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Chapter 5

           More’sthepitynoneofyouhavesuchhands,"headded,castingfondbutreprovingglancesathisgirls."WithCarreenafraidofthepoorbeastsandSuewithhandslikesadironswhenitcomestoreinsandyou,Puss"

           "Well,atanyrateI’veneverbeenthrown,"criedScarlettindignantly."AndMrs.Tarletontakesatossateveryhunt."

           "Andbreaksacollarbonelikeaman,"saidGerald."Nofainting,nofussing.Now,nomoreofit,forhereshecomes."

           Hestoodupinhisstirrupsandtookoffhishatwithasweep,astheTarletoncarriage,overflowingwithgirlsinbrightdressesandparasolsandflutteringveils,cameintoview,withMrs.TarletonontheboxasGeraldhadsaid.Withherfourdaughters,theirmammyandtheirballdressesinlongcardboardboxescrowdingthecarriage,therewasnoroomforthecoachman.And,besides,BeatriceTarletonneverwillinglypermittedanyone,blackorwhite,toholdreinswhenherarmswereoutofslings.Frail,fine-boned,sowhiteofskinthatherflaminghairseemedtohavedrawnallthecolorfromherfaceintoitsvitalburnishedmass,shewasneverthelesspossessedofexuberanthealthanduntiringenergy.Shehadborneeightchildren,asredofhairandasfulloflifeasshe,andhadraisedthemmostsuccessfully,sotheCountysaid,becauseshegavethemallthelovingneglectandthesterndisciplineshegavethecoltsshebred."Curbthembutdon’tbreaktheirspirits,"wasMrs.Tarleton’smotto.

           Shelovedhorsesandtalkedhorsesconstantly.SheunderstoodthemandhandledthembetterthananymanintheCounty.Coltsoverflowedthepaddockontothefrontlawn,evenashereightchildrenoverflowedtheramblinghouseonthehill,andcoltsandsonsanddaughtersandhuntingdogstaggedafterherasshewentabouttheplantation.

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