯一卡琳爱的男人

那个格子呢男孩

在战争中被杀

现在她要加入教会 h 在

查尔斯顿生活和

工作 你在开玩笑吗 说

Scarlet 不

你不能和她争论或

嘲笑她 他说

这就是她想要的 现在

她的心碎了

但你不爱 sue ellen 你

说

我愿意吗 在某种程度上，

他说

，阿什利和梅兰妮很快就会去

，如果没有玛丽和苏艾伦，我将无法住在塔拉

那里的一家银行

他看着她

，她有一种旧的感觉，

他对她了如指掌，阿什利

他不能去

来

告诉我爪子的事，

她说

他没病，

说会，

但

很好

大约一个月前

，苏艾伦和琼斯伯勒的一些人交谈

，之后她很兴奋，

尽管她什么也没说，

然后她开始用你的爪子散步

我看到她和他说话，但我敢肯定他

不知道什么 她说了一半，

但现在我知道她是在试图

让他接受

美国佬的誓言 在战争期间，

他们会为任何宣誓的南方绅士这样做

斯嘉丽说 15 万美元

，因为他们签署了一份对美国政府的忠诚誓言

好吧，

苏艾伦让你父亲喝醉了，

然后把他带到了琼斯伯勒

，他几乎签了字

，

但最后一刻他意识到

自己在做什么

，他把纸扔到苏艾伦的

脸上，

然后他像疯子一样骑马走了，

哦，

可怜 爪子

说斯嘉丽

那天晚上

阿什利和我听到他骑马穿过

田野

说

他试图跳过栅栏

看艾伦

看我跳这个他喊

但是马停下来把他扔到

了 摔断了脖子

杰拉尔德·奥哈拉的葬礼是在一个炎热的

六月早晨，

人们对斯嘉丽和卡琳说了几句

好话，

但他们没有对苏·艾伦说话。

她试图让她的父亲忘记

他作为一个忠诚的南方人的荣誉，并宣誓接受

美国佬的誓言

他们永远不会原谅她

，

当每个人都参加完葬礼后，

猩红色要求阿什利在他们独处时与她交谈，

她提出让他

成为她在亚特兰大的一个锯木厂的半所有者

阿什利，你必须来，她

说可能是 几个月前我

现在可以照顾锯木厂了，因为

猩红色宝宝，请他说

我不能，

但你去纽约和洋基队住在一起，

她说

是的，他说

我决定去北方，

我从那里拿走了太多东西 你已经

为我自己、梅兰妮和婴儿买了一件家居服

，我不能

你知道我不能住在你附近

，你知道为什么

哦

，

她说

我去年冬天在外地做了一个承诺

，我会 保留它，

我不确定我会不会 说

我要去

纽约哦，

阿什莉

说，斯嘉丽说

，过了一会儿，她开始疯狂地哭泣，

梅兰妮睁大了眼睛，担忧地瞪大了

斯嘉丽，这

是什么宝贝

，是阿什莉，他

太可怕了，

斯嘉丽阿什莉喊道，

你做了什么

梅兰妮跑 对斯嘉丽特

让我解释一下，

阿什莉·

斯嘉丽特好心

让我担任她在亚特兰大的一家锯木厂

的

经理

哦，

猩红色又开始哭了，

我告诉他我多么需要他

，我怎么找不到人来管理

锯木厂

，他拒绝来

，现在我不得不卖掉它

，我们可能都会挨饿，但他

赢了 不在乎

阿什莉，

在斯嘉丽为我们做了这么多之后，你怎么能拒绝哭泣

的梅兰妮，当我的孩子出生时，她在亚特兰大救了我的命

，她在这里杀了一个美国佬来救我们，

是的

，你知道吗，现在她第一次

要求我们 为她做点什么

哦

ashley 想想我们

在亚特兰大和我们自己的人一起生活对我们意味着什么

也许我们会有一个自己的小家

oh ashley

do say yes

斯嘉丽看着艾希礼疲倦的

眼睛说话时

我会来斯嘉丽

他说

我 无法与你们抗衡

第 7 章

亚特兰大的危险 斯嘉丽很失望，因为阿什莉不是一个比休·埃尔辛更好的商人，

但

在她的孩子出生之前她无能为力

我永远不会再要孩子

她决定

斯嘉丽的孩子是女孩 ella

她出生在一个星期，当时一名

黑人强奸了一名白人妇女

，并在他被绳之以法之前被三K

党

悄悄

绞死 和虚弱，

但人们呆在锁着

门的家里

，男人害怕让他们的女人

和孩子

无人看管 阿什莉和休都呆在

家里，锯木厂的工作停止了，这

让思嘉

在三岁之后很生气 几周后她从

床上爬起来说她又要去

锯木厂了

她说

我会拿枪射杀任何

想伤害我的人

梅兰妮吓了一跳

斯嘉丽 如果

你出了

什么事我会死的

一天中的每一分钟都在

说斯嘉丽，不，

我会去那里找一些黑人

工人在路上

没有

说

梅兰妮迪凯特路上到处都是坏黑人，

你必须经过那里，

我会想到一些事情

，然后 下午，

一个瘦高瘦的老头，木腿

，只有一只眼睛，

从梅兰妮家穿过花园，

他是许多无家可归的老士兵之一，

他们在梅兰妮家停下来

，得到食物和

睡觉的地方，然后继续 再次

威尔克斯夫人派我来接你

他说

我的名字叫

阿尔奇和威尔克斯夫人对我很好

所以我在这

里斯嘉丽不喜欢他的样子但

她说

好吧

如果我丈夫同意

弗兰克很失望当婴儿

不 更换 Scarlet，

但她决心去她的

锯木厂，

所以他同意让 Archie 驾驶她的

Scarlet 我会抓到一些罪犯

阿奇愤怒地转向她

你在锯木厂得到罪犯的

那一天 就是我停止为你工作的那一天

他们

为什么在乎她说，

