[Gone with the Wind] Miss Margot

Scarlett was not unfounded in her belief that Ashley Wilkes was a better candidate for governor than Frank Kennedy.

Even excluding Scarlett's personal emotions and personal biases, Ashley is indeed better than Frank, and what's worse, even Frank himself thinks so.

Frank is actually very clear that he doesn't have much of a point other than age, otherwise, he wouldn't be unmarried at the age of 40.Frank knew better that Suellen might not have married him if it hadn't been for the war.

Frank was not a child. He was 40 years old when he and Suellen had a relationship. Even Scarlett described him as a 40-year-old boy very rudely.At that time, Suellen was only 14 years old. If Frank, like Ashley Wilkes, had chosen to get engaged when he was in his twenties, maybe his children would be older than Suellen!

That is to say, when he fell in love with Suellen, Frank held the thought of "ah, Suellen will definitely get along with other boys in the future", even if Suellen took the initiative to talk to him later, he also " Ah, the war's on, and Suellen doesn't want to be an old girl" and "I've got money and land, so Suellen's going to marry me" was agreed.

Yes, because Suellen caught him flirting with Scarlett, because at the time he was Suellen's boyfriend but he flirted with Suellen's sister Scarlett. Very disreputable, so his only choice is to marry Suellen.

If Suellen has not changed, or if Suellen can only rely on her husband like other southern ladies, this kind of thing will eventually pass, and Frank's psychology will not be out of balance.

But Suellen had changed.

No, it should be said that Suellen has not changed much, but she has a good sister and she has been following this sister. Suellen's experience has made her grow up too fast, and Frank Kennedy has already been far away from his wife. left behind!

These days, I have been riding in a carriage with Suellen, and I have seen those black people cheering and offering flowers to Suellen, and seeing those white people, whether they are southern gentlemen or Yankee officers, respond to Suellen with smiles, even stationed in General Sherman in Atlanta would squeeze in front of the carriage to chat with Suellen, and Frank felt unbalanced.

No, it should be said that the inferiority complex deep in Frank's heart broke out.

Frank knew very well that many girls would wink at him out of politeness or other purposes, just like Scarlett at the engagement banquet at Twelve Oaks Manor back then, for some reason, deliberately attracting someone's attention , so share their smiles with him.In front of the girls, he is always a spare tire, even if he owns the largest estate in Jonesboro.

Therefore, after the status imbalance between husband and wife, Frank did not try to cooperate with his wife, nor did he choose to communicate with his wife, but:

"Ah, if it wasn't for the war, if Mr. O'Hara loved his daughter a little more and handed over the manor to Margot and Suellen, then Suellen would definitely not have married me..."

or:

"Suellen married me for my money, and now she has more money and status than me, so she will definitely leave me..."

Yes, Frank was well aware of the reasons Suellen would offer to marry.What's even more tragic is that, with another person, Frank still felt that he could keep up with the other person's footsteps. However, seeing so many people in Atlanta, whether they were white or black, whether they were men or women, they all cheered for Suellen.

Frank Kennedy flinched.

Yes, ask him to join the Ku Klux Klan, pick up a pistol|gun|protect the women of white families in the southern way, and execute black people who dare to offend white women, he will never back down.

But seeing so many people picking field flowers for Suellen, Frank recoiled.

Then, he fell into a peachy trap.

When the news reached Suellen's ears, Suellen was dumbfounded.

The black girl didn't seem to notice what was wrong with Suellen, and said loudly in an excited tone: "Yes, Mrs. Kennedy, I saw Mr. Kennedy go to Papa Carl's tavern, followed by a beautiful woman with black hair and green eyes ..."

black hair?green eyes?

Margo reacted immediately.She told the black girl to leave with a gold coin, then turned and held Suellen down.

They were all O'Hara girls, and since Scarlett had a fiery temper, Suellen was no different.It's just that Suellen has been following Margot for the past few years, and with Margot protecting her, Suellen doesn't have the need to lose her temper.

