Віднесені вітром

Chapter 25

           Shewasnotblindtothefactthatherpersonalitywaschanging.SometimeswhenhercurtordersmadePorkstickouthisunderlipandMammymutter:"Somefolksridesmightyhighdesedays,"shewonderedwherehergoodmannershadgone.Allthecourtesy,allthegentlenessEllenhadstriventoinstillinherhadfallenawayfromherasquicklyasleavesfallfromtreesinthefirstchillwindofautumn.

           Timeandagain,Ellenhadsaid:"Befirmbutbegentlewithinferiors,especiallydarkies."Butifshewasgentlethedarkieswouldsitinthekitchenallday,talkingendlesslyaboutthegoodolddayswhenahouseniggerwasn’tsupposedtodoafieldhand’swork.

           "Loveandcherishyoursisters.Bekindtotheafflicted,"saidEllen."Showtendernesstothoseinsorrowandintrouble."

           Shecouldn’tlovehersistersnow.Theyweresimplyadeadweightonhershoulders.Andasforcherishingthem,wasn’tshebathingthem,combingtheirhairandfeedingthem,evenattheexpenseofwalkingmileseverydaytofindvegetables?Wasn’tshelearningtomilkthecow,eventhoughherheartwasalwaysinherthroatwhenthatfearsomeanimalshookitshornsather?Andasforbeingkind,thatwasawasteoftime.Ifshewasoverlykindtothem,they’dprobablyprolongtheirstayinbed,andshewantedthemontheirfeetagainassoonaspossible,sotherewouldbefourmorehandstohelpher.

           Theywereconvalescingslowlyandlayscrawnyandweakintheirbed.Whiletheyhadbeenunconscious,theworldhadchanged.

Налаштування
Фон сторінки
Розмір шрифту
Міжрядковий інтервал
Фразові дієслова
Показати / Приховати меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Сторінка 612 з 1537