因为我

是近 40 年的罪犯

他

说震惊的猩红色听了他的故事

阿奇谋杀了他的妻子，因为她是

他兄弟的情人

，他被送进了

监狱 他的生活，

但在战争期间，当

邦联罪犯的情况变得糟糕时，

如果他们与洋基队作战，阿奇

就有机会获得

自由

像她这样的女士

在不知情的情况下带我进了她的房子

思嘉什么也没说，但她认为

一个凶手

梅兰妮怎么会如此

如此

哦

，没有言语可以形容，

但是当她开始

为每个锯木厂使用五个罪犯时，

阿奇信守了诺言，不再对

她

坦率 还要求斯嘉丽不要使用

罪犯，起初阿什利拒绝

与他们合作，

但斯嘉丽最终还是按照自己的方式行事，

尽管阿什利对

罪犯的处理并不比他对黑人的处理好

，现在他的头上已经长满了白发

，看起来很疲惫 他的眼睛

，他几乎从不笑，

在一个温暖的十二月天，

斯嘉丽正

带着她的孩子坐在皮蒂姨妈的房子外面，

抬头看到瑞德巴特勒骑

在他的路上

llo rhett 她说

你已经离开很长时间了

是的

他

说我正要去见你的

时候看到阿什利威尔克斯夫人

当然很惊讶我停下来和

她说话 她告诉我 你好心

让威尔克斯先生成为你锯木厂的半个所有者

怎么

说 斯嘉丽

在我借给你的钱

时看起来很内疚

我说我不

可怜他，

他的世界已经消失，他就像一条

离开水的鱼，

你是怎么让他来亚特兰大的？

斯嘉丽从她的脑海中抹去了与阿什利争吵的记忆

我解释说我需要他的帮助，

因为我 本来要生孩子的

他很高兴能

好好的 男人对他们的孩子有多傻，

然后告诉

如果他想看到她长大，他晚上会更多地待在家里

说瑞特

你是什么意思

说

斯嘉丽你是想告诉我弗兰克是

哦

瑞特大声笑

我不是说他在和其他女人

弗兰克哦

真有趣

，他笑着离开了

第八章三

K党

3月的下午很冷，猩红色

独自沿着迪凯特路行驶

弗兰克的枪在她旁边的座位上

，她经过旧的军用帐篷和

粗糙的木制建筑，那里有黑人

妓女和 白人和黑人

罪犯

突然活了过来 一个大黑人从树后走出来

猩红色迅速拿起弗兰克的枪

你想要什么

斯嘉丽小姐

不要开枪 大山姆

来了 回复

大山姆

他是为塔拉工作的奴隶之一

在战争的最后几个月里谁去为邦联而

战

山姆

说斯嘉丽

你在这个肮脏的地方做什么？

你为什么不进城

来看我

我不住在这里 斯嘉丽小姐说

我是 只是在这里呆了一段时间，

我去了北方，但我不喜欢它，

我一

有机会

就回家塔拉你愿意留在这里为我工作吗

斯嘉丽说

我需要一个司机

山姆看了 不高兴

哦，谢谢你提供斯嘉丽小姐，

但我必须离开亚特兰大

ii 杀了一个人

一个黑人

不 一个白人

一个洋基士兵

说山姆

他说了一些坏话，

我不是故意要杀他的，

但我是 强壮

，现在他们在追我，

思嘉想了一会儿然后说

我今晚送你去塔拉

我现在必须开车去我的锯木厂，

但我会在天黑之前回来

等我在这里等我

是的思嘉小姐

说 山姆

和许多自由的黑人一样，他很

高兴有人告诉他

那天

晚上又该做什么 当猩红色到达道路的拐弯处时，太阳已经下山了

，

大山姆不见了

，她开始担心，

然后她听到脚步声

路，

但不是山姆

，是一个大个子白人和一个

矮胖的猩红色黑人 tt把手放在她身边的枪上

女士

你能给我钱吗

白人说

他拦住斯嘉丽的马 握住它

我饿了

让开

她回答

保持声音平静

让她 那个男人对着 黑人，

她可能把钱藏在了她的

裙子里，

接下来发生的事情就像一场可怕的

梦，黑人跑到马车上，

猩红色朝他开了一枪，

但枪被粗暴地从她手中拔

了下来，几乎断了她的手腕，

然后她感觉到一只手 她的喉咙

和裙子从她的

脖子到

腰部被撕开 黑色的手在她的

乳房和猩红色之间被推开 像一个疯女人一样尖叫

闭嘴

白人大喊 把她拉

出来 第三个男人在路上，

白人突然

大山姆

朝他走来，黑人大叫着跳

了下来 从后面大喊

回头看见大山姆

追着她

她放慢速度让山姆

跳上马车

那天晚上

弗兰克派大山姆赶火车去

琼斯伯勒

然后他带着斯嘉丽和怜悯和

孩子们 去梅兰妮家，

和阿什莉一起走

了 没人在乎，

但对

梅兰妮和印度有一种紧张，她注意到

外面的每一个马声，

他们从

阅读

中抬起头，互相看着对方有

什么不对劲的

思嘉，

但这是怎么回事，

然后阿奇说

有人来了

，不是 威尔克斯先生

他走到门口

谁在那儿

巴特勒船长来了

一位瑞德说，

快告诉我

发生了什么事，梅兰妮说

，你怎么知道洋基队从一开始就

怀疑他们

你丈夫和其他人会被

抓到

他们去哪儿

了他们有一个聚会的

地方别告诉他

喊着阿奇

这是个把戏

你没听到他说他和洋基军官在一起吗

但梅兰妮看着瑞特

她的声音在颤抖 当她在迪凯特路上和他说话时，

她说

他们在旧沙利文种植园见面

烧了一半的那个

谢谢你

说红色

当洋基队来的时候我会骑得很快

假装你什么都不知道

他出去撞上了黑

骑士 他们 听到他以极快的速度骑车离开

可怜的阿姨哭

