Унесенные ветром

Chapter 1

           Nineteenyearsold,sixfeettwoinchestall,longofboneandhardofmuscle,withsunburnedfacesanddeepauburnhair,theireyesmerryandarrogant,theirbodiesclothedinidenticalbluecoatsandmustard-coloredbreeches,theywereasmuchalikeastwobollsofcotton. 

           Outside,thelateafternoonsunslanteddownintheyard,throwingintogleamingbrightnessthedogwoodtreesthatweresolidmassesofwhiteblossomsagainstthebackgroundofnewgreen. Thetwins’horseswerehitchedinthedriveway,biganimals,redastheirmasters’hair; andaroundthehorses’legsquarreledthepackoflean,nervouspossumhoundsthataccompaniedStuartandBrentwherevertheywent. Alittlealoof,asbecameanaristocrat,layablack-spottedcarriagedog,muzzleonpaws,patientlywaitingfortheboystogohometosupper. 

           Betweenthehoundsandthehorsesandthetwinstherewasakinshipdeeperthanthatoftheirconstantcompanionship. Theywereallhealthy,thoughtlessyounganimals,sleek,graceful,high-spirited,theboysasmettlesomeasthehorsestheyrode,mettlesomeanddangerousbut,withal,sweet-temperedtothosewhoknewhowtohandlethem. 

           Althoughborntotheeaseofplantationlife,waitedonhandandfootsinceinfancy,thefacesofthethreeontheporchwereneitherslacknorsoft. Theyhadthevigorandalertnessofcountrypeoplewhohavespentalltheirlivesintheopenandtroubledtheirheadsverylittlewithdullthingsinbooks. LifeinthenorthGeorgiacountyofClaytonwasstillnewand,accordingtothestandardsofAugusta,SavannahandCharleston,alittlecrude. ThemoresedateandoldersectionsoftheSouthlookeddowntheirnosesattheup-countryGeorgians,buthereinnorthGeorgia,alackofthenicetiesofclassicaleducationcarriednoshame,providedamanwassmartinthethingsthatmattered. 

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