[Gone with the Wind] Miss Margot

Seeing that the father-daughter war was about to break out, the benevolent God still sent an angel to quell the war, although the angel was a little older and had silver hair all over his head.

"Dear Gerald, I have to say that in the field of politics, Margot has a superhuman sense of smell. She is very good at judging the war situation and analyzing Georgia's political environment. More importantly, , she already sees the world through the eyes of a master in Georgia."

"John!" It was Father Gerald.

"Mr. Wilkes." It was daughter Margot.

Gerald immediately exploded at John Wilkes: "What did you teach Margot!"

It’s not that Gerald is shirking responsibility, but that he is a typical Irish farmer. For him, the land and crops are the most important. As for politics and the like, although he cares about them, he is limited, and even more so. Don't tell your daughter these things.

Even at the beginning of the war, Gerald seldom mentioned the war in front of his daughters.He would only discuss it with other men, or say a few words to his wife, but in fact it was just a notice to prepare for the war.

Although he loves his wife, daughter and family, even though he is an Irish immigrant, Gerald is a man of this era after all.

Instead, it was Marge. She stared at John Wilkes for a while, and suddenly said, "You are a member of the Freemasonry."

Not an interrogative sentence, but an affirmative sentence.

As soon as this sentence came out, Gerald was dumbfounded.

He turned his head blankly and asked his daughter, "Mar, Margot, what did you say?"

Marge looked at John Wilkes and said: "Twelve Oaks Manor has a lot of influence in Georgia, and your ability, your prestige, before the war, your influence on the entire Georgia is also obvious to all. There's no reason the Masons would ignore you. So, you've been a Mason, am I right?"

What a coincidence, the sisters went to Frank Kennedy on one end, and John Wilkes came back on the other end!And there was no news at all before!

You know, Margot has already ordered the people below to pay attention to the whereabouts of John Wilkes. With Margot's current influence and those who know John Wilkes at the intersection of several important streets in this city, The black people in Wilkes, John Wilkes wanted to enter Atlanta and the Clark House without Marg knowing about it. Apart from the Freemasonry, Marg couldn't think of any organization with such great power!

Given that Atlanta is now under the dual supervision of General Sherman and Margot!

Just as Ashley would never bow to the Northern Confederacy, neither would John Wilkes.And the only one that can make John Wilkes come to the Clark House quietly without violating the principles of the Wilkes family is the legendary Freemasonry.

"I am indeed a Freemason."

"Then are you a core member?"

"No. I tried and failed."

"Ashley too?"

"No, he's not. He's too young and too naive."

Although it's just a few words, it feels different to different people's ears.

Yes, many people present, including big estate owners like Gerald, would have heard of Freemasonry for the first time today if Margot hadn’t mentioned it before.So did Frank Kennedy.Although he was the largest manor owner in Jonesboro before the war started, his own ability determined that he could not enter the Freemasonry.In other words, if it weren't for the fact that Freemasons don't absorb women's traditions, the peach trap or something would not have fallen on Frank.

And Scarlett's point is that Ashley Wilkes is not a Freemason!

This was no small blow to her.For most women, their husbands and sweethearts must be the most powerful and capable in the world.Scarlett is no exception.To her, Ashley was the best man in the world.But such an excellent Ashley is not a member of the Freemasonry, but the Freemasonry sent someone to test Frank Kennedy, a man Scarlett despised from the beginning, how could Scarlett not be confused?

Scarlett knew very well that Frank Kennedy was favored because Suellen was a woman!Can't get into Freemasonry!

Thinking of this, Scarlett became even more confused. She even interrupted the conversation between John Wilkes and Margot regardless of etiquette.

According to the old customs, when a man is talking, a woman cannot interrupt.But the old customs and rules are now crumbling.

At least, this has happened several times in this Clark house.

Scarlett said loudly: "Since Frank Kennedy has met the test, what about George Clark?"

Margo's eyes suddenly became indifferent.

At the same time, a look of shame appeared on John Wilkes' face.