了 洋基队

来了

到底是怎么回事 说猩红色

什么意思

说印度

这意味着你可能引起了阿什利

和肯尼迪先生

死亡 ashley 哭了 Scarlet

他发生了

什么事 你丈夫

说 india 她的眼睛里充满了

愤怒 你对他不感兴趣吗

India

please say melanie 她的脸色苍白震惊

Scarlett

我们没有告诉你因为弗兰克认为

你很好 总是反对氏族

和氏族

尖叫着猩红色

阿什利

弗兰克当然他们在氏族中

说印度

和我们所知道的所有其他人

他们是白人和南方人

哦

现在洋基队将夺走我的锯木厂

和商店

并将弗兰克关进监狱

哭泣 猩红色

她看着

他们 瑞德巴特勒是什么意思

印度和梅兰妮不敢

说话 威尔克斯先生和肯尼迪先生以及

其他人今晚出去杀了

那个黑人 那个白人

说阿奇

现在看来洋基队怀疑了

什么 派兵

伺候 都是因为你

屋外突然传来马蹄声

紧接着有人用力敲门

打开门，

梅兰妮平静而平静地说，

一个洋基队队长和几个士兵站在

外面，

猩红色认出了

队长是汤姆·杰弗里，他是老鼠的朋友

。

他看到了斯嘉丽，脱下帽子，

晚上好，肯尼迪夫人，

他说

，赶紧环顾房间

你们中哪位女士是威尔克斯夫人

我是

梅兰妮·库利

你为什么在这里

我想和威尔克斯先生和肯尼迪先生谈谈

他说

他们不在这里

他们在肯尼迪先生的商店

他们不在商店

他说

看起来很严肃

我们会在外面等他们

回来 阿什利和休埃尔辛 阿奇

的手移向他的枪

没有

低声说 梅兰妮坚定地

我

会这样做 她打开门 脸上带着恼怒的

表情

把他带进来 她打电话给巴特勒船长

我想你已经抓住了他 又喝醉了

把他带

进来 洋基队长从

外面说话 对不起威尔克斯夫人

但我必须逮捕你的丈夫

埃尔辛先生

逮捕

说 梅兰妮

如果你逮捕所有喝醉的人

队长你的监狱里会挤满

洋基士兵

把他带来 在巴特勒船长中，如果你能

自己走路，

阿什利脸色苍白，穿着

瑞德的长外套

，瑞德和休把他半抬进了房间。

洋基

队长跟着他们

半开心，但也怀疑有什么事情，

哦，阿什利，我为你感到羞耻，

梅兰妮哭了

醉醺醺的跟

巴特勒阿奇船长一样喜欢洋基队的人一起出去

把他带到他的房间，像往常一样让他上床睡觉

不要碰他

说船长

我正在逮捕他，因为他参与了一个

部落杀死

了一个白人和一个黑人

今晚在迪凯特路附近被杀 威尔克斯先生今晚

说 瑞德

他今晚开始笑了 汤姆

这两个人从八点开始就

和你在一起

瑞德 船长现在很困惑

我不喜欢说

布雷特看着旋律

然后迅速移开

我不想在我想知道的女士面前

说梅勒妮

我的丈夫

在贝尔沃特林的房子里

说瑞特

他和休和弗兰克肯尼迪在那里

还有米德博士和呃

哦很多其他人

我们有一个派对

一个盛大的派对

在belle wattlings喝女孩哦梅兰妮

把手放在她的乳房

上似乎晕倒了

现在你已经做到了汤姆

哭红

了不会有妻子的 在亚特兰大

谁会和她的丈夫

瑞特说话我不

知道船长看起来很

尴尬去问美女你是否不相信我

说租金

但

我必须逮捕这些人

我不知道这是违法的

在belle 家喝醉 说 rhett

tom

有 50 名目击者说他们

在

那里 总是说船长

哦

我会去

但我想在早上见他们

询问船长出去了

休·埃尔辛和 他

印度迅速关上了门

，他们拉了所有 当

阿什莉被带进卧室并

放在床上时，窗帘

被拉了下来，瑞德的外套被他脱掉了，

梅兰妮又站了起来，她

开始剪掉阿什莉的衬衫

，上面沾满了血

他受伤了

哭着猩红色

你这个傻瓜

说

印度你以为他 真的喝醉了，

梅兰妮把毛巾放在阿什利的

肩膀上以止血

他睁开眼睛，对她的瑞德虚弱地笑了笑，

说对不起，我不得不说威尔克斯先生

和其他人在

贝尔沃特林夫人的家里，

但我不得不 想得快

，我知道

当我到老沙利文

种植园

时，贝尔很乐意为

我撒谎 钟声

没有人看到我们

我们从后面的一扇私人门

进去 ul wattling 女人

rhett 看着 archie，melanie 转身

回到 ashley

带我的马去老 sullivan 的地方

rhett 对他说

白色家族的衣服被推

到地板下

烧掉它们

，

后面的房间里有两个男人

把它们放在上面 马，把他们带到

贝尔家后面的场地

把枪放在他们手中 同时

射击两支枪

看起来像普通的

射击

你懂吗

阿奇点点头然后说

是

红色安静地回答

阿奇走出了后门

最后这两个字

让斯嘉丽说出

弗兰克瑞德去哪儿了

在她的卧室里喝

白兰地，并为她所做的事情感到难过，

她想知道镇上的每个人是否都

认为她杀死了坦率的

人 那天的葬礼对

她来说很酷，

但她不在乎

有人敲楼下的门

，她听到怜悯阿姨打开门，

然后是瑞德管家的声音

，她知道他是

她今晚最想见的人。

‘明天要走了，有时会离开

他对阿姨

说，我见到她很重要

哦，但我想

今天不是，

斯嘉丽开始

