Southern Rose [Gone with the Wind]

"I heard you went to New York, what a pity, you had already left when I heard the news." Philip Tellente had the most beautiful woman in the ballroom in his arms.

"I thought I'd see you in New York."

"I wanted to go to New York, but there was always something holding me back."

Josephine snorted lightly, noncommittal.

"Are you trying to blame me for not being able to arrange the trip? I said I wanted to accompany you to New York."

"No. There is no such relationship between you and me." She said coldly.

Philip thought for a while, "I want to deal with the matter at hand as soon as possible, so that I can spend a lot of time freely. You haven't returned to China for many years. If you want to go out, I will be happy to accompany you."

"I don't want to go anywhere for the time being—" But Savannah isn't much fun just because Savannah is so small!The fashion trend of this seaside town is at least 1 to 2 years later than that of Paris, and the atmosphere is quite closed. Charleston is no good. Just like Leonardo said, cities in the lower southern states of the United States are too conservative. Anyone who acts a little out of the ordinary will be regarded as a "heterogeneous".

"Birds of a feather flock together and people are divided into groups." If you are in a conservative city, you have to abide by the rules of the game here. If you want to take an unusual path, it will not bring you any good results.Men, with thicker skins like Rhett Butler, can do well, but if women lose their "good name," it's over, and the parlors of conservative upper-class houses will never open to you again.

Philip carefully observed the expression on her face, "Where have you been in New York?"

"Wall Street, Broadway. New York isn't much better either." She looked disgusted.

"Indeed, compared to Paris or London, New York is a small village," he said objectively. "Perhaps in your mind, neither New York nor Paris can compare to your hometown. There are many charming countries in this world. You haven't been to the city and city, don't you think you should get to know the world more?"

She is very interested in this topic. "you're right."

"I'm going to India next year, at least half a year. What do you think of India?"

"I heard that India is dirty and messy, there are many beautiful women, and there are many gems."

He smiled, "You are right. There are many temples, fascinating myths and legends. Do you want to visit India?"

"Are you inviting me?"

"Yes."

Josephine felt a little strange, "Are all you Yankees so direct?"

But he changed the subject, "I will be in Savannah for the next two months, you are the landlord, please tell me what is interesting here."

Prom is always a joy, one of the rare occasions in this day and age where you can get up close and personal with your suitors without being bitten behind your back for being "too flirtatious".

As a dance partner, a man who is handsome and can talk will be a good partner.

Philip is a son of a wealthy family in the north. He has been to Europe, England, and Spain. He has rich life experiences.

His handsome face earned him a lot of points, who doesn't like a handsome young man?

But she did only two dances with Philip, too.

On the morning of the second day of the ball, Leonardo Darcy sent Miss Robillard a whole box of Chinese silks.

Philip Talent called in the afternoon and sent two books to Miss Robillard.

Charles Robillard was not surprised to find that his sister's suitors visited frequently just after New Year's.Louis Mayville came every three to five times, there was no fixed time for visiting, and he was very arbitrary; Francis Beauval came twice a week, no more, no less; Leonardo Darcy came to visit at least 4 times a week, sometimes Sometimes I will go to church with the Robillard family on Sundays;

Philip Talent comes to visit every other day, every time at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. After dinner, he will play cards with Josephine in the game room, or read and chat in front of the fireplace. I didn't say goodbye until 9 o'clock in the evening;

As for Rhett Butler, his visits were infrequent, sometimes once every two weeks.

Mayville was too young, Bovar was too dull, Darcy was a widower, Talent was a Yankee, Butler was a libertine.

None of them fit.

Charles talked to his parents about his future brother-in-law, and all three of them insisted that they failed to check Josephine's first marriage, and that they must choose someone who is perfect in all aspects this time.

Rhett Butler was the first to be dropped from the shortlist.

"He can't." Mrs. Emile concluded decisively.

"Why? I thought you didn't dislike him if you let him visit your house." Josephine asked.

"Stupid boy, it's for his mother's sake, and you see, except for your Aunt Eulalie, Charleston can receive him publicly, and even his mother, Mrs. Butler, dare not meet him publicly. Do you want Dad Begging that stubborn old Butler for Rhett?"

"Mr. Butler is angry with Rhett, doesn't he also think that he is a disobedient child? If I marry him, surely Mr. Butler will know when to go down the ladder to the roof?"