Now, in this kind of thing, if Margot hadn't held her down, Suellen would have exploded.

Margot said in Suellen's ear: "It won't be Scarlett, don't forget that she won't go to places like pubs, and we don't have such an industry as pubs."

Margot is very fortunate that the new nursing hospital has their own independent office, allowing them to have a space to talk.

"But you forgot..."

Have you forgotten what happened at the barbecue at Twelve Oaks?

Margot said: "Mom is in Atlanta, Scarlett will never intentionally make mom sad."

Margo mouthed a name.

Ashley? !

Suellen immediately understood.

That's right, Frank Kennedy was not worth Scarlett's risk, because in Scarlett's eyes, he was nothing more than an "spinner character", and Ashley would be about the same.

Suellen took a deep breath.She grabbed Marge's sleeve and said, "Oh, Marge, Marge, what should I do? What should I do?"

"Do you still want Frank, and this marriage?"

Su Ailun sat there blankly for a while, and said, "I, I, I don't know."

Margot thought for a while, and said: "If this is the case, I think many people will apply this matter to Scarlett about the white woman with light black hair and green eyes. The reputation of the Halla family is a serious injury.  …”

Suellen jumped up immediately: "Yes, that's it! I mean, someone must be trying to discredit the O'Hara family, discredit our sisters, and we can't let them do what they want! Come on, let's go home and tell Mum and Scarlett, and we need a lawyer! I remember Uncle Henry from the Hamiltons came back the day before yesterday and we went to him for help..."

Margo and Suellen now have a lot of people at their disposal, and Henry Hamilton soon arrived at the Clark mansion.

As for Scarlett, she stared at her green eyes as soon as she saw Margot and Suellen: "You guys are back, I have a lot of questions to ask you..."

When Scarlett said this, it was as if she was deliberately intimidating her two sisters.

Yes, at any other time, Margot would have agreed with her, or assured her that she would come to help if she had time.But today, Margo didn't say that.

She replied: "Scarlett, dear, please come out, there is a very important thing that needs your help."

"Well, is there anything more important than these files?"

Henry poked his head out behind Margot, and said, "Come out, kid, you have to know that now you and Frank are full of scandals."

"What did you say? When did I hear the joke?!"

Scarlett was puzzled.

Melanie also stood up to testify for her: "Yes, Uncle Henry, Scarlett hasn't gone out for a few days. These days, she has been sorting out these documents."

Henry frowned.

Margot said to Scarlett: "The thing is, Scarlett, in recent days, many people have seen Frank follow a white woman with black hair and green eyes into and out of a pub, and it's not a common sight among us southern gentlemen. The one that will go. Some people have heard about our sisters' physical characteristics, and some people have given examples, saying that you behaved intimately with Frank at the barbecue party that Melanie got engaged that year..."

"So they thought it was me?"

Scarlett's green eyes were blazing.

"That's right. Do you want to go with us? At least let everyone see who the woman is."

How could Scarlett, who pursues selfishness, be willing to take the blame for a woman of unknown origin, so she nodded without hesitation.

Karl's Tavern is a small two-story building. Like many taverns, the bottom sells liquor and the top is a room.This kind of tavern occasionally does some skin business. Of course, the level of a woman who can do business in this kind of tavern must not be comparable to that of Rhett Butler's old acquaintance Bell Watling.

Bell Watling is a well-known brothel owner in the city of Atlanta. He has more than 100 girls in his hands, and most of the women in this tavern are wandering warblers.

Of course, whether it's Bell Watling's side or the tavern side, the ladies of the upper class will never appear here, just like in the original book, Scarlett let his little maid Prissy Going to Bell Watling's shop to find Rhett, such behavior is also a very terrible thing for the personal maids of those high-class ladies.

This is also why Ripley in the original book dawdled away when she knew that Scarlet lost her temper and threatened to sell her.

That's why the people near the tavern saw the three sisters of the O'Hara family staying at the entrance of the tavern in a carriage, and the origin of their unbelievable eyes.