[Gone with the Wind] Miss Margot

A Freemason with considerable influence in Georgia before the war, John Wilkes possessed considerable political acumen.

According to tradition, as the son of a high-level Freemasonry, Ashley, after passing a series of tests in the future, is very likely to become a member of the Freemasonry like his father, and then embark on a political career.

There is no doubt that this is a bright road, and Ashley, who is good at thinking, also has the qualifications to walk on this road.

In the South, in the United States during this period, no, it should be said that anyone who can enter the top ranks of the Freemasonry, or who has this qualification, is a strong person corresponding to the era, or a great man.

Strong people are attracted to strong people, and Scarlett is better than Suellen in this respect.Although she can't understand Ashley, Scarlett has always been attracted to Ashley.Scarlett insisted that it was love, but anyone who had read the book and understood Scarlett would know that Scarlett woke up at the end of the original book, that what she loved was not Ashley, but Ashley. Rhett.

That's how Margo feels about Scarlett's love life, too.In Margot's eyes, Scarlet's feeling for Ashley is indeed not love, but persistence.Although in view of the contempt and limitations of women in this era, Scarlett still discovered the excellence of Ashley with her instinct.

Without the war, there is no doubt that Ashley would be another John Wilkes, a high-ranking Masonic.

Scarlett was drawn to Ashley's powerhouse potential.What she saw was the aura of a strong man given to Ashley in the old days.

However, the war started, and the situation of the war did not develop as the South imagined. What's more, the South, the party that started the war first, lost everything.And Ashley, before he grew up, was destroyed by the war, just as his father John Wilkes once wanted to die for the South.

The war changed many things, the old customs, the old order, of course, there are many people like Wilkes and his son.They withdrew from the political arena and turned behind the scenes, and new powerhouses also began to grow.

For example, George Clark,

Rhett Butler, for example,

And of course, Margo.

Now, Margot has handed over many things to others, for example, George, and the Wilkes father and son, that is, John and Ashley, are now George's advisers.

Ashley put the thick document in his hand in front of George, but looked at Margot:

"Many planters and farmers have signed cooperation agreements. Some of these families have no boys. Although girls have inheritance rights, it is not safe in the countryside. They are already on their way to Atlanta. "

Under the instigation of caring people, the number of white women being violated is increasing. Because of Margot, the situation in Atlanta is already the best in the southern states. In other places, it has caused panic.

Of course, the Ku Klux Klan is also becoming more and more active.

"The places with the most violations are also the places where the Ku Klux Klan is most active."

"Yes. Men are protecting women."

"Then they all fell into the trap."

Ashley looked at Margot disapprovingly.

This is a feeling that has become clearer and clearer since he worked with George.He had always thought of Margot as a quiet little sister in the same way that Scarlett was a lively and lovable little sister.

He had always regarded the O'Hara girls as his sisters.

But this time, he clearly felt Margot's calmness.

No, perhaps it should not be said calm, but indifferent.

When Margo dealt with these matters, the way she behaved without any feminine tenderness and emotion made him shudder.

Scarlett is a flame, which firmly attracts Ashley; her admiring eyes make Ashley linger, as if returning to the good old days; her exuberant vitality is like a tonic, pulling Ashley Shili moved forward so as not to be swallowed by the mud.

Compared with Scarlett, Marge is like an iceberg, reflecting every reality in this world. Those realities are like pieces of solid ice, which freezes Ashley's heart and makes him unable to feel A trace of warmth.

Ashley even trembled when she heard what Margot said clearly.

John found out that something was wrong with his son.

He found that he seemed to protect his son so well that he was about to be eliminated by this world.

John closed the document in his hand, walked to his son, patted his son on the shoulder, and signaled his son to follow him to the side:

"Margo is right. Although the original intention was to protect the ladies, what the Ku Klux Klan did was not desirable. They only made things worse. Ashley, my son, I'm sure, If it wasn't for Margot, if Atlanta had become like that, when everyone around you joined the organization, you would too, even if your heart didn't agree with it."

"dad……"

John raised his hand to stop Ashley from saying:

"Ashley, you are my son, and I understand you. You will take life practices, and I know very well. Ashley, what I want to tell you is that you are not the master of Twelve Oaks, you are Mr. Clark And Mrs. Clark's assistant. It's not a good thing to be emotional and follow blindly. In fact, I think Margot is right."

John knew how much his own son drifted with the flow.If it was someone else, John would certainly not talk too much, but Ashley was his son, and John felt that he had the responsibility to teach his son.

In John's eyes, Ashley is now a member of Atlanta's political and power inner circle, and everyone in this circle is preparing for the upcoming election.As Clark's sidekick, it's not good for Ashley to be too tough or too submissive.

Gerald, who was sitting next to Margot, shrugged. The old neighbor disciplined his own son, and Gerald would not interfere in such matters.

He shrugged and said to his daughter: "Marge, do you feel that we have too many things in our hands now? If everything is included in the publicity, I think many people will be confused, right? Is it possible? Just mentioning one is enough?"

Will things be a lot?

Margot and George looked at each other, and immediately grabbed the file and looked at it together.

If George is elected governor, he must learn to handle government affairs now; and Margo, who created today's Atlanta, will certainly not let go of Atlanta's current situation and future.

In the future, the couple will face many things together.