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Chapter 8

           Therewasnoservantsostupidthatshedidnotfindsomeredeemingtraitofloyaltyandkind-heartedness,nogirlsouglyanddisagreeablethatshecouldnotdiscovergraceofformornobilityofcharacterinher,andnomansoworthlessorsoboringthatshedidnotviewhiminthelightofhispossibilitiesratherthanhisactualities.

           Becauseofthesequalitiesthatcamesincerelyandspontaneouslyfromagenerousheart,everyoneflockedabouther,forwhocanresistthecharmofonewhodiscoversinothersadmirablequalitiesundreamedofevenbyhimself?Shehadmoregirlfriendsthananyoneintownandmoremenfriendstoo,thoughshehadfewbeauxforshelackedthewillfulnessandselfishnessthatgofartowardtrappingmen’shearts.

           WhatMelaniedidwasnomorethanallSoutherngirlsweretaughttodotomakethoseaboutthemfeelateaseandpleasedwiththemselves.ItwasthishappyfeminineconspiracywhichmadeSouthernsocietysopleasant.Womenknewthatalandwheremenwerecontented,uncontradictedandsafeinpossessionofunpuncturedvanitywaslikelytobeaverypleasantplaceforwomentolive.So,fromthecradletothegrave,womenstrovetomakemenpleasedwiththemselves,andthesatisfiedmenrepaidlavishlywithgallantryandadoration.Infact,menwillinglygavetheladieseverythingintheworldexceptcreditforhavingintelligence.ScarlettexercisedthesamecharmsasMelaniebutwithastudiedartistryandconsummateskill.ThedifferencebetweenthetwogirlslayinthefactthatMelaniespokekindandflatteringwordsfromadesiretomakepeoplehappy,ifonlytemporarily,andScarlettneverdiditexcepttofurtherherownaims.

           Fromthetwohelovedbest,Charleshadreceivednotougheninginfluences,learnednothingofharshnessorreality,andthehomeinwhichhegrewtomanhoodwasassoftasabird’snest.

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