[Gone with the Wind] Miss Margot

After praying, Ellen and Gerald went back to the room, and Scarlett and Suellen did come to Margot's studio.

As the eldest daughter, Scarlett is special, and her room is also the largest among the sisters.But Margot's room is the most among the sisters.Margot not only has a bedroom, but also a study, a drawing room and a studio.

The study room is full of Margot’s books, some are gifts from her parents, some are from publishers, and more are borrowed from the Wilkes family and copied by herself.

The studio was originally shared by the four sisters.But neither Scarlett, who dropped out of the girls' school, nor Suellen and Karin, who had only received tutor education, could sit quietly in the studio for an afternoon.So the studio ended up being Margot's sole possession.

As for the studio, that's another story.

Since she was very young, Margot has been known for her studiousness. Both Gerald O'Hara and Ellen O'Hara are very proud of this daughter, and they are quite supportive of their daughter's behavior of borrowing books from neighbors.That year, Mrs. O'Hara, who had been cared for by Marge for two months and finally recovered her body, received a strange letter on a sunny day. The letter was addressed to Gerald O'Hara. Harrah's, but the content of the letter was completely beyond Mrs. O'Hara's expectations.

Of course Ellen O'Hara knew who her husband was.The husband can play cards and drink, but it is impossible for the husband to translate French and German books.

Later, Mrs. O'Hara knew that this was the great achievement of her second daughter, Marge.

If Margot were writing a novel, of course Mrs. O'Hara would object.But being a translator is a very respectable and noble profession, even the Queen of England is proud to be a translator.Mrs. Ellen O'Hara certainly had no objection that Margot was so capable and talented.

Since then, a steady stream of manuscript fees have been sent to Tara Manor.Although the sisters were very jealous, Margot soon had two personal maids of her own, and had money to buy extra clothes for herself-in fact, Gerald couldn't let his daughter spend money on clothes. , Therefore, Margot's clothes were subsidized by the O'Haras in private. ——But the two personal maids, Casono and Molly, were quickly trained by Margot to become excellent tailors.At that time, Margot was just 14 years old.

Also because of the existence of these two maids, Ellen no longer needs to leave her needle and thread.Because Margot will take the initiative to take over the work and hand it over to her two maids, and persuade her mother to rest more. ——This is also the real reason why Gerald is willing to subsidize Marge in private. Gerald really loves his wife so much that he simply cannot do without Ellen.Since Margot can share the housework for her mother and take care of her mother, Gerald is also willing to give Margot something extra.

In fact, apart from giving money to his daughter, Gerald can't understand Marge, let alone what she needs, just like Scarlett can't understand her beloved Ashley.

Now, the two maids are already waiting in the studio.

Margo said: "Scarlett, you can give the clothes to Molly. Cassono, bring that green dress, the one we just made and haven't had time to put away yet."

Molly took Scarlett's clothes, and immediately sat down under the candlestick by the window and began to sew, while Casono lifted a piece of cloth in the corner.

It was a headless half-length mannequin wearing a dress that could be called gorgeous.The skirt was made of turquoise satin, layer after layer, each layer studded with a crystal at a distance, shining in the candlelight.The body is made of dark green flannel, and the chest is also decorated with pine green satin. Only the raised collar is made of dark green.The sleeves are also spliced ​​with pine green and dark green satin, the splicing is very ingenious, and the cuffs are sewn with exquisite white lace, which echoes the lace on the skirt.

The whole dress is very luxurious, and everyone present knows that if this dress is worn out, it will definitely become the focus of everyone.

Seeing the dress, Scarlett gasped and said loudly, "I want this dress."

Scarlett believed that if she wore this dress, all the men at the ball would be fascinated by her.At this time, she only thought about becoming the queen of the prom, and she forgot about Ashley, love, and elopement plans.

She only knew that this dress was more beautiful than any of her clothes.She must have this dress.

Scarlett's appearance of being sure to win immediately aroused Suellen's vigilance.She opened her arms, stood in front of Scarlett, and said loudly, "This is mine. Margot said, this is my Christmas present!"