Emile shook her head, "If you really fell in love with him, Dad might be willing to have a good talk with Mr. Butler. But I see you don't like him very much, the things others said about him—" Emile still felt very embarrassed to speak, so she said vaguely, "I don't want you to be sullen every day because of that kind of thing. Since I want to choose a husband for you, of course I must choose the best one."

Rhett's rumors about women who have lost their feet are enough for Emile to sentence him to death.

Emile said again: "If your brother also goes to hang out with those indecent women all day long, your father will also have to drive him out."

Charles immediately protested, "Mother!"

Emile ignored him, "The boy from the Mayville family is too immature, he only thinks about playing all day long, he is still a child! Besides, he is not very good-looking."

"Bovar is not doing too well," Charles said.

"Tell me, who do you like?" Emile looked at her daughter.

"Whatever, it's almost the same." Josephine replied lazily.

"As far as the most generous, I think Mr. Darcy is right."

On the second day after the New Year's Ball, Leonardo Darcy began to give gifts wildly, as if he wanted to use money to stun Josephine.A single man has no parents to support, no children to support, and too much money to spend. According to the current price level, even if he gives away all luxury goods, it is nothing to the total value of his property.

"Philip is generous, too."

Philip gave Victor a pony before, and after the New Year, he gave Josephine a British thoroughbred racehorse worth up to 2 pounds.Josephine likes it very much. It is really fun to ride a racehorse, but the weather is still cold and it is not suitable for horse racing outside all the time.

Emile struggles with the fact that Darcy is a widower and Terente is a Yankee, but Darcy is a Southern gentleman, which is a plus for him.If Josephine and Darcy were married, there would be a high probability that they would still live in Savannah or Charleston, which was very close to their parents' home, and they could visit them at any time without any worries.And if she married Talent, she would have to live in New York or Boston in the future.

This is not good.

If according to the general process, the man will visit for a year or so, during this period both men and women can have other candidates, until the man no longer visits other girls, at this time the woman’s family will almost acquiesce that the man is about to propose marriage, and the proposal is successful (extremely Rarely unsuccessful), the woman begins to prepare for marriage, which usually takes half a year to a year.

However, it is much more practical for widows to remarry. Generally, it is difficult for widows to find a new husband with good conditions. Most of them can only be stepmothers, raising stepchildren who are not related to them by blood.

Josephine had no taste for being a stepmother, and a widower with children could not have been on her radar.

On the last day of January, Leonardo invited Josephine out, and Charles accompanied his sister.

Leonardo is going to buy real estate in Savannah, and he is optimistic about several houses.

Based on the idea that "it is a waste to buy a house in Savannah now", Josephine picked and picked all the houses.Leonardo was originally in high spirits, but after seeing the house, he had already had deep doubts about his own aesthetics.

"I said, aren't you being too picky?" Even Charles couldn't stand it anymore.There is no need to guess what Leonardo means. It is obvious that he wants Josephine to choose a wedding house. No matter how good the Darcy House in Charleston is, it is also the house where the previous Mrs. Darcy lived. My sister would definitely not want to live in it. In houses where other women have been mistresses.

"Do you think these houses belong to our family?"

"Not really." Charles said proudly.The Robillard House was one of the nicest houses in Savannah.

"Miss Josephine, can you tell me what kind of house you like?" Leonardo asked.

Josephine gestured, "The big house occupies a very large area, with two floors and split floors. The front garden, the swimming pool, the back garden, the stable next to it, and the servant's room on the other side."

By this description, not a single house in Savannah would qualify.

Charles was a little surprised, but Leonardo nodded, "I see, I should buy a piece of land."

That's not something Josephine would care about.

Philip had no idea of ​​buying real estate in Savannah, and mocked Mr. Darcy's land purchase plan bitterly.

"In a few years he'll find out that the land he bought is worthless, and I hope he won't curse himself for being a fool."

What he said was very rude and not gentlemanly enough.

"Don't say that about him." Josephine held a French book in her hand, without looking up.

"He is my enemy, don't think I have any words of praise for him."

"Really?" she said perfunctorily.

Philip had never seen a woman like her.The vast majority of women are easy to understand, they are not highly educated, and the level of thinking is not deep. Most women only think about how to find a husband, which is not "suitable" at all, and they have no choice.

A beauty with a good family background does have more choices, such as Josephine, she receives several suitors at the same time, and her attitude towards them seems to be the same, all of them are very careless.

If Mrs. Robillard hadn't definitely "hinted" that they were looking for a husband for Josephine, he could not have seen his chance at all.

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