《飘》(Gone with the wind )(38)(2 / 2)

“it’slyingyouare!”saidgerald,andthen,peeringatherstrickenface,headdedinaburstofkindliness’orry,daughterbutafterall,youarenothingbutachildandthere’slotsofotherbeaux”

“there,daughter,cheerup,andi’lltakeyoutocharlestonnextweektovisityouraunteulieand,whatwithallthehulbalootheyarehavingoverthereaboutfortsuer,you’llbefettingaboutashleyinaweek”

“hethinksi’child,”thoughtscarlett,griefandragechokingutterance,“andhe’sonlygottodangleanewtoyandi’llfetbus”

“now,don’tbejerkingyourchinat,”warnedgerald“ifyouhadanysenseyou’dhaverriedstuartorbrenttarletonlongagothinkitover,daughterrryoneofthetwinsandthenthepntationswillruntogetherandjiarletonandiwillbuildyouafinehouse,rightwheretheyjoin,inthatbigpinegroveand—”

“willyoustoptreatinglikeachild!”criedscarlett“idon’twanttogotocharlestonorhaveahouseorrrythetwinsionlywant—”shecaughtherselfbutnotinti

gerald’svoicewasstrangelyquietandhespokeslowlyasifdrawinghiswordsfrostoreofthoughtseldosed

“it’sonlyashleyyou’rewanting,andyou’llnotbehavinghindifhewantedtorryyou,’twouldbewithsgivingsthati’dsayyes,forallthefinefriendshipthat’sbetweenandjohnwilkes”and,seeingherstartledlook,hentinuedwantgirltobehyandyouwouldn’tbehywithhi

以上摘自美国小说《飘》

从上文可以看出,美国南北战争之前的南方,男女青年可以自由恋爱,当然是指自身自由的男女青年,其家庭背景多是庄园主家庭。一般情况下都是男青年追求女青年,也有女青年追求男青年的,但如果被发现女青年追求男青年,而男青年并不接受,会被认为是件不体面的事,连女青年所在的家庭也会因此感到不体面。

scarlett的父亲得知女儿是这种情况时,也是这么认为的,但他喜欢scarlett,女儿如果坚持,他会努力顺女儿的心的。

scarlett暗恋ashley,ashley是一个大庄园主的儿子,但scarlett的父亲不认为ashley有多好,不是ashley人品不好,而是ashley的一些模糊的特质让他觉得scarlett若嫁给ashley不会幸福。

以上段落人物关系和爱好、诉求,写得很真实,也很具跨越人类时代的普遍意义。

〈待续〉