nowtheywerebothinlovewithher，andindiawilkesandlettynroe，froovejoy，whorenthadbeenhalf-heartedlyurting，werefarinthebackoftheirndsjustwhattheloserwoulddo，shouldscarlettaepteitheroneofthethetwinsdidnotasktheywouldcrossthatbridgewhentheycatoitforthepresenttheywerequitesatisfiedtobeinaordagainaboutonegirl，fortheyhadnojealousiesbetweenthetwasasituationwhichinterestedtheneighborsandannoyedtheirther，whohadnolikingforscarlett

“itwillserveyourightifthatslypiecedoesaeptoneofyou，”shesaid“orybeshe’leptbothofyou，andthenyou’llhavetovetoutah，iftherns’llhaveyou—whichidoubt…allthatbothersisthatsooneofthesedaysyou’rebothgoingtogetlickeredupandjealousofeachotheraboutthattwo-faced，little，green-eyedbaggage，andyou’llshooteachotherbutthatghtnotbeabadideaeither”

以上摘自美国小说《飘》

scarlett的魅力：她那双绿眼睛是多么晶莹闪亮，笑起来脸颊上那两个酒窝是多么深，手脚是多么玲珑小巧，腰肢是多么苗条纤细。他俩的俏皮话逗得她发出银铃般悦耳的笑声……

双胞胎兄弟因此爱上了scarlett，但scarlett不是善茬，她故意捉弄、挑拔这兄弟俩，但她是闹着玩的。对这一点，作为过来人的双胞胎的母亲，她看得分清。

人类社会以家庭为单位一代一代传承，上一辈基于其所处的社会背景下的法律框架和习俗习惯，安排其子女的婚事。这一点，人类发展至今，无论西方文化还是东方文化，都如此。

〈待〉