Унесенные ветром

Chapter 40

           O’Haratill‘boutayearagowhenyouallhaveknownhimtwentyyearsormore.Butthishereismyexcuse.Ifhe’dlivedamonthorsolonger,I’dhavehadtherighttocallhimPa."

           Astartledripplewentoverthecrowd.TheyweretoowellbredtowhisperbuttheyshiftedontheirfeetandstaredatCarreen’sbowedhead.Everyoneknewhisdumbdevotiontoher.Seeingthedirectioninwhichalleyeswerecast,Willwentonasifhehadtakennonote.

           "Sobein’ashowI’mtomarryMissSuellenassoonasthepriestcomesdownfromAtlanta,Ithoughtmaybethatgivesmetherighttospeakfirst."

           Thelastpartofhisspeechwaslostinafaintsibilantbuzzthatwentthroughthegathering,anangrybeelikebuzz.Therewereindignationanddisappointmentinthesound.EveryonelikedWill,everyonerespectedhimforwhathehaddoneforTara.EveryoneknewhisaffectionslaywithCarreen,sothenewsthathewastomarrytheneighborhoodpariahinsteadsatilluponthem.GoodoldWillmarryingthatnasty,sneakinglittleSuellenO’Hara!

           Foramomenttheairwastense.Mrs.Tarleton’seyesbegantosnapandherlipstoshapesoundlesswords.Inthesilence,oldmanMcRae’shighvoicecouldbeheardimploringhisgrandsontotellhimwhathadbeensaid.Willfacedthemall,stillmildofface,buttherewassomethinginhispaleblueeyeswhichdaredthemtosayonewordabouthisfuturewife.ForamomentthebalancehungbetweenthehonestaffectioneveryonehadforWillandtheircontemptforSuellen.AndWillwon.

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