跑到楼梯的顶部，

我会在一个 瑞德打电话的那一刻，

她看到怜悯阿姨惊讶

和震惊的脸抬头看着她，

他们在图书馆闭门交谈，

斯嘉丽不想让怜悯阿姨

知道她喝酒的事，但这几乎是

瑞德注意到

他说的白兰地

和你的第一件事 已经喝了很多如果

我喝了她说一个人喝酒不好

告诉他 她要嫁给托尼·方丹

所以事情就这样发生了

我经常想知道

但他不必嫁给

你你很抱歉你仍然拥有塔拉

而且你不贫穷和饥饿

不不不当然你不是

瑞德

说，是白兰地让你

为自己感到难过，

你怎么敢开始斯嘉丽，

我要去英国

，我可能要离开几个月

他笑了，

我仍然比任何其他女人都想要你，

斯嘉丽

，现在弗兰克走了，

我以为你 应该知道

哦，

她哭了，

你是最粗鲁的

，在弗兰克的葬礼那天，

你能不能离开这所房子，

听

他平静地说，

我要你

嫁给

我，这是你的坏笑话之一，

她生气地说

这不是笑话

他 说

我担心如果我等到我回来

你会嫁给另一个

有一点钱的男人

在

他说

w 之前你结婚时说这并不重要 帽子真的阻止你

告诉我

突然她想起了

阿什莉是因为他我不想

再结婚

她认为

我永远属于阿什莉

为了阿什莉和塔拉

她不知道她的想法

让她的脸上露出了柔软的表情

瑞德立刻明白

他生气了，

斯嘉丽·奥哈拉，你是个傻瓜

，然后他的手臂搂着她，他

先是温柔地吻她，然后是猛烈地吻她，

所以在她意识到之前，她正在

吻他，

求你了，

我是

过了一会儿，她低声说，

你认识的傻瓜都没有

像这样吻过你，他说的是

查尔斯、弗兰克或你愚蠢的阿什利

，他们对你

了解多少我知道你

他的嘴又在她的嘴上

然后他

说是的

说是 或者

她低声说

是 突然平静下来

他低头看着她

你是说

是 不是查尔 es 或 frank

他说

是我的钱

吗 钱确实可以帮助你知道

她

说我喜欢你 rit

但如果我说我爱你

我会

撒谎你会知道的

他看着她笑了

但事实并非如此 一个愉快的笑声，

好吧，

他说

我要从英国给你带

什么戒指，你想要什么类型的

哦，

一个钻石戒指，红色

说猩红色

，一个很大

的，瑞德从英国带回来的戒指

太大了，让

斯佳丽尴尬 戴上它，

但只有当它戴在她的手指上时，她才

告诉所有人她要

嫁给他，

他们成为亚特兰大最不受欢迎的

夫妇，

除了洋基和地毯袋子，

每个人都指责斯嘉丽为弗兰克的

死

和将其他男人的生命

置于危险之中

，他们 讨厌 rhett 用 bell

wtling 一个妓女

从洋基监狱中救出

他们的人他们确信他这样做只是

为了让他们难堪

只有 melanie 对 Scarlet 忠诚

并提醒人们 Scarlett 是如何

帮助他们的 当她和她的家人

无家可归的时候，

她告诉亚特兰大的女士们

永远不要来

拜访我 经常，

但有时，当她躺在瑞德的

怀里，月光洒

在床上时，

她想

如果只有阿什莉的手臂

紧紧地抱住她，生活

会多么完美 有很多新人，

就像老亚特兰蒂斯人所说的那样，他们也呆在

那里，

等待他们的家完工

，斯嘉丽觉得和他们在一起很愉快，很

兴奋。

他们富有，穿着考究

，从不谈论战争或艰难

时期

亚特兰大最

时髦的人

瑞德给了她任何她想要的东西

，听她谈论商店

她的锯木厂 囚犯和

喂养他们的费用，

并给了她很好的食物

明智的建议

他从来没有像查尔斯和弗兰克那样谈论过要孩子，

但后来斯嘉丽得知

她要再要一个孩子，

并告诉瑞德

我不会要这个消息

她尖叫着

一个女人不必生孩子，如果

她不想要他们

有些事

斯嘉丽

你什么都没做

他大喊

我不在乎你是否有一个或二十个孩子

但我确实在乎你是否死了

他紧紧地抱着她

我不想要孩子 你

知道，但我不想再听到任何

愚蠢的谈话

斯嘉丽的孩子被命名为尤金妮

维多利亚，

但梅兰妮称她为邦妮，

后来

当斯嘉丽能够再次访问锯木厂时，她总是

这样称呼她，她发现阿什莉的情况并不

好

阿什莉 你太心软了她说

你应该让那些

犯病的人多干活，他们只需要告诉你他们生病了

，他们远离工作

，那是没有办法赚钱

的，用棍子敲几下就会

斯嘉丽 停止

哭泣

你不知道他们是男人

，他们中的一些人生病和虚弱，

哦，亲爱的，当我看到他

让你变得坚强时，

你总是那么甜蜜

，让我变得坚强

rhett Butler

他接触的一切他都下毒

我知道他救了我的命 我很感激，

但我希望是除了他之外的任何人

，当我想到他抚摸你时，

他会亲吻我，

思嘉高兴地想，

但他后退了一步

，好像意识到他说得太多了，

我很抱歉思嘉 他说

我不能说这些话，

我没有任何借口，除了

在马车回家的路上

完全没有任何

借口。 rhett 的

手臂

在未来她会活得很好，没有那些

手臂

这个想法让她很高兴

，这意味着她

不必再要孩子了，

但她怎么能让阿什莉知道

她为他做了什么

我希望我能和阿什莉谈谈

我可以尽可能轻松地和 rhett

她说话 想，

但我会让他知道

