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o nm th ba mi su ca th k XX, mt s kin cghi li trong lch s vn hc hin i nc M. l s ra

i ca mt tc phm vn hc chng nhng mau chng thuphcctmlngngidnMmcnctritimcahngtriu ngi trn khp cc lc a. Tc phm y mang tn Cuntheochiugi[1].

ChbatunsaukhicxutbnCuntheochiugi thuhtngayschcahnmibyvncgi.Vlinnmsau1937, n c tng gii thng Pulitzer, mt gii thng cnhiu nh vn ao c. n thng Mi Hai nm 1938 hn mttriu by bn c n hnh ti nc M. Sau ng mtnmkhibphimdatheocuntiuthuytnylnutinramtkhngiM,hnhaitriubnCuntheochiugicinvdchramisuthtingkhcnhautrnthgii.Tnhnnm1962thlntihnmitriubnvcunschcdchrahnbachcthtingvcchuynththnhschchongimc.

CuntheochiugilcuntiuthuytduynhtcantcgiMargarett Mitchell . B sinh nm 1900 ti Atlanta (bangGeorgia,M)vcngquaitithnhphnyngy16thng8nm1949.ChablmtlutgianitingchtchHinghinculchsAtlanta.MvanhMargarettMitchellcngrtthchlchs.Sngtrongmtbukhngkhnhth,cbMargarettham say nghe nhng chuyn k v cuc Chin tranh Ly khaiNam Bc. Sau khi tt nghip trung hc ti Atlanta, Margaretttheo hc y khoa tai trng i hc Smith. Nhng ci cht tngt ca m thay i hon ton hng i ca Margarett. Ctrvquhngsngvichavanh.Saucbtunghbodi bt danh Peggy Mitchell. Nhng mt tai nn lMargarettgipmtcvbucphibnghlmbo.Nmtrc,1925ckthnviJohn.R.March,gimcphtrchqungcochoCngtyinlcGeorgia.

TrcnhiulnMargarettMitchellthvittiuthuytv mt s truyn ngn. Nhng ln no bn tho cng b tr li

vimtlixinlivnhnxtgnnhmunthu:"Schcabkh l th, nhng ng vo lc ny khng thch hp". NhngMargarett Mitchell khng h nn ch m vn kin tr sng tc.Cngvonm1926bbttaythtsvocuntiuthuytlchs v i Cun theo chiu gi . B vit trong mi nm rngtrongmttmtrnggnnhbnhhon.CungcchlmviccaMargarettMitchellkhlco.Chnghnbvitktluntrc khi trin khai ct truyn. B thu thp cc tnh tit, gpnht nhng t liu mi, pht trin tnh cch cc nhn vt camnh,thmchsngcucsngcah.Ngitaklirng,mtmMargarettngicmcivittrongcnphngnhcamnh.Bng nhin ngi nh nghe thy ting nc n ca b. Ngi tag ca phng nhng Margarett nht nh khng chu m ca.Snghmsau,utcrib,mtthmqungvquamtmkhngng,MargarettMitchellhtln"Melaniechtri!"Linithtrattritimnngtrucatcgikhcthanchosphn mt nhn vt m b v cng yu mn. Ni au kh ttcng ny, gi cho ta nh li tm trng ca L.Tolstoy hay caG.FlauberttrccichtthmthngcaAnnaKareninavcabBovary.

Nm 1935, H.S.Latham, ph gim c nh xut bnMacMilian, mt nh xut bn ln ca M, n Atlanta, ng xemquacngtrnhsnhngcnddngkia.ngnnhmt thi hn v vo ma xun nm 1936 cun tiu thuyt rai. N thu c mt thng li vang lng. C nhng ngynm vn cun sch bn ht ti nc M. Vinh quang rc r khnghthayibnchtcaMargarettMitchell.

BvntiptctdosngtrongnginhnhtiAtlanta,tiptcmtcucsngvcnggind.Thtvhngvnintnca c gi ti tp gi n ca ngi b. Ngy ngy MargarettMitchellngitrongphngkinnhnvhanhtrlithtncacccgingngmb.Tuynhinbbucphiramtcng chng nhn dp cun phim cng tn Cun theo chiu gicchiulnu,vcnhiukgiandimodanhblmiuxngby.Nmbnmichntui,trongkhicngchngiqua mt ng ph Atlanta, b b mt chic xe ti m phi.Nmngysaubquaigiamunvnthngticcangithn v bn c. Ngi ph n nh b, duyn dng v khim

nhngcimtmuxanhxinhptngni:"Tichtm thy mnh trong cng vic v tc phm m thi; cn ciringtithchnglgc."

