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Chapter 3

           Thewhitechildrenclamoredtositonhiskneeandbetrotted,whilehedenouncedtotheirelderstheinfamyofYankeepoliticians;thedaughtersofhisfriendstookhimintotheirconfidenceabouttheirloveaffairs,andtheyouthsoftheneighborhood,fearfulofconfessingdebtsofhonoruponthecarpetsoftheirfathers,foundhimafriendinneed.

           "So,you’vebeenowningthisforamonth,youyoungrascal!"hewouldshout."And,inGod’sname,whyhaven’tyoubeenaskingmeforthemoneybeforethis?"

           Hisroughmannerofspeechwastoowellknowntogiveoffense,anditonlymadetheyoungmengrinsheepishlyandreply:"Well,sir,Ihatedtotroubleyou,andmyfather"

           "Yourfather’sagoodman,andnodenyingit,butstrict,andsotakethisandlet’sbehearingnomoreofit."

           Theplanters’ladieswerethelasttocapitulate.But,whenMrs.Wilkes,"agreatladyandwithararegiftforsilence,"asGeraldcharacterizedher,toldherhusbandoneevening,afterGerald’shorsehadpoundeddownthedriveway."Hehasaroughtongue,butheisagentleman,"Geraldhaddefinitelyarrived.

           Hedidnotknowthathehadtakennearlytenyearstoarrive,foritneveroccurredtohimthathisneighborshadeyedhimaskanceatfirst.Inhisownmind,therehadneverbeenanydoubtthathebelonged,fromthemomenthefirstsetfootonTara.

           WhenGeraldwasforty-three,sothicksetofbodyandfloridoffacethathelookedlikeahuntingsquireoutofasportingprint,itcametohimthatTara,dearthoughitwas,andtheCountyfolk,withtheiropenheartsandopenhouses,werenotenough.Hewantedawife.

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