Унесенные ветром

Chapter 41

           AndtheygavesuchsplendidballsanddrovesuchfinehorsesandsimplyworshipedSoutherngirls!Theytreatedthemlikequeensandweresocarefulnottoinjuretheirtouchyprideand,afterallwhynotassociatewiththem?

           Theyweresomuchmoreattractivethanthetownswainswhodressedsoshabbilyandweresoseriousandworkedsohardthattheyhadlittletimetoplay.SotherehadbeenanumberofelopementswithYankeeofficerswhichbroketheheartsofAtlantafamilies.Therewerebrotherswhopassedsistersonthestreetsanddidnotspeakandmothersandfatherswhonevermentioneddaughters’names.Rememberingthesetragedies,acolddreadranintheveinsofthosewhosemottowas"Nosurrender"—adreadwhichtheverysightofMelanie’ssoftbutunyieldingfacedispelled.Shewas,asthedowagerssaid,suchanexcellentandwholesomeexampletotheyounggirlsofthetown.And,becauseshemadenoparadeofhervirtuestheyounggirlsdidnotresenther.

           ItneveroccurredtoMelaniethatshewasbecomingtheleaderofanewsociety.Sheonlythoughtthepeoplewerenicetocometoseeherandtowantherintheirlittlesewingcircles,cotillionclubsandmusicalsocieties.Atlantahadalwaysbeenmusicalandlovedgoodmusic,despitethesneeringcommentsofsistercitiesoftheSouthconcerningthetown’slackofculture,andtherewasnowanenthusiasticresurrectionofinterestthatgrewstrongerasthetimesgrewharderandmoretense.

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