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Chapter 2

           Scarlettnoddedobstinately.Herheartwastoosoretocarewhetherornotsheputherfatherinatemper. 

           "Landistheonlythingintheworldthatamountstoanything,"heshouted,histhick,shortarmsmakingwidegesturesofindignation,"for’tistheonlythinginthisworldthatlasts,anddon’tyoubeforgettingit!’Tistheonlythingworthworkingfor,worthfightingforworthdyingfor." 

           "Oh,Pa,"shesaiddisgustedly,"youtalklikeanIrishman!" 

           "HaveIeverbeenashamedofit?No,’tisproudIam.Anddon’tbeforgettingthatyouarehalfIrish,Miss!AndtoanyonewithadropofIrishbloodinthemthelandtheyliveonisliketheirmother.’TisashamedofyouIamthisminute.IofferyouthemostbeautifullandintheworldsavingCountyMeathintheOldCountryandwhatdoyoudo?Yousniff!" 

           GeraldhadbeguntoworkhimselfupintoapleasurableshoutingragewhensomethinginScarlett’swoebegonefacestoppedhim. 

           "Butthere,you’reyoung.’Twillcometoyou,thisloveofland.There’snogettingawayfromit,ifyou’reIrish.You’rejustachildandbotheredaboutyourbeaux.Whenyou’reolder,you’llbeseeinghow’tis....Now,doyoubemakingupyourmindaboutCadeorthetwinsoroneofEvanMunroe’syoungbucks,andseehowfineIturnyouout!" 

           "Oh,Pa!" 

           Bythistime,Geraldwasthoroughlytiredoftheconversationandthoroughlyannoyedthattheproblemshouldbeuponhisshoulders. 

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