A sense of uneasiness suddenly rose in Scarlett's heart.

"What? Did I say it wrong?"

Margo said indifferently: "Scarlett, you are right. Of course, I cannot say that you are right. In fact, with the energy of the Freemasonry, it is too easy to get George back. Especially when Lincoln was Assassination now. I dare say Lincoln's successor is a Masonic."

Margot's tone and expression could be said to be calm, but whether it was Scarlett, Melanie, Ellen, and Suellen, or the men present, their expressions were not very good-looking.

Without him, the atmosphere is really too depressing, as if to crush people.

Suellen said stupidly: "Margo, you, you mean..."

"This is my contest with the Freemasons."

"Your contest with the Freemasons?"

Suellen was dumbfounded, but Scarlett understood.

She has always been a shrewd person who plans for herself and is good at thinking.Even without Margot's golden finger, she was one of the few women who felt that something was wrong with the war before the war.

Scarlett said: "Margo, do you mean that the Freemasons are testing your abilities, and at the same time, you are also challenging their traditions? Their traditions that are not open to women?"

"That's right, that's it." Margot took a deep breath and said, "Melanie, Scarlett, you can rest assured that the war is over and Ashley, Charles and George should be back soon .”

Scarlet snorted, and said: "If the Freemasonry is really so powerful, they should politely send them back!"

Margot smiled: "If my energy is not enough, if Mr. Wilkes has been buried for the south, maybe Ashley really can only come back in shabby clothes. But now..."

Marg hadn't suspected that John Wilkes was a Freemason before.After all, when the situation in the south was bad, when even the old people were dragged into the battlefield, John Wilkes was wearing a gray uniform that had not been seen on the battlefield for a long time, riding a pony, and planned to join the army, Ma Greg didn't think a Freemason would make such a stupid decision.

But when she saw John Wilkes sitting in her living room, Margot suddenly thought that Twelve Oaks Manor had always been very influential in the south and throughout Georgia, and John Wilkes was a man in the The South is also very prestigious. The agreements with the Confederate government and the proposal, aren't they all written by this man?At that time, I didn't ask the other party for help, but the other party saw the problem, offered to help, and cleared the obstacles for me.

Such a man, with prestige, influence, and vision, how could he not be a member of the Freemasonry?

If the other party had made a wrong decision and therefore planned to die for the Confederate government, then everything would make sense.

John Wilkes is a member of the Freemasonry. He used to be famous, but because of his wrong decision-making, his position in the Freemasonry was in jeopardy, so he had the idea of ​​going to the battlefield to die and defending his family's reputation.

However, his own rise and the encouragement he gave this man again and again made this man feel that he still had a chance.

It should also be his proposal to absorb Frank Kennedy and George Clark into Freemasonry.

Margot knew very well that if no one introduced an organization like the Freemasonry, let alone doors and windows, there would be no cat roads.

John Wilkes sighed, and said: "With Ashley's temperament, even if he came out of Rock Island, he would not accept the kindness of the 'Yankees', nor would he ask for travel expenses, nor would he ask for North Dude's boots..."

"Of course they don't have the money to take the train, so they can only walk to Atlanta on their own feet. Is that what you mean?"

Margot doesn't care about the other two, but George is Margot's husband, and of course Margot hopes that he can come back sooner.It's a pity that with Ashley here, and George and Ashley are good friends, then they will definitely go home together.

All that Margot could do now was to hope that they had a safe trip home and a speedy return.

The most important thing right now is another thing.

Marge said: "Mr. Wilkes, I heard that Lincoln succeeded the president during the general election last year. So, will the next general election be three years later? What do the governors of the southern states say? Has the Freemasonry followed up? Negotiations with the North? Or is it that the Johnson who succeeded Lincoln will first appoint an acting governor who is pro-Southern?"

Seeing this, Ellen was very unhappy: "Margo, you should care more about your husband."

"Mom," Margot said calmly, "Unless the Freemasonry is in disarray and someone wants to squeeze benefits from me right now, otherwise, they must ensure George's safety."