“thecalvertboyshavebeenbbbingagain，”geraldsaidresignedly，“elseyou’dnotbeknowingtheauntashleycanridewiththebestandpypokerwiththebest—that’s，puss!andi’otdenyingthatwhenhesetsouttodrinkhecanputeventhetarletonsunderthetablehecandoallthosethings，buthisheart’snotinitthat’swhyisayhe’squeer”

scarlettwassilentandherheartsanksheuldthinkofnodefenseforthisst，forsheknewgeraldwasrightashley’sheartwasinnoneofthepleasantthingshedidsowellhewasneverrethanpolitelyinterestedinanyofthethingsthatvitallyinterestedeveryoneelse

rightlyinterpretinghersilence，geraldpattedherarndsaidtriuhantlyherenow，scarlett!youadt’tistruewhatwouldyoubedoingwithahusbandlikeashley’tisonstrucktheyalre，allthewilkes”andthen，inawheedlingtoneheniwasntioningthetarletonsthewhileago，iwasn’tpushingthehey’refineds，butifit’scadecalvertyou’resettingyourcapafter，why，’tisthesawiththecalvertsaregoodfolk，alloftheforalltheoldnrryingayankeeandwheni’one—whist，darlin’，listento!i’llleavetaratoyouandcade—”

“iwouldn’thavecadeonasilvertray，”criedscarlettinfury“andiwishyou’dquitpushinghit!idon’twanttaraoranyoldpnatationpntationsdon’taunttoanythingwhen—”

以上摘自美国小说《飘》

scarlett和其父亲对于scarlett找丈夫事情上分歧严重。scarlett暗恋ashley，但scarlett的父亲完全不看好ashleyscarlett的父亲是个实干主义者，但ashley处理实际问题毫无能力，是个不愿面对现实、只会逃避现实的人。但scarlett迷在其中无法自拔。

人间的爱情是最深层次的对于自己需要的追求，这种需要还每每与现实很远，存在于某个体生命的想象中。

〈待续〉