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Chapter 3

           Theyseemednevertoobusytodropworkforafishfry,ahuntorahorserace,andscarcelyaweekwentbywithoutitsbarbecueorball.

           Ellenneverwould,orcould,quitebecomeoneofthemshehadlefttoomuchofherselfinSavannahbutsherespectedthemand,intime,learnedtoadmirethefranknessandforthrightnessofthesepeople,whohadfewreticencesandwhovaluedamanforwhathewas.

           Shebecamethebest-lovedneighborintheCounty.Shewasathriftyandkindmistress,agoodmotherandadevotedwife.TheheartbreakandselflessnessthatshewouldhavededicatedtotheChurchweredevotedinsteadtotheserviceofherchild,herhouseholdandthemanwhohadtakenheroutofSavannahanditsmemoriesandhadneveraskedanyquestions.

           WhenScarlettwasayearold,andmorehealthyandvigorousthanagirlbabyhadanyrighttobe,inMammy’sopinion,Ellen’ssecondchild,namedSusanElinor,butalwayscalledSuellen,wasborn,andinduetimecameCarreen,listedinthefamilyBibleasCarolineIrene.Thenfollowedthreelittleboys,eachofwhomdiedbeforehehadlearnedtowalkthreelittleboyswhonowlayunderthetwistedcedarsintheburyinggroundahundredyardsfromthehouse,beneaththreestones,eachbearingthenameof"GeraldO’Hara,Jr."

           FromthedaywhenEllenfirstcametoTara,theplacehadbeentransformed.Ifshewasonlyfifteenyearsold,shewasneverthelessreadyfortheresponsibilitiesofthemistressofaplantation.Beforemarriage,younggirlsmustbe,aboveallotherthings,sweet,gentle,beautifulandornamental,but,aftermarriage,theywereexpectedtomanagehouseholdsthatnumberedahundredpeopleormore,whiteandblack,andtheyweretrainedwiththatinview.

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