，当然，告诉

瑞德我想要单独的卧室

是很困难的，但这并不像她想象的那么困难，

当她告诉他斯嘉丽时，他冷冷地看了她

一眼，

他说

如果你和你的床还在

为我持有任何魅力

锁着的门不会让我远离

但幸运

的是世界上到处都是床

而且大多数床上都是女人

你的意思是你当然会

说他说

我没有

利用其中一个很奇怪 在

我每晚锁门之前，

斯嘉丽说，

为什么

如果我想要你，

没有运气可以让我离开

第 10 章

一个惊喜派对

，那天是阿什莉的生日，梅兰妮

给他举办了一个惊喜派对，

除了阿什莉，每个人都知道

那天早上斯嘉丽梅兰妮印度和

怜悯阿姨

如果你要去锯木厂，你在准备

东西吗？

你要

和阿什莉单独在一起，

是的，

她说，

但她看到印度很快地看着她

，如果我说阿什莉，她总是用奇怪的眼神看着我

下车

去接他

，斯嘉丽

今晚早点来，

因为斯嘉丽骑马回家，她以为

她想让我早点来，但她

不想让我和她一起欢迎客人，

还有印度和阿姨可怜

，我想站在阿什利旁边

和他一起欢迎客人

我为什么不问

瑞德知道答案并告诉她

一个洋基情人欢迎人们当所有

那些重要的同盟情人都

将在那里时

不要傻我

亲爱的只是因为忠诚的梅兰妮

你 那天下午

斯嘉丽

去商店和锯木厂旅行时，她

穿得比平时更小心

了 说

你为什么不在我家帮

梅兰妮准备惊喜

派对

阿什莉哭了斯嘉丽你不

应该知道

哦，我将成为亚特兰大最惊讶的人

阿什莉眼中含笑说

谁告诉你她

几乎每个被邀请的男人都问

过谁曾经为他举办过惊喜派对，

他说阿什莉

和斯嘉丽不得不微笑，

他拉着她的手张开，

这样他就可以看到她的

衣服哦，斯嘉丽，你总是更

漂亮，

但随着 他抚摸她，

她第一次

意识到这并没有让她兴奋，

她觉得

我会永远记得你，

因为那天在十二橡树，

你穿着一件白色的裙子，上面覆盖

着绿色的

小花。 一棵树，你周围有十几个男孩

他放下她的手

，他的眼睛里的光熄灭了

从那时起我们已经走了很长一段路，

斯嘉丽

你来得又快又直，但我

来得很慢

，没有你

和所有你’ 我已经完成了

我现在什么都不是

oh ashley

你听起来很伤心

你想不想

她问他

我不知道

他说

也许我想要回到

过去对他们的记忆似乎永远不会

消失

他的声音他说话的方式

把那些记忆带回了

她想起它们很痛苦

我更喜欢这些日子她说

但她说话时没有看他

他轻声笑了

把他的手放在她的下巴

下抬起她的脸对着他的

哦猩红色

你真是个可怜的骗子

他让她记住了她

想忘记

的事情 美丽 昔日的魅力

我不能让他让我回首

她觉得伤得太重

那是阿什利的问题

他害怕未来

所以他回首

哦阿什利 我的爱 你不能回头

她记得

喜欢漂亮衣服和迷人的猩红色奥哈拉 年轻的

男人

毫无征兆地泪水涌入她的眼眶

，开始滑落她的脸颊

，她像一个迷路的小孩一样抬头看着阿什莉，

他轻轻

地把她抱在怀里，把她的头靠在他的肩膀上

，他的脸颊

像一个 爱的朋友，但不是情人

她听到外面有人的声音

，突然他把自己从

她身上

推开 充满愤怒的眼睛里，

阿奇和她在一起，和他们站在一起的埃尔辛斯嘉丽夫人

不记得她是如何

离开办公室

的 正在

梅兰妮的花园里玩耍

梅兰妮

梅兰妮听说了这个

斯嘉丽

走回她的

房间时对这个想法感到冷漠 到了晚饭时间，消息会传遍全城

，人们会相信 帽子

她和阿什莉是恋人

，

当她

想到梅兰妮眼中的伤害时，斯嘉丽哭

了起来 衣服

躺到床上

我现在不想想 以后再想

她听到黑人回来了

许久，

瑞德敲了敲她的门，她说

进来吧，

你准备好参加派对了吗？他说天

很黑，她看不到他的

脸。我

脑子不好，

她说

我不认为我会去

那里。 停顿了好久，他才回答

你是一只多么胆小的小猫

，他的声音又硬又冷酷

他知道

她躺在床上

颤抖着说不出话，

他点燃了她床边的蜡烛，

低头看着她

，她看到他穿着

晚礼服

起床

他说

我们要去 派对

哦，瑞德，

我不能去，除非你今晚不露面

，只要你活着，你就永远无法在这个小镇露面，

他告诉她

，我不会有 老婆的懦夫

把你的衣服

亮起来 梅兰妮家的每个房间都

亮着灯，斯嘉丽可以听到

街上远处的音乐

瑞德粗暴地抓住她的胳膊，

和她一起走到门口

我会面对他们 她以为

我不会 在乎他们说什么或者他们认为什么

只有梅兰妮

只有

梅兰妮他们进来时音乐停止

了，房间慢慢变得安静了

斯嘉丽抬起

下巴让自己微笑

然后有人从人群中

匆匆走过梅兰妮立即走到斯嘉丽

身边搂着她 她的腰，

多么可爱的裙子啊，亲爱的

，她用小而清晰的声音说，

印度今晚不能来了，

你能和我一起欢迎我们的客人吗？

第11章

美妙

而狂野的

瑞特独自把斯嘉丽从派对送回家

，她回到了她的房间，

哦，多么糟糕 它曾经是

她无法忘记阿什利满脸羞愧的脸

，

他现在会恨我

吗？她想，梅兰妮的爱救了

我们俩 在餐厅里

