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Chapter 1

           There’snothingworsethanabarbecueturnedintoanindoorpicnic." 

           "Oh,it’llbecleartomorrowandhotasJune,"saidStuart. "Lookatthatsunset.Ineversawoneredder. Youcanalwaystellweatherbysunsets." 

           TheylookedoutacrosstheendlessacresofGeraldO’Hara’snewlyplowedcottonfieldstowardtheredhorizon. NowthatthesunwassettinginawelterofcrimsonbehindthehillsacrosstheFlintRiver,thewarmthoftheAprildaywasebbingintoafaintbutbalmychill. 

           Springhadcomeearlythatyear,withwarmquickrainsandsuddenfrothingofpinkpeachblossomsanddogwooddapplingwithwhitestarsthedarkriverswampandfar-offhills. Alreadytheplowingwasnearlyfinished,andthebloodygloryofthesunsetcoloredthefresh-cutfurrowsofredGeorgiaclaytoevenredderhues. Themoisthungryearth,waitingupturnedforthecottonseeds,showedpinkishonthesandytopsoffurrows,vermilionandscarletandmaroonwhereshadowslayalongthesidesofthetrenches. Thewhitewashedbrickplantationhouseseemedanislandsetinawildredsea,aseaofspiraling,curving,crescentbillowspetrifiedsuddenlyatthemomentwhenthepink-tippedwaveswerebreakingintosurf. Forherewerenolong,straightfurrows,suchascouldbeseenintheyellowclayfieldsoftheflatmiddleGeorgiacountryorinthelushblackearthofthecoastalplantations. TherollingfoothillcountryofnorthGeorgiawasplowedinamillioncurvestokeeptherichearthfromwashingdownintotheriverbottoms. 

           Itwasasavagelyredland,blood-coloredafterrains,brickdustindroughts,thebestcottonlandintheworld. Itwasapleasantlandofwhitehouses,peacefulplowedfieldsandsluggishyellowrivers,butalandofcontrasts,ofbrightestsunglareanddensestshade. Theplantationclearingsandmilesofcottonfieldssmileduptoawarmsun,placid,complacent. 

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