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1、飘GoneWithTheWindTOJ.R.M.PartOneCHAPTERISCARLETTO’HARAwasnotbeautiful,butmenseldomrealizeditwhencaughtbyhercharmastheTarletontwinswere.Inherfaceweretoosharplyblendedthedelicatefeaturesofhermother,aCoastaristocratofFrenchdescent,andtheheavyonesofherfloridIrishfather.Butitwasanarresti
2、ngface,pointedofchin,squareofjaw.Hereyeswerepalegreenwithoutatouchofhazel,starredwithbristlyblacklashesandslightlytiltedattheends.Abovethem,herthickblackbrowsslantedupward,cuttingastartlingobliquelineinhermagnolia-whiteskin—thatskinsoprizedbySouthernwomenandsocarefullyguardedwithbo
3、nnets,veilsandmittensagainsthotGeorgiasuns.SeatedwithStuartandBrentTarletoninthecoolshadeoftheporchofTara,herfather’splantation,thatbrightAprilafternoonof1861,shemadeaprettypicture.Hernewgreenflowered-muslindressspreaditstwelveyardsofbillowingmaterialoverherhoopsandexactlymatchedth
4、eflat-heeledgreenmoroccoslippersherfatherhadrecentlybroughtherfromAtlanta.Thedresssetofftoperfectiontheseventeen-inchwaist,thesmallestinthreecounties,andthetightlyfittingbasqueshowedbreastswellmaturedforhersixteenyears.Butforallthemodestyofherspreadingskirts,thedemurenessofhairnett
5、edsmoothlyintoachignonandthequietnessofsmallwhitehandsfoldedinherlap,hertrueselfwaspoorlyconcealed.Thegreeneyesinthecarefullysweetfacewereturbulent,willful,lustywithlife,distinctlyatvariancewithherdecorousdemeanor.Hermannershadbeenimposeduponherbyhermother’sgentleadmonitionsandthes
6、ternerdisciplineofhermammy;hereyeswereherown.Oneithersideofher,thetwinsloungedeasilyintheirchairs,squintingatthesunlightthroughtallmint-garnishedglassesastheylaughedandtalked,theirlonglegs,bootedtothekneeandthickwithsaddlemuscles,crossednegligently.Nineteenyearsold,sixfeettwoinches
7、tall,longofboneandhardofmuscle,withsunburnedfacesanddeepauburnhair,theireyesmerryandarrogant,theirbodiesclothedinidenticalbluecoatsandmustard-coloredbreeches,theywereasmuchalikeastwobollsofcotton.Outside,thelateafternoonsunslanteddownintheyard,throwingintogleamingbrightnessthedogwo
8、odtreesthatweresolidmasses