Southern Rose [Gone with the Wind]

The little mistress, who had been away from home for several years, was obviously a little indifferent to the enthusiasm of the black mother. She asked casually, "Where does the madam arrange Victor's room?"

"Beside the wife's room, the wife can see the young master without leaving the room."

"You take Victor there. Mrs. Jenkins, you come with me."

The Black Sister seemed a little surprised, but obediently took Victor away.She thought that the young lady must have looked a little strange because she hadn't seen her for many years. At the beginning, her wife didn't let her go to France, so she followed her wife's arrangement.Now that the young lady has come back and brought back the young master, she feels that the young lady is very different from when she left a few years ago. She has grown up and become more beautiful, and she has also become a mother, so the young lady will definitely change.

Miss is no longer the ignorant and willful little girl back then.

Mademoiselle Josephine's bedroom seemed outdated to the eyes of a fashionable Parisian lady, and the four-poster bed was covered with curtains of a ten-year-old style that were out of fashion now.

Two black slave girls aged twelve or thirteen were busy opening the young lady's suitcase and hanging up colorful long skirts. There were so many styles that they were dazzled, and the number was too many for them to count.

The young lady needs two carriages to carry the suitcases alone.

Mrs. Jenkins arranged the servants to do things in an orderly manner: the little slave girl packed the clothes; the white maid brought from France went to the kitchen to ask for hot water for the lady to take a comfortable bath; So that the lady can enjoy a comfortable and delicious afternoon tea after taking a bath.

What is the beautiful lady doing?

She took a delicate blue velvet hat box from Mrs. Jenkins, and opened it, revealing a gleam of light inside.

A girl in a dark green lace dress came to the door, "Josephine!" Her fair face was like a white camellia, with soft red lips, and she was already a beautiful southern beauty at a young age.

Josephine turned to look at the girl.

Mrs. Jenkins whispered, "This is Miss Scarlett O'Hara, eldest daughter of your aunt Miss Ellen."

When she left Savannah, Scarlett was only a 7-year-old child. It is not surprising that she has been away from home for 7 years and cannot recognize her grown-up cousin.Mrs. Jenkins, however, recognized Scarlett.

There are several branches of the Robillard family, with many in-laws in Savannah, Atlanta, Charleston, New Orleans and other places. Billard was a member of Napoleon's army, and her grandmother Solange was the daughter of a French immigrant to Haiti.The old Robillards were well respected in Savannah, and had amassed considerable fame and fortune.

People were very surprised why Miss Ellen suddenly decided to marry an old Irish man who was 28 years older than her. A mismatched marriage.Pierre Robillard had not been able to prevent his daughter from being married in a hurry, and another man of interest was not at home.

At that time, the son of the Robillard family-Josephine's father-was traveling in Europe with his French wife, with a pair of children-Charles was 9 years old and Josephine was 7 years old.When he received the letter and hurried home, Ellen had already taken the black mother and 20 black slaves to Tara Manor.

She hardly remembered Aunt Ellen, who seldom came back to her natal family, but devoted all her attention to the "surprisingly ugly" estate at Tara.The mother, Mrs. Emile Robillard, didn't like Gerald as a "big old man". She felt that this in-law would damage the reputation of the Robillard family. She didn't even like Tara Manor, and she never brought her children to visit past aunt.

The Robillards had two more daughters, between John and Ellen, Pauline the eldest, Eulalie the second, and Ellen the youngest daughter and the youngest child.

Grandfather often said that Josephine looked like little aunt Ellen, and said that Ellen was really a cute and cute girl when she was a child, and her stubborn temper was also like Aunt Ellen.Mother Emile said that Josephine was like her grandmother, and if she had to say it, her mother would be more correct.

"Come in." Josephine put down the hat box in her hand, and put it on the dressing table.

Scarlett flashed her flexible emerald eyes, "Where have you been? Mom always talks about you, wondering if you are doing well on the other side of the ocean."

She has a charming smile, charming in her innocence, and she is also very good at talking.

"I'm back to our home country. If you have time, you should go and see it. You will definitely like Paris. Manny, take out the magazine we brought back." The second half of the sentence switched back to French.

A white maid who was only 14 or 5 years old asked in French: "Miss, which one is it?"

"Anything, hurry up."

Scarlett looked at the white maid in surprise, and asked her quietly: "Is Manny your slave?"

"No, she's a salaried maid. What? You never seen a white maid?"

Scarlett shook her head, a little proudly, "I have several little black slaves, and they all listen to me. If anyone dares not to listen to me, I will ask Dad to beat them hard with a horsewhip."

Josephine ignored it, "Why are you here? Is your mother here?"

"No." She shook her head. "Su Lun and Karin are ill. My mother sent me to stay here for a while. I will not go back until they recover." Su Lun and Karin are Scarlett's younger sisters.

"What's wrong with them?"

"chicken pox."

Chickenpox is not a serious disease, but it is highly contagious, and it is normal to send away children who are not sick.It's just that she has to be careful not to let Victor get infected.

"How long have you been here?"

"Almost a month."

