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Chapter 6

           Asthesmellofcrispfreshporkcametoher,Scarlettwrinkledhernoseappreciatively,hopingthatbythetimeitwascookedshewouldfeelsomeappetite.Asitwasshewassofulloffoodandsotightlylacedthatshefearedeverymomentshewasgoingtobelch.Thatwouldbefatal,asonlyoldmenandveryoldladiescouldbelchwithoutfearofsocialdisapproval.

           Theytoppedtheriseandthewhitehousereareditsperfectsymmetrybeforeher,tallofcolumns,wideofverandas,flatofroof,beautifulasawomanisbeautifulwhoissosureofhercharmthatshecanbegenerousandgracioustoall.ScarlettlovedTwelveOaksevenmorethanTara,forithadastatelybeauty,amelloweddignitythatGerald’shousedidnotpossess.

           Thewidecurvingdrivewaywasfullofsaddlehorsesandcarriagesandguestsalightingandcallinggreetingstofriends.Grinningnegroes,excitedasalwaysataparty,wereleadingtheanimalstothebarnyardtobeunharnessedandunsaddledfortheday.Swarmsofchildren,blackandwhite,ranyellingaboutthenewlygreenlawn,playinghopscotchandtagandboastinghowmuchtheyweregoingtoeat.Thewidehallwhichranfromfronttobackofthehousewasswarmingwithpeople,andastheO’Haracarriagedrewupatthefrontsteps,Scarlettsawgirlsincrinolines,brightasbutterflies,goingupandcomingdownthestairsfromthesecondfloor,armsabouteachother’swaists,stoppingtoleanoverthedelicatehandrailofthebanisters,laughingandcallingtoyoungmeninthehallbelowthem.

           ThroughtheopenFrenchwindows,shecaughtglimpsesoftheolderwomenseatedinthedrawingroom,sedateindarksilksastheysatfanningthemselvesandtalkingofbabiesandsicknessesandwhohadmarriedwhomandwhy.TheWilkesbutler,Tom,washurryingthroughthehalls,asilvertrayinhishands,bowingandgrinning,asheofferedtallglassestoyoungmeninfawnandgraytrousersandfineruffledlinenshirts.

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