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Chapter 3

           "Mist’Gerald,"saidPork,gratefullyrollinguptheshirtasGeraldfumed,"whutyouneedsisawife,andawifewhuthasgotplen’yofhouseniggers."

           GeraldupbraidedPorkforhisimpertinence,butheknewthathewasright.Hewantedawifeandhewantedchildrenand,ifhedidnotacquirethemsoon,itwouldbetoolate.Buthewasnotgoingtomarryjustanyone,asMr.Calverthaddone,takingtowifetheYankeegovernessofhismotherlesschildren.Hiswifemustbealadyandaladyofblood,withasmanyairsandgracesasMrs.WilkesandtheabilitytomanageTaraaswellasMrs.Wilkesorderedherowndomain.

           ButthereweretwodifficultiesinthewayofmarriageintotheCountyfamilies.Thefirstwasthescarcityofgirlsofmarriageableage.Thesecond,andmoreseriousone,wasthatGeraldwasa"newman,"despitehisnearlytenyears’residence,andaforeigner.Nooneknewanythingabouthisfamily.Whilethesocietyofup-countryGeorgiawasnotsoimpregnableasthatoftheCoastaristocrats,nofamilywantedadaughtertowedamanaboutwhosegrandfathernothingwasknown.

           GeraldknewthatdespitethegenuinelikingoftheCountymenwithwhomhehunted,drankandtalkedpoliticstherewashardlyonewhosedaughterhecouldmarry.Andhedidnotintendtohaveitgossipedaboutoversuppertablesthatthis,thatortheotherfatherhadregretfullyrefusedtoletGeraldO’Harapaycourttohisdaughter.ThisknowledgedidnotmakeGeraldfeelinferiortohisneighbors.NothingcouldevermakeGeraldfeelthathewasinferiorinanywaytoanyone.ItwasmerelyaquaintcustomoftheCountythatdaughtersonlymarriedintofamilieswhohadlivedintheSouthmuchlongerthantwenty-twoyears,hadownedlandandslavesandbeenaddictedonlytothefashionablevicesduringthattime.

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