That's okay, if she was infected, she would have fallen ill a long time ago.

"Which room do you live in?"

"The room where Mom used to live."

Pauline and Eulalie's room is now Josephine's room, only Ellen's room remains, which is the brother John's longing for the younger sister who left home too early.Emile didn't like Gerald, but she was very kind to Gerald and Ellen's three daughters and took good care of them.

Mrs. Jenkins spoke at the right time, "Miss Scarlett, Miss Josephine just got off the boat and is very tired."

She took the Paris fashion magazine that Manny found out, and held it to Scarlett with both hands, "Miss, take it back and have a look. We brought the tailor back, and after a few days we can find a store for the tailor, and she will come and give it to her when she is free." You tailor a new dress."

Scarlett's eyes sparkled, "Josephine?" she looked at her cousin in surprise.

Josephine smiled and touched her face, "Go, I want to rest for a while."

Scarlett left happily.

Girls at this age are best dealt with. She doesn't need to know what kind of girl her young cousin is in order to deal with her well.

On the high bed with a soft quilt, Manny lit a piece of incense wood and put it in the brass censer, gradually filling the room with a strange and exotic fragrance.

Josephine fell asleep.

On the second floor, the hostess' bedroom.

Looking at Victor's sleeping face, Emile Robillard was both troubled and happy.

Mammy was full of joy, and said in a low voice: "Ma'am, look, the young master looks really good!"

Emile glanced at her in annoyance, "Let's go." She left Victor's bedroom with Mammy, and returned to her own room through the secret door on the wall.

The hostess and hostess began to live in separate rooms a few years ago, but it was done very secretly. There was a small door in the middle wall between the bedrooms of the two hosts.To the left of Emile's bedroom is her husband's room, and to the right of the living room is the room of her grandson Victor.

She had long ago decided to manage the education of her only grandchild. Before Josephine set off to return to the United States, she solemnly wrote to her daughter telling her that little Victor was old enough to go to school, and she wanted her to come back sooner. ; If you don't come back, you have to send little Victor back.

Josephine wrote back quickly, saying that she would send the child back, and she happened to have some business to come to the United States to deal with.

She was thinking with worry that she hadn't educated her beloved daughter to be a quiet and docile lady at the beginning, and now she can no longer allow Josephine to teach Victor to be broken.Besides, girls can be pampered, but they can't go wrong, but boys must be disciplined.

Thinking about it this way, I couldn't help but start worrying about my son Charles again.

Charles, twenty-six months older than Josephine and turning twenty-five in September, was an intelligent man with a bad temper and a troublesome child for his parents.She told her husband not long ago that she should find a suitable girl for Charles, and it doesn't matter if her family is poor, as long as she is kind and able to restrain him—but this is not easy!

Let’s not talk about whether girls from “good people” are willing to marry Charles, but he always looks arrogant like “those stupid girls”, and good girls don’t want to look at him at all!

Madame Emile was very worried.For the sake of this pair of children, she felt anxious and helpless. The children were all very well, but they were a little... different?She couldn't tell what it was, as if the children were not models in the eyes of others, but her failure as a mother.

Soon after her marriage, her mother-in-law Solange passed away. Mr. Robillard old found a female relative in the family to take care of the three young daughters. Food, clothing, shelter, and transportation don't care so much about the spiritual aspect, so she never thought that Ellen, who had just started her love in the cardamom age, would fall in love with Philip, the prodigal son of the Robillard family in New Orleans.

In fact, according to Emile's standards, Philip was much better than that O'Hara. At least Philip was raised according to the standards of a French gentleman, but what about Gerald O'Hara?But a mud-legged Irishman!

As for his daughter Josephine, it is not a big deal to get married and have children early. Girls are going to marry after all, but what makes people feel distressed is that Mr. Hastings is really an unlucky ghost!As a result, Josephine became a widow at a young age.The widow is not worried about marrying, especially the daughter of the Robillard family, but it is not so nice to say it...

The author has something to say:

*In the original book, the author writes that Scarlett is not considered a great beauty. It is to blame that Hollywood has found a great beauty like Vivien Leigh to play Scarlett.According to the description, Rhett is not a handsome guy, but he looks a bit like a pirate. [He seems to be not young, at least 35 years old.He is tall and has a strong physique.Scarlett thought she had never seen such a round-chested, muscular, almost unseemly thick man.He smiled, showing a mouthful of ferocious white teeth that gleamed under a short, trimmed mustache.His face was black as a pirate's, and his eyes were black and hard, as if arguing to scuttle a galleon or take a virgin. ] Rhett must be white. This description shows that he often does outdoor activities and is exposed to the wind and sun. He is completely at the other extreme of a cultured intellectual like Ashley.

*List of characters

Josephine: Mistress

Victor: Son of Josephine

Emile: Josephine's mother

Scarlett: Josephine's cousin, the original heroine

Mrs. Jenkins: Josephine's housekeeper

Manny: Josephine's French maid

Philip: Suitor of Josephine

John Robillard: Josephine's father

Charles: Josephine's older brother