Scarlett immediately said: "Enough, Suellen, you are so ugly that you don't deserve this dress at all! It can only belong to me. Look at my eyes, how well it matches this dress! I Wearing it will definitely make all the men at the ball fall for me. And you, you can't support him at all!"

Suellen was indeed no match for Scarlett's beauty.Hearing my sister say this, my eyes immediately turned red.

Margot had no choice but to speak: "Scarlett, Suellen is not ugly, but she is still young and her appearance has not grown. I will help him make up to make up for his shortcomings. But you, I remember Don't you already have a green dress? You look good in that too, why don't you wear that?"

Scarlett said: "That one is dirty. Margot, can you give me this dress? Suellen doesn't have a waist as thin as ours, she can't wear it at all."

Margot said: "Why are your clothes dirty? Can't you just wash them?"

Scarlett said, "I can't wash it off. It's oil stains. Margo, can you give me this dress?"

Margot said: "It's not that the oil stains can't be washed off completely, you can show me to have a look. If it really can't be removed, I'll think of another way."

Scarlett thought that Margot agreed to give her the dress, and got up immediately, and went back to get the dirty clothes.

As soon as Scarlett left, Suellen burst into tears: "Margo, are you going to give this dress to Scarlett?"

Margot said: "Since it has been given to you, it is yours. However, Scarlett is right. If you can't wear it, I will give it to you in vain. How about this, we Call Mama Hei and let her try it on for you. If you can wear it, you can wear it to the prom tomorrow night. If you can’t, then it’s the same if you change it and wear it again. .Since I said, I want to give it to you, then it belongs to you."

Just as he was talking, Scarlett came back panting.He held a piece of clothing in his hand.

Margot had to remind him: "Scarlett, have the candles in your room gone out? If not, then go back quickly. There is no rush about the clothes."

"I'm gone." Scarlet said eagerly, "Please help me to see this."

After all, Marge was worried, so she let Casono go and have a look, and informed Mama Hei to come over by the way.

Scarlett's ruffled green taffeta plaid dress was her favourite, but it was marred by an oil stain on the bosom.Maybe men won't notice, but careful girls will definitely find the oil stain on the chest, even if the oil stain is not very big and can be covered with a brooch, it will never escape those careful girls s eyes.

And Scarlett would never want to lose face in front of the girls. Well, yes, 16-year-old Scarlett has such a temper, she is like a princess, she is favored, and she doesn't like to see other girls who are more noble than her, and have more expensive clothes and jewelry than her .

Scarlett said, "Look. I'm not lying to you. Margot, will you give me this dress?"

Margo checked it carefully, and said, "I still think it's a problem. Suellen, can you bring me the toilet water in the corner?"

Suellen agreed immediately.She moved very quickly, for fear that her new clothes would be snatched away if she was too slow.

I saw Mag folded the handkerchief, poured a lot of toilet water on the handkerchief, then put the oil stain on the handkerchief, poured more toilet water on the oil stain, and kneaded the oil stain gently.By the time Margo opened her hand again, the oil stain had faded and disappeared.

Margo washed off the toilet water in the basin in the corner of the room, and then showed it to Scarlett: "Look, it's gone. Dry and iron this clothes, you can wear them tomorrow."

Both Scarlett and Suellen sighed, one full of disappointment, the other elated.

Margot thought that Scarlett would give up, but she never expected Scarlett to react so quickly: "Margot, this dress is made according to your figure. You don't wear a corset, The waist is as thin as mine. If you can wear this dress, Suellen may not be able to wear it. Why don't you give it to me?"

Margot said: "But I have already promised Suellen. If she is not suitable, I can change it for her. Why don't you go to Suellen to discuss and see if she is willing to lend it to you?"

Margot didn't care about the lawsuit between Suellen and Scarlett.

She explained that Mama Hei had just arrived, and then went back to the bedroom.As for Scarlett and Suellen's quarrel over the new dress, that was their business.