[Gone with the Wind] Parallel Time and Space

Chapter6Wedding

For Scarlett, although everything was traceable, they came so suddenly.Rhett Butler's indifference was so sudden, the war was so sudden, even his own marriage was so sudden.Yes, she was about to become Mrs. Scarlett O'Hara Hamilton, and she agreed to Charles Hamilton's marriage proposal at the banquet at Twelve Rubber Plantations that day-this made the man himself feel incredible.

Because of the war, and because the girls in the South, in order to support the men in such a special situation, got married without the engagement procedure, and the sooner the better, so that the men went to the battlefield earlier.After all, Lincoln is already recruiting volunteers, and it is said that there are already 5000 people.So Scarlett's wedding was set for two weeks later.When the wedding procedure was on the right track and everything was about to be settled, she felt remorseful and regretted endlessly.She could cry for three days and nights at the thought of being a married woman.This is considered by everyone to be reluctant to leave home, and how can she, Scarlett, have the face to seek her mother's understanding and comfort?So she didn't say anything.She blamed it all on Rhett Butler.All this is caused by him!

She had tried talking to her father, Gerald, because she had never been afraid of her father.When talking about her not wanting to get married, Gerald smiled at first, then stroked his daughter's hair lovingly, and said gently: "Is my baby Scarlett scared and nervous? Haha...don't worry, Marriage is not scary, you will find the joy of being a wife." After many attempts, Scarlett found that her oblique explanation that she did not want to marry would only make her father think that she was afraid or homesick, so she decided to challenge her father. One evening she sat on the stone at the gate of Tara waiting for her father to come back—as she always did.Gerald galloped up the hill on his long-legged hunter, his long hair blowing behind his head, whip up and yelling as he sped on.The horse ran to the fence, bent its front legs and jumped.Scarlett understood that he was in high spirits and a little drunk, because he liked to jump fences when he was drunk.

Scarlett smelled strongly of minty bourbon on his father, with tobacco and oiled leather—a mix of smells she often picked up from his father. Get connected so that you instinctively like it when you smell it on someone else.She had smelled it on Rhett Butler.She straightened his father's collar, and after promising not to tell his mother that he jumped the fence, she pretended to mention her marriage again inadvertently.This time, she made it very firm that she did not want to marry.They quarreled.

"How dare you? Scarlett O'Hara!" Gerald's mustache trembled angrily. "Are you going to show the whole county or even the whole state of Georgia to see our jokes?"

Scarlett is a stubborn girl. She has been like this since she was a child. The only person in Tara Manor who can restrain her words and deeds is her mother Ellen.She was obstinately unwilling to marry, and finally the matter went to her mother, Ellen—the last thing she wanted to happen.Ellen didn't say anything, but made Scarlett succumb with her own eyes, with guilt and shame.

So two weeks later, Scarlett's wedding came as scheduled, on the same day as Melanie Ashley's wedding, and it was also held together.It was not until the wedding day that Scarlett saw Melanie again.Melanie smiled at her, but Scarlett avoided her.For the first time, the sense of shame that only appeared when facing Ellen actually appeared when facing Melanie.It was a feeling he had never felt before, even with Charles.Oh, God!Melanie knew everything!She knew I didn't really love Charles and married him.Charles was Melanie's brother, dear brother!

"I'm so happy, Scarlett. We're going to be sisters-in-law!" Melanie said, holding Scarlett's hand.How happy she looked, as if I meant Charles with all my heart.Scarlett would have preferred Melanie to say something nasty now, and Scarlett knew that would never be possible, that Melanie was not like her.

Scarlett always felt that Melanie was very similar to her mother Ellen.They have the same temperament, that kind of calmness, gentleness, and wisdom.Weeping in my mother's lap gave me the same comfort as crying with Melanie in my arms.The difference is that Melanie is weaker, weaker than herself.In addition, Scarlett's deviant words that she never dared to say to her mother can be said to Melanie.Melanie, though startled, understood her.

Scarlett recalled her first impression of Melanie.She was born very thin, her eyes were timid, and she was not good looking.So Scarlett doesn't like her.And what makes Scarlett puzzled is that the classmates in the school like her very much and get along very well with her.Later, Scarlett discovered the reason. Melanie can always discover the advantages of others from her own perspective, and sometimes even the advantages that others have not discovered by themselves.Yes, who doesn't like such a person?Scarlett didn't like it.

What changed Scarlett's view of Melanie was Mr. Green's.At that time, Mrs. Green was expelled from the school for promoting feminism, and Melanie was the only one who spoke out besides herself.This made Scarlett not even expect, she did not expect that such a little person would be so firm in defending herself and what she thought was the truth—according to her words.She said that what she defended was not Mr. Green's feminism, but Mr. Green's freedom of speech.Scarlett felt refreshed.She had changed her mind about Melanie, and she turned out to be very different from the rest of her silly girls, she was very intelligent.She "thinks," as Mrs. Green says.

After that, the relationship between the two became closer. As time went by, they talked more and more, and Scarlett even told her about Rhett.

Scarlett looked at the relatives and friends in the seat, they were all happy for the two new couples!They thought I was happy!Scarlett cried, crying in the public, she couldn't help it.What a fool I am!What a fool I am!Why should I agree to Charles' proposal!After today I am a married woman, but I haven't enjoyed my time as a girl yet!She thought that she would not be able to wear beautiful clothes in the future and could only wear dark clothes, that she would never be able to go to the dance floor again, that there would be a lot of housework to do every day, and that... Scarlet felt a twinge in her heart, she wished she had passed out Ah, but she is in good health.

oh!It's all Rhett Butler's fault!

Her crying caused a commotion, and many people stepped forward to comfort her as elders, but no one understood her.Gerald and Ellen looked at each other.Ellen stepped forward and hugged Scarlett. She stroked Scarlett's hair and patted her back, trying to comfort her dear daughter.

The wedding goes on as usual...

The priest presides over the wedding with two couples. He is an old man with a white beard who fits the image of a "priest". He said the romantic vows that Scarlett heard from the story.Finally, he asked as usual: "Anyone object to the union of these two couples?"

"Yes, I object!"