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Chapter 6

           Thesunnyfrontverandawasthrongedwithguests.Yes,thewholeCountywashere,thoughtScarlett.ThefourTarletonboysandtheirfatherleanedagainstthetallcolumns,thetwins,StuartandBrent,sidebysideinseparableasusual,BoydandTomwiththeirfather,JamesTarleton.Mr.CalvertwasstandingclosebythesideofhisYankeewife,whoevenafterfifteenyearsinGeorgianeverseemedtoquitebelonganywhere.Everyonewasverypoliteandkindtoherbecausehefeltsorryforher,butnoonecouldforgetthatshehadcompoundedherinitialerrorofbirthbybeingthegovernessofMr.Calvert’schildren.ThetwoCalvertboys,RaifordandCade,weretherewiththeirdashingblondesister,Cathleen,teasingthedark-facedJoeFontaineandSallyMunroe,hisprettybride-to-be.AlexandTonyFontainewerewhisperingintheearsofDimityMunroeandsendingherintogalesofgiggles.TherewerefamiliesfromasfarasLovejoy,tenmilesaway,andfromFayettevilleandJonesboro,afewevenfromAtlantaandMacon.Thehouseseemedburstingwiththecrowd,andaceaselessbabbleoftalkingandlaughterandgigglesandshrillfemininesqueaksandscreamsroseandfell.

           OntheporchstepsstoodJohnWilkes,silver-haired,erect,radiatingthequietcharmandhospitalitythatwasaswarmandneverfailingasthesunofGeorgiasummer.BesidehimHoneyWilkes,socalledbecausesheindiscriminatelyaddressedeveryonefromherfathertothefieldhandsbythatendearment,fidgetedandgiggledasshecalledgreetingstothearrivingguests.

           Honey’snervouslyobviousdesiretobeattractivetoeverymaninsightcontrastedsharplywithherfather’spoise,andScarletthadthethoughtthatperhapstherewassomethinginwhatMrs.Tarletonsaid,afterall.CertainlytheWilkesmengotthefamilylooks.

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