〈接续〉
斯佳丽听见楼梯吱呀作响，便蹑手蹑脚地站起身来。待会儿黑妈妈再过来，会接着数落她不懂礼，所以斯佳丽觉得受不了，自己的心都碎了，哪还听得进去这种鸡毛蒜皮的事。她迟疑地站了一会儿，琢磨着该到哪儿去躲一躲，好让胸口的痛苦缓解一下，脑子里忽地闪出一个念头，又带来了一线希望。这天下午，她父亲骑马到十二橡树庄园韦尔克斯家去了，想去把他的管家波克的妻子迪尔西买过来。迪尔西是十二橡树庄园的女仆总管，也是那里的接生婆。波克和她在半年前结了婚，打那以后，波克日夜不停地恳求主人把迪尔西买过来，好让两口子在同一个庄园一块儿过日子。那天下午，杰拉尔德觉得再也拖不下去了，便出门打算把迪尔西买过来。
斯佳丽心里琢磨着，觉得爸爸肯定会了解到这消息是真是假。今天下午哪怕他并没有真的听到什么，说不定也会注意到点儿什么，觉察到韦尔克斯家有一种喜庆气氛什么的。只要晚饭前我能单独去见爸爸，就会弄个水落石出——只不过是那两个兄弟又一次搞的恶作剧罢了。
这时候杰拉尔德也该回来了，要想单独见他，斯佳丽只能是去车道和大路相连的地方等候。于是她蹑手蹑脚地下了前门台阶，小心翼翼地回头张望了一下，看看黑妈妈是不是在楼上的窗口监视她。飘动的窗帘缝里，并没有出现那张裹着雪白头巾的大黑脸盘用责备的目光盯着她。她便壮着胆子提起绿花边裙子下摆，沿着小径朝车道跑去，可惜脚上穿着一双缎带花边小拖鞋，但还是能跑多快就跑多快。
卵石铺面的车道两边，黑压压的雪松枝条长得连在一块儿，形成一个拱顶把车道整个盖住了，长长的车道像个昏暗的隧道。跑到长满节瘤的雪松树枝下面时，她知道在这儿没人能从房子里看到她，于是她放慢脚步。她跑得气喘吁吁，因为胸衣束得太紧，跑不了多久，但她还是尽量走快。不一会儿便走到了车道尽头，上了大路，但是她并没有停下来，拐了一个弯，拐弯处有一大片浓密的枝叶，彻底隔断了房子朝她所在位置的视线。
她满脸通红，不停地大口喘气，找了个树墩坐下来等父亲。这会儿他早该回来了，不过他回来晚点儿，斯佳丽倒挺高兴的。这一耽搁就给了她时间喘口气，脸上显出平静的表情，免得父亲起疑心。这会儿她时刻期待听到那嘚嘚的马蹄声，看到父亲以他那种一贯迅疾的危险速度，策马飞奔上山坡。然而时间一分一秒地过去，杰拉尔德还是没有出现。斯佳丽禁不住伸长脖子朝大路张望，刚才体验过的那种痛苦又一次涌上心头。
Scarlett heard the stairs groan and she got softly to he Mammy returned she would resume her lecture on Scarlett’s
each of hospitality， and Scarlett felt that she uld not endure prating about such a trivial matter when her heart was
she stood， hesitant， wondering where she uld hide until the ache in her
east subsided a little， a thought came to her，
inging a small ray o father had ridden over to Twelve Oaks， the Wilkes plantation， that afternoon to offer to buy Dilcey， the
oad wife of his valet，was head woman and midwife at Twelve Oaks， and， since the ma
iage six months ago， Pork had deviled his master night and day to buy Dilcey， so the two uld live on the sam afternoon， Gerald， his resistance worn thin， had set out to make an offer for Dilcey.
Surely， thought Scarlett， Pa will know whether this awful story i if he hasn’t actually heard anything this afternoon， perhaps he’s noticed something， sensed some excitement in the Wilke I can just see him privately before supper， perhaps I’ll find out the truth—that it’s just one of the twins’ nasty practical jokes.
It was time for Gerald’s return and， if she expected to see him alone， there was nothing for her to do except meet him where the driveway entered th went quietly down the front steps， looking carefully over her shoulder to make sure Mammy was not observing her from the upstair no
oad black face， tu
aned in snowy white， peering disapprovingly from between fluttering curtains， she boldly snatched up her green flowered skirts and sped down the path toward the driveway as fast as her small ri
on-laced slippers would ca
y her.
The dark cedars on either side of the graveled drive met in an arch overhead， turning the long avenue into a di soon as she was beneath the gnarled arms of the cedars， she knew she was safe from observation from the house and she slowed her swif was panting， for her stays were laced too tightly to permit much running， but she walked on as rapidly as sh she was at the end of the driveway and out on the main road， but she did not stop until she had rounded a curve that put a large clump of trees between her and the house.
Flushed and
eathing hard， she sat down on a stump to wait for he was past time for him to e home， but she was glad that he wa delay would give her time to quiet her
eathing and calm her face so that his suspicions would not b moment she expected to hear the pounding of his horse’s hooves and see him e charging up the hill at his usual
eaknec the minutes slipped by and Gerald did not e. She looked down the road for him， the pain in her heart swelling up again.
以上摘自美国《飘》
以上文字可以看出，美国南北战争爆发前南方富有庄园主家的家庭内部事务，很有家的属性下的人性化，Scarlett和其非常爱她的黑人奶妈的关系，体现了非常好的人间感情。
从这段文字还可以看出人物的社会关系归属性，美国南北战争爆发前的南方，庄园主人、被雇佣者、奴隶，阶层相当分明的。一个人属于其个庄园主，是可以在一定的法律框架下买卖的。庄园主之间，可以通过金钱协商，转让某人。
再有，Scarlett的家庭关系，从这段文字可以看出，Scarlett的母亲和黑人奶妈对她管教特严，但她父亲是放任她的，所以，她的小心理秘密，并不瞒着父亲。
〈待续〉