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Chapter 5

           Gerald,primedwithbrandy,hadgivenJonasWilkersonhisdismissalthatmorning,andEllenhadremainedatTaratogoovertheaccountsoftheplantationbeforehetookhisdeparture.Scarletthadkissedhermothergood-byinthelittleofficewhereshesatbeforethetallsecretarywithitspaper-stuffedpigeonholes.JonasWilkerson,hatinhand,stoodbesideher,hissallowtight-skinnedfacehardlyconcealingthefuryofhatethatpossessedhimatbeingsounceremoniouslyturnedoutofthebestoverseer’sjobintheCounty.Andallbecauseofabitofminorphilandering.HehadtoldGeraldoverandoverthatEmmieSlattery’sbabymighthavebeenfatheredbyanyoneofadozenmenaseasilyashimselfanideainwhichGeraldconcurredbutthathadnotalteredhiscasesofarasEllenwasconcerned.JonashatedallSoutherners.Hehatedtheircoolcourtesytohimandtheircontemptforhissocialstatus,soinadequatelycoveredbytheircourtesy.HehatedEllenO’Haraaboveanyoneelse,forshewastheepitomeofallthathehatedinSoutherners.

           Mammy,asheadwomanoftheplantation,hadremainedtohelpEllen,anditwasDilceywhorodeonthedriver’sseatbesideToby,thegirls’dancingdressesinalongboxacrossherlap.Geraldrodebesidethecarriageonhisbighunter,warmwithbrandyandpleasedwithhimselfforhavinggottenthroughwiththeunpleasantbusinessofWilkersonsospeedily.HehadshovedtheresponsibilityontoEllen,andherdisappointmentatmissingthebarbecueandthegatheringofherfriendsdidnotenterhismind;foritwasafinespringdayandhisfieldswerebeautifulandthebirdsweresingingandhefelttooyoungandfrolicsometothinkofanyoneelse.Occasionallyheburstoutwith"PeginaLow-backedCar"andotherIrishdittiesorthemorelugubriouslamentforRobertEmmet,"Sheisfarfromthelandwhereheryoungherosleeps."

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