，瑞德一定是悄悄地进来了，没有去找bell wattlings，她以为

我不用白兰地就走了，这样我就

不用见他了

，我会锁上我的房间门，

但餐厅的门打开了

瑞德拿着蜡烛站在那里，

请过来喝一杯，巴特勒夫人

说

，她看到他喝醉了，

我不想喝酒，

我听到了声音，你什么也没听到，

他说，

过来，

斯嘉丽下楼去餐厅 房间

坐下

他

总是在

生活对他来说似乎是个笑话之前就告诉她，

但现在思嘉看到有什么事情

对他

来说很重要而且很重要，

他倒了一杯白兰地，

放在她手里，

你想知道小姐 梅兰妮知道

关于你和阿什莉的一切，

有人告诉她，但她不相信

我离开你的

卧室，因为你不想要我

或我的孩子，

他大喊大叫

，你一直想要

阿什莉·威尔克斯，

哦

，那是多么伤害

她喝了白兰地然后站起来

你不了解阿什莉或我

，你嫉妒 出于你无法理解的事情，

她转身走向门口，

但他穿过房间，将她

靠在墙上，

我为你感到难过，我可爱的小傻瓜，

他告诉她，

如果我死了

，梅兰妮小姐死了，而你 如果

阿什利

，你认为你能和他一起快乐吗

？不，

你永远不会

知道他在想什么

突然他把她从脚上抬起来

她的手臂开始

爬楼梯，这是一个晚上，你不会

把我赶出你的房间。

她尖叫着，但他如此猛烈地吻她，

以至于她的脑海中的一切都被推开

了

，然后她的手臂搂住了他的脖子

，她的嘴唇在颤抖

第二天早上，斯嘉丽醒来时，

他已经走了，

但她记得那个狂野而

美妙的夜晚，

瑞特没有出现在晚餐

或晚餐

中

第二天晚上之后，她决定

去警察局，

但是当她在房间里吃完早餐时，

她听到他的脚踩在楼梯上

哦，你好，

他说进来了

，你去哪儿了

她问

你不知道吗？

我以为整个镇子都知道

警察在前天晚上

敲钟之后

你和那个

女人当然在一起了

他说

我希望你不担心

我 在

他粗心大意地说

我很抱歉之后你从我身边去找她 为我

上次见面时的表现而道歉 斯嘉丽

我喝醉了

她想哭

他只是在喝醉的时候利用我 就像

他对贝尔家的女人一样

她以为

滚出去

她告诉

他别担心

我要走了 他

说我只是来说我要去

查尔斯顿和新奥尔良，

哦，我今天要离开一个很长的旅程

，我要带

邦妮去收拾她的小东西，

我也要带上

你 “永远不会把我的孩子带出这

所房子 她说

我的孩子也是如此 巴特勒夫人

在一小时内把她收拾好

在那段时间里，

斯嘉丽得知她要再

要一个孩子

了，这是与瑞德的那个狂野之夜的结果，

这仍然让她感到羞愧，

但她第一次

感到高兴，

因为现在她有时间和

金钱来生孩子，

瑞德回来了

有一天，斯嘉丽毫无预兆地听到了 邦妮哭着

妈妈

，急忙从她的房间跑到

楼梯顶，邦妮

扑到斯嘉丽的怀里

斯嘉丽放开

她 她看着瑞德上楼

想知道他会不会吻她

但他没有

他的粗心

她本来不想这样告诉他的，

但现在这些话突然涌到她的嘴边

，因为我要生孩子了，

她说

他看起来很惊讶，朝

她走来，好像他要伸出一只手 斯嘉丽在

她的手臂上

转身离开他，眼中充满仇恨

，他的脸变得僵硬

，他冷静地说，谁是幸福的父亲

阿什利，

她的声音因愤怒而颤抖，

你知道这是你的，但我不想要它，就像你不想要它

一样，

没有女人会想要它 想要一个男人的孩子

你，

我希望它是任何人的，但你的

她上前用指甲撕破他的脸

，

但他很快移到一边

思嘉错过了他，一次又一次跌倒

在楼梯的底部

第 12 章

一个秘密计划

思嘉失去了孩子，几乎

每次梅兰妮从斯嘉丽的房间出来时她就死了，

她看到瑞德坐在他的床上，

他的门敞开着，

注视着他妻子的房间

，当她终于能够告诉

他斯嘉丽好些时，

他把头埋在他的手中

，开始哭泣

梅兰妮 以前从没见过男人哭

，这让她害怕，

但她轻轻关上门，

走到他身边

，当她把手放在他

肩上时，

他的手臂环住了她，在

她意识到之前，她坐在床上，

他坐在 趴在地板上，

头靠在她的膝盖上，

他开始胡言乱语，对梅兰妮

说一些让她脸颊发烫的事情，

巴特勒船长，你不能告诉我

这些她说

你不明白的事情，他哭了 她不

想要孩子

我们没有睡在一起

巴特勒船长

你不能说

我喝醉了

我想伤害她

梅兰妮看着他

有没有可能他听到并

相信了关于阿什莉和斯嘉丽的可怕谎言

嫉妒

她突然想

不

他太通情达理

他喝醉了 他的头脑发狂

你无法理解

他说

你太好了 无法理解

我嫉妒得发疯

她不爱我

她从未爱过

他不再爱他 醉醺醺的目光与她的目光相遇

，他意识到他在跟谁说话，

如果我告诉你，

你不会相信我，你会不会，

梅兰妮轻声说

她开始轻轻抚平他的头发

，不要哭巴特勒船长，

一个月后她会好起来的，瑞德 让

斯嘉丽和韦德·埃拉和普利西一起坐火车去琼斯伯勒，

然后他骑着马去梅兰妮的房子，

她坐在外面

斯嘉丽去了塔拉，她说

是的，

他说微笑

的塔拉比米德博士的所有药物对她都有好处，

但我 担心 d 关于她的健康，

因为她试图做太多事情，

是的，她确实同意了 melanie

