Southern Rose [Gone with the Wind]

John felt that the young Butler's willingness to make such a trip was really passionate, and he also understood that half of Butler was looking at the friendship between Eulalie and Mrs. Butler, and the other half was probably for Josephine's sake.I was a little worried that Philip would be unhappy, but Butler didn't do anything disgraceful to be honest, no matter how unhappy Philip was, he just wouldn't let Butler go to see Josephine.

As a father, he was really proud of having a beautiful daughter, but it really broke his heart as a father.The daughter is too docile and worried that she will be bullied in the future, and she is too bad-tempered and worried that she will quarrel with her husband in the future.

Now it seems that he was too worried.

He watched Philip deal with Butler with great interest.Judging from the appearance alone, the two men were very handsome, but Butler looked more like a pirate than a gentleman, and Philip was impeccably handsome.It's not that he likes Philip because of Josephine. Philip's face is really good-looking, a very sincere and upright face, and it's easy to develop a good impression.

Both of them are older brothers, and they have younger siblings, but Philip, the elder brother, is obviously more responsible. He has set a good example for his younger siblings and behaved well. At least they never heard of Philip when they lived in Boston and New York. The indecent past, at most, is a hobby of playing cards. Gentlemen should play a good hand of cards, and small bets on the poker table are also allowed. As long as it is not a huge gamble, it is not a big deal, but it will be taken as real Gentleman required.

As for Butler, I heard that he is also very good at poker, and for a while he lived on the money he won at the poker table-John sympathized with him quite a bit, a penniless young man in his 20s Kicked out of the house by his father, how can he live on?Winning money at the poker table is nothing to be ashamed of.He heard from Eulalie that Mrs. Butler sneaked out several times to visit her son and gave him money, but she would always be scolded by old Butler when she returned.After Butler heard about it, he didn't want his mother to give him any more money.

Alas, there is actually nothing wrong with this Butler. Of course, he is judged by the eyes of outsiders. If he has nothing to do with him, he will naturally lower his standards and not be so strict.But if this kid wants to marry his precious daughter, he is far from qualified.

Philip asked a lot about Charleston and Savannah. On the day of the war, Reid was not in Charleston, but in Atlanta's Clayton County, he had recently met a Mr. Wilkes, who was invited to Twelve Oaks Manor of the Erkes family.

Tara Manor is in Clayton County, which is a neighbor of the Wilkes family, and he met the three O'Hara family sisters there.Scarlett is beautiful and delicate now; Su Lun is a bit inferior, but she is also a lovely girl; Karin has also grown up, and she is an elegant and innocent lady.

John asked, "Have you seen Mrs. O'Hara?"

"Sorry, I couldn't see Mrs. O'Hara." Rhett nodded slightly to John, "I heard that his overseer has just been kicked out, and Mrs. O'Hara stayed at home to reconcile the account book. I saw Mr. O'Hara , he asked me if his daughters were adorable."

John wondered why Gerald asked that, they had never met before.

Rhett was quick to say, "Mr. O'Hara had some drinks at lunch, and it was a rough day, and I said some nasty things, and someone tried to get into a real fight with me, so I went into hiding .” He frowned slightly, but his face seemed to recall something interesting, so he gave a playful smile.

Philip asked some more about the blockade of the harbour.

"Not good, very bad." Reid shook his head, "Blocking the seaport will prevent cotton from being shipped out. I'm afraid it will be difficult for any family this year."

Most of the real estate in the south is to be exported to the European continent. Cotton and tobacco are the two largest cases. Now the seaport is closed, and it is impossible to get in and out. This year's cotton export will definitely be greatly affected.

Philip thought.He heard that the U.S. Navy is actually very poor. Now there are not many warships to carry out the task of blocking the seaport. At most, the main ports of Charleston and Savannah are blocked, but it is impossible to seal it tightly now. The ships in the south Many, most of them are cargo ships, the cargo ships of shipping companies that do import and export business.Although cargo ships do not have the ability to resist warships, with so many ships, the Northern Navy can't actually block them at all.If the south has not yet felt the power of the war, it is because it has not been long since the war started and supplies are still abundant, but if the war is not over by the end of the year, it will enter a tough tug-of-war. Whether it is the south or the north, the lack of supplies is certain.

