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Chapter 3

           Ihatethem.Ihatethemall.Ineverwanttoseethemagain.Iwanttogetaway.IwillgoawaywhereI’llneverseethemagain,orthistown,oranyonewhoremindsmeofofhim."

           Andwhenthenightwasnearlyspent,Mammy,whohadcriedherselfoutoverhermistress’darkhead,protested,"But,honey,youkaindodat!"

           "Iwilldoit.Heisakindman.IwilldoitorgointotheconventatCharleston."

           ItwasthethreatoftheconventthatfinallywontheassentofbewilderedandheartstrickenPierreRobillard.HewasstaunchlyPresbyterian,eventhoughhisfamilywereCatholic,andthethoughtofhisdaughterbecominganunwasevenworsethanthatofhermarryingGeraldO’Hara.Afterall,themanhadnothingagainsthimbutalackoffamily.

           So,Ellen,nolongerRobillard,turnedherbackonSavannah,nevertoseeitagain,andwithamiddle-agedhusband,Mammy,andtwenty"houseniggers"journeyedtowardTara.

           Thenextyear,theirfirstchildwasbornandtheynamedherKatieScarlett,afterGerald’smother.Geraldwasdisappointed,forhehadwantedason,butheneverthelesswaspleasedenoughoverhissmallblack-haireddaughtertoserverumtoeveryslaveatTaraandtogetroaringly,happilydrunkhimself.

           IfEllenhadeverregrettedhersuddendecisiontomarryhim,nooneeverknewit,certainlynotGerald,whoalmostburstwithpridewheneverhelookedather.ShehadputSavannahanditsmemoriesbehindherwhensheleftthatgentlymanneredcitybythesea,and,fromthemomentofherarrivalintheCounty,northGeorgiawasherhome.

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