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Chapter 6

           Scarlettsatonahighrosewoodottoman,undertheshadeofahugeoakintherearofthehouse,herflouncesandrufflesbillowingaboutherandtwoinchesofgreenmoroccoslippersallthataladycouldshowandstillremainaladypeepingfrombeneaththem.Shehadscarcelytouchedplateinherhandsandsevencavaliersabouther.Thebarbecuehadreacheditspeakandthewarmairwasfulloflaughterandtalk,theclickofsilveronporcelainandtherichheavysmellsofroastingmeatsandredolentgravies.Occasionallywhentheslightbreezeveered,puffsofsmokefromthelongbarbecuepitsfloatedoverthecrowdandweregreetedwithsquealsofmockdismayfromtheladiesandviolentflappingsofpalmettofans.

           Mostoftheyoungladieswereseatedwithpartnersonthelongbenchesthatfacedthetables,butScarlett,realizingthatagirlhasonlytwosidesandonlyonemancansitoneachofthesesides,hadelectedtositapartsoshecouldgatheraboutherasmanymenaspossible.

           Underthearborsatthemarriedwomen,theirdarkdressesdecorousnotesinthesurroundingcolorandgaiety.Matrons,regardlessoftheirages,alwaysgroupedtogetherapartfromthebright-eyedgirls,beauxandlaughter,fortherewerenomarriedbellesintheSouth.FromGrandmaFontaine,whowasbelchingfranklywiththeprivilegeofherage,toseventeen-year-oldAliceMunroe,strugglingagainstthenauseaofafirstpregnancy,theyhadtheirheadstogetherintheendlessgenealogicalandobstetricaldiscussionsthatmadesuchgatheringsverypleasantandinstructiveaffairs.

           Castingcontemptuousglancesatthem,Scarlettthoughtthattheylookedlikeaclumpoffatcrows.Marriedwomenneverhadanyfun.ItdidnotoccurtoherthatifshemarriedAshleyshewouldautomaticallyberelegatedtoarborsandfrontparlorswithstaidmatronsindullsilks,asstaidanddullastheyandnotapartofthefunandfrolicking.

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