What business are you doing at this time?The south is in the food business, and as long as the north is not the one that is losing ground, it is still a luxury business.

However, this matter cannot be told to Robillard, the master of the south, and Butler, a rebel from the south who is very shrewd at first glance.

Rhett stayed there for a long time, but he still couldn't see Josephine, and she didn't come down for dinner, saying that she didn't have an appetite. Philip called the cook and asked her to cook the food his wife liked.

Although Rhett laughed secretly in his heart that this Talent deliberately expressed his love and understanding for Josephine in front of him, he was still successfully angered by him, and became annoyed again, annoyed that he was not firm enough.As long as she didn't face Papa Butler since she was a child, it can be said that everything went smoothly.He claims to be smart, and there are not many people of his age in Charleston who go to West Point. If he wants, he can stay in West Point until graduation; he is a good player at cards, from Charleston to Savannah to Atlanta, Few people could beat him, but why didn't he win Josephine?

He never figured it out.

He really couldn't bear this failure, thinking that maybe Josephine didn't know his benefits.What does this Terent mean?Can he understand that Josephine is not a "lady" like she appears on the surface?Or, could he understand Josephine?

He felt sad, thinking that Josephine was about to give birth to Tarent's child, how many children would he have with him in the future?

Once he thought of this, his face suddenly changed, and he panicked, trying to figure out what he was thinking.

It is true that he was willing to accept her entrustment to send the children to France because of Eulalie, but it was also because he wanted to meet Josephine. In the past few months, he has never forgotten the southern beauty who turned a blind eye to him, and secretly looked for her. The black servant of the Robillard family got a picture of Josephine - she has a lot of pictures, and she probably won't notice if there are a few less - black and white pictures can't fully show her radiance, he is already familiar with her face Every part, familiar with her slender waist, and every fold on the skirt.

In the photo, Josephine is sitting leisurely on the sofa. Under the big curly hat is a delicate little face. There seems to be a faint smile on her face. She looks at you as if she is looking into your heart.

He didn't understand that she put on such a pose on purpose, he only knew how beautiful it would be if the man standing beside her was himself!

He used to understand that it is easy for men to want physical pleasure, and he always had a contemptuous contempt for women other than his mother and sister, and he was very proud, thinking that no woman was worthy of him and could be his wife , but in fact he didn't know what kind of wife he wanted until he met Josephine.

he loves her.

He was surprised when he figured this out.

Rhett Butler had been staying in Paris, and would call on the Tarent house about every other day.

Philip did not refuse his visits, but never let him see Josephine.

This matter made Emile very upset, "What the hell does Rhett mean? Philip just doesn't want to drive him away directly. If he is a real gentleman, he should not come here."

"Mother, don't worry about this, let Philip worry about it." Josephine said jokingly: "Let him know how popular his wife is."

Emile said angrily, "Don't talk nonsense. It's not a good thing to be liked by an inappropriate man. That Rhett was originally inappropriate, and it's impossible for my daughter to marry that kind of man."

Look, thought Josephine, poor fellow Rhett.If it was just an occasional visitor, both Emile and John would have no problem with Rhett Butler, but a man with no good reputation would never be considered as a son-in-law by reliable parents. Carrie became a widow twice afterwards, and it was impossible for Rhett to marry Scarlett.

Hey, I heard that Scarlett married Melanie Hamilton's brother Charles. Eulalie was shocked when she heard the news in Savannah, and hurriedly wrote the shocking news in a letter. This kind of "marriage before the war" In the lower South there are countless boys fighting for state rights and joining the army, vowing to drive the Yankees back in a few weeks, girls rushing to accept marriage proposals and becoming "Mrs" in just a few weeks .

Scarlett just turned 16!

She veers off to talk about Tara's cousins, "Does Scarlett like that Hamilton?"

"I haven't heard of it, but I heard from Ellen that Scarlett fell in love with Ashley from Twelve Oaks. But Ashley is going to marry his cousin Melanie. Look, Scarlett is so bad." Tempered child, if she can't marry Ashley, she must be related to him." Emile shook her head and said disapprovingly: "I don't think this is good, it's not like her mother at all, when Ellen was a Married to Tara in a fit of rage, and Philip of New Orleans has not been mentioned for more than ten years."

"She will regret it in the future," Josephine asserted.