，这就是为什么我要 wilkes 先生在锯木厂买她的

一半

想把钱借给你 瑞德

说你真好，

但我们可能永远无法还款

我不想让你还钱

他说

我很高兴知道

斯嘉丽不会让自己

生病 足以让她忙碌

和快乐

你明白吗

是的 但

梅兰妮不确定地说

你想给你儿子买一匹马 你不是

吗 你想让他去一所好

大学 去欧洲 他说

哦 当然

哭了 梅兰妮 但是每个人都很穷，

威尔克斯先生有一天可以从锯木厂赚很多钱

说红色，

你

会帮助斯嘉丽

吗？你知道我会为她做世界上任何事情

说梅兰妮，

她为我做了很多，

但我的 丈夫，

如果我把钱寄给威尔克斯先生而不

告诉他是谁寄的

你会看到他用它来买锯木厂吗？

瑞德说，

这一定是我们的秘密

梅兰妮沉默了片刻，

然后她说

是

的

充满了她的消息，

她问这里发生了什么事

阿什利想知道我是否认为你会把

你的锯木厂卖给他，

你在他

所说的红色

猩红色中的一半看起来很惊讶

阿什利从哪里弄来的钱

似乎是从某人那里来的 他

在岩岛照顾伤寒 说

红色

它带有一封来自华盛顿的未署名信

当然 我告诉他你不会卖

我告诉他你喜欢告诉

其他人该做什么

让我照顾我自己的事

她生气地说

我会把它们卖给他，

直到那一刻

斯嘉丽从未打算卖掉她的

锯木厂，

但瑞德用这种方式谈论她和所有人的阿什利让她很生气，

所以当晚

她卖掉了锯木厂

然后

希望她没有在

第 13 章中发生

两次死亡，

当时邦妮四岁失事，给她买了

一匹马并教她

骑马，他们两个经常

一起骑马，

然后瑞德决定是

时候让她学习跳跃

了 他在后花园建了一个矮门

邦妮轻松地跳过了矮门，

猩红色忍不住嘲笑瑞德

，

在第一周跳跃后看起来很自豪

邦妮希望门

更高马的腿不够长

瑞德告诉 她

他们是 他们

据说 bonnie

我从 melanie 的栅栏上跳了下来 这

很高

哦 好吧

rhett 笑着说

但是如果你掉下

来别怪我

他把门弄得更高了

bonnie 打电话给她妈妈

妈妈

看我跳这个

我 我在看亲爱的

说 猩红色的微笑

看着我跳

这个

那些话有

什么意思

就像爪子的眼睛

想着斯嘉丽

，然后她想起

她听到了她父亲的声音，

艾伦

看着我跳这个

不哭斯嘉丽

不

哦，邦妮停下来，

但是有可怕的砍柴声

和瑞德的一声哭泣

然后斯嘉丽看到马在

没有它的情况下跑了 骑手

邦妮三晚后因颈部骨折去世

妈妈去了梅兰妮家

梅兰妮小姐

说妈妈 瑞特先生不会让我们带走

那个可怜的孩子

明天还有葬礼

不让你带走她

说梅兰妮

他把她放在他的房间里 告诉我要

带很多灯

，不要拉窗帘，

你不知道邦妮小姐怕黑吗？

已经

两天了，

他不会为斯嘉丽小姐或

任何人打开它，他也不会说

你必须帮助我们的葬礼他会听

你

的想法，

在他半岁的时候和巴特勒船长争论 疯狂

悲伤

让

梅兰妮浑身发冷，但她跟着妈妈去了斯嘉丽

家，很快上楼了，

请让我进来吧巴特勒船长

她轻声

说是威尔克斯夫人，

我想看看

邦妮，门开了，妈妈在瑞德喝梅兰妮的时候闻到了他

呼吸中的白兰地味

胳膊把她拉了

进去，

然后她坐在外面

哭

了很久很久很久之后

，门开了

，梅兰妮的头出现了，

她看起来很累

，眼里含着泪水

去告诉斯嘉丽小姐巴特勒船长

愿意明天早上参加葬礼

她说

，邦妮死后，

瑞特不常回家

，但当他回家时，

他通常喝醉了，

斯嘉丽再也不能生他的气，也不能再

因为邦妮的死而责备他了

，现在

她感到孤独、不快乐

，害怕

没有 一个可以和妈妈说话的

人已经回到塔拉

他喜欢

米德博士告诉她的那个孩子

，他喝酒是为了忘记

她尽快生下一个孩子

但瑞德似乎不想再要

孩子

了，

尽管她没有关门，但

瑞德从

没来过她的卧室 马车的车站

她快死了

她想见你

他说

不是梅兰妮

哦不是梅兰妮

她失去了孩子 她会

说 瑞德

我不知道她会生

孩子

她没有告诉

他说的任何人

米德博士说再要一个孩子会杀了她

它已经杀了她

瑞德说

但布雷特 她不会死

我没有死 当我没有你那么强壮

他

说马车停在梅兰妮的房子外面

你进来了吗，

斯嘉丽

说不，

他说

她跑进了

阿什莉阿姨怜悯和印度在那里

她要你

阿什莉告诉

她梅兰妮的房间门悄悄地打开了

，米德医生

和我一起出来

他对斯嘉丽说他低声说

梅兰妮小姐 你会平静地死去

你不会告诉她

任何关于阿什莉的

事 你明白吗

她走进房间 梅兰妮

闭着眼睛躺在床上

她的脸是死一般的黄色

猩红色盯着她

然后就知道梅兰妮是 临终时

她曾希望米德博士是错的，

但现在她知道

我需要她，

她

认为这是真的，

斯嘉丽突然意识到她多么需要

梅兰妮

一直需要她

忠诚的梅兰妮

，她一直在那里

爱她

为她而战

她握着梅兰妮的

手是我 梅兰妮

她说

梅兰妮的眼睛睁开了一会儿

然后又闭上了

艾希礼说，你

斯嘉丽发冷了

梅兰妮一直都知道

，

她把头靠在

床上开始哭泣

艾希礼·

梅兰妮又说

，手指 伸手去摸

斯嘉丽的头

斯嘉丽抬头看着梅兰妮的眼睛

，没有看到任何责备，

只有喘不过气来说话

谢天谢地

她以为她不知道

阿什莉怎么办 梅兰妮说 斯嘉丽

你会

照顾他的

梅兰妮

哦，是的

斯嘉丽说

我会照顾他，

但

永远

不要让他知道

没有

说斯嘉丽

我只会

向他建议一些事情

梅兰妮能够微笑

，所以阿什利威尔克斯的照顾

从一个女人转移到另一个女人，

而他却不知道

但现在 战斗从梅兰妮

疲倦的脸上消失了

，仿佛有了斯嘉丽的

承诺，她得到了和平，

哦，你真聪明，

真勇敢

，对这些话总是对我很好，

轮到

斯嘉丽对抗涌入她眼中的泪水了，

她 无法说话的

米德博士打开门

，斯嘉丽把梅兰妮的手放在

她的脸颊上

晚安，

她说

巴特勒船长

轻轻地耳语着，现在

对他好一点，

他非常

爱你

，

然后是印度和阿姨 遗憾跟着

医生进了房间，斯嘉丽走出去，

她是除了妈妈之外

唯一爱我的女人，

她以为斯嘉丽在他的房间里找到了艾希礼，

他看着她

，她看到他眼中的恐惧和困惑，

我该怎么办

他说

没有她我活不下去

她凝视着他

觉得她有生以来第一次了解他

你

真的很爱她

不是吗

哦 你是个傻瓜 ashley

为什么你没看出你只想要

我

就像瑞德想要那种胡说八道

，然后她看到他眼中受伤的表情

，想起了她对梅兰妮的承诺，会

照顾他，

原谅我，

她说

他很快就来找她

，他的手臂搂着她

，别哭，亲爱的，

她说

你 一定是勇敢的

一扇门打开了，一个叫

阿什利的人

快点说，

斯嘉丽把他推出了房间

我从来没有看到他的真实身份

她

只想我想让他成为什么样的傻瓜

我

现在已经死了

，我 让他像一个人一样照顾

孩子

哦，如果我没有答应过她，我不会

在乎我再也见不到他

第14章

明天的

家

，那是她想

和瑞德一起回家的地方

，他用强壮的手臂摧毁了她的

瑞德，爱她的

梅兰妮知道这一点

她最后一口气说

要对他好点

告诉他我是个傻瓜，

他会明白

他一直都有

她在家里的餐厅里发现他

是梅兰妮小姐死了

他问

斯嘉丽突然点点头

害怕可能为时已晚

她是我唯一一个完全善良的

人 知道

他说

了一位非常伟大的女士

然后他的声音改变了，

所以对你很好，

不是吗，

哦，你怎么能说那

哭泣的猩红色

泪水涌进她的眼睛，

你知道我是多么爱她

，她最后的话是关于你的，

他看起来 她

对她说了什么

哦，

不是现在，瑞德

告诉我

他说

他的声音 我很酷，但他

放在她手腕上的手受伤了

她

说对巴特勒船长好一点

他非常爱你

斯嘉丽告诉他

他盯着她 突然放下了她的手腕

他走到窗户

就是她所说的一切 她说

ashley

她让我照顾阿什莉

他沉默了片刻

，然后轻声笑了笑，

对你真好

他说

梅兰妮小姐死了，你可以离开

我去阿什莉

，你所有的梦想都能实现

离开你

她哭了

不

不

她跑到他身边握住他的手臂

哦你错了

我不想离开你她停止

找不到合适的词

你累了他说

你最好去睡觉

但我必须告诉你

她哭了 猩红色

他重重地说

我不

想听

但你不知道我要说

什么 亲爱的

它清楚地写在你的脸上

他说了

些什么让你意识到你

毕竟不爱不幸的威尔克斯先生 同样的东西让我看起来

更有吸引力突然

他摇了摇头 是头，

但谈论它是没用的，

切红

她说

哦，

我非常爱你，

我是个傻瓜，不知道这一点，

瑞特，

你必须相信我，

哦，

我相信你

他说

，你有没有知道我爱你

一样多 一个男人可以爱一个女人，

但我不能让你知道，

你对爱你的人如此残忍，

斯嘉丽，

我知道你嫁给我时你不爱我，

但我是个傻瓜

，以为我可以让你在乎

我想让你

开心，就像我让邦妮开心一样，

但每天晚上总是有阿什莉

我坐在你对面的桌子上

，知道你希望

阿什莉坐在我的位置，

但后来邦妮来了

，她就像你一样

勇敢漂亮 充满生机

，我给了她你不想要的爱，

但是当她死后，

她带走了

一切

阻止

人们说你丈夫离开了

你，

如果这让你担心，

但我要走了 g走开

让我和你

一起去不他说你要去哪里

她说

也许去英国

或巴黎

但

如果你去

我会怎么做

她哭了

他看着她

他的眼睛里有怜悯

亲爱的

他轻声说

我不 不管你做什么

她看着他走出房间

，知道他是

她世界上最不重要的事情

她从来不了解他

或阿什莉

这两个她爱过的男人

，现在她失去了他们两个

我赢了 现在不要想了

她告诉自己

如果我现在想起来我会发疯

白色的房子

在红红的秋叶中等待迎接她

她可以看到田野的红土

和山丘上树木的黑暗之美

妈妈会

突然出现 她想要妈妈，就像她小时候想要的那样

女孩

思嘉抬起她的下巴，

她可以让瑞德回到

那里 w 因为如果她真的想要他，她就找不到男人

我明天会在塔拉考虑它

她告诉自己

因为明天

是另一天

你