CcnhphbnhvnhcvitrtnhiuvCuntheochiugi.crtnhiukinnhgikhcnhauvtcphmvnhcny.Nhngcmtiukhngthchiciclvobtkthi no n cng c cc bn c tr tui ham thch. Cuchuyn c t trong bi cnh lch s ca cuc chin tranhNamBcphntranhgiamtbnlMinBccngnghip,idincholclngtinbchtrngthtiuchnngn,vmtbnlMinNam-idincholclngbothphnngngoancduytrchnldaen.Nhnvtchyucacuntiu thuyt hn mt nghn trang l Scarlett O'Hara. Scarlett lmt c b xinh p, con gi mt in ch giu c. c nungchiutb,Scarlettrtngangbngvchk,nhngcnhiunghlc.SaukhiAtlantathtth,Scarlettquayvtrangtricamnhvbttayxydnglitu.Nhctnhngoancngvcch suy ngh thc t, Scarlett cu ca nh khi s tn phcaqunlnhtngSherman.Nhngkhkhnkhngkhipdocuc chin tranh tn khc gy ra rn luyn tnh cch caScarlett nn n cui chin tranh nng tr thnh mt conngi hon ton khc hn. Song song vi Scarlett l mt nhnvtrtinhnh;RhettButler,mtconngihtscthcdngvmutr.RhettButlerlidngchintranhvphongtathc hin nhiu v p phe ln mang li cho y rt nhiu linhun. Scarlett v Rhett hp nhau rt nhiu im, nhng vkiu cng v ng nhn Scarlett c tuyt tnh yu, mi ncuicngsaukhichiatayviRhett,nngminhnthcsuscrngchnhRhettmilngiyultngcamnh.Trongkhi sut bao nhiu nm rng nng vn tng mnh yuAshleyWilkes,chngMelanie.

...Tuylnhnvtthyu,MelanievAshleylimtntngkhsusctronglngngic.Melanieginhlichota hnh nh ca Agnes du hin trong David Copperfield caDickens. Nhng ngi con gi yu ui n hu kia trong giypht quyt lit dm n sng vo k th cu bn. CnAshleythqulmtnhnvtymuthun.Phichnglmt k hn nht, thiu ngh lc v quyt on, mt vai tr t

nhttmthng?Tuynhinkhiisutmhiutmttnhcmca con ngi ho hoa phong nh , ta s thy cm thng vichng thanh nin dng cm, hm h ln ng ra trn nhnghontonvmngsauthmhiAppomattox.

Cu chuyn thc ra khng c g l phc tp, rc ri c. Mitnhtitudinrartlogic,tmangtnhkchcao.NhngxoayquanhnhngtnhtitkhngmylikMargarettMitchellkhc ha nn nhng nhn vt ht sc in hnh, tiu biu chonhngctnhvnhngquannimringbit,co.iunyct ngha ti sao Cun theo chiu gi c s hng ng mnhm v mau l ca c gi trong v ngoi nc M. D nhin takhng th ph nhn l b phim pht hnh nm 1939 gpphnkhngnhvohnhcngtolnvludicacunsch.

Hn nm mi nm qua t ngy Cun theo chiu gi xuthintrnvnnthgii.Baonhiucucchintranhxyratrn hnh tinh chng ta, phi ngha cng nh chnh ngha. BaonhiuthhcgisaysacvxemCuntheochiugi.NhngthhtnglaistiptcsaymCuntheochiugi.Vcun tiu thuyt ln ca Margarett Mitchell khi dy tronglngccthhcgikhcnhautnhyuquhngxs,tnhthngngi.Ntipthmnghlcvkinnhnvtquamiauthnggiankhmchintranhmanglichoconngi.Vquantrngnhtlndngcnhngnhnvtinhnhkhlngqunc.

VthmcdCuntheochiugicnnhiuthiustvmtquan im lch s, mc d nhng sai lm nghim trng trongnhn thc i vi bn ba K[2] , chng ta khng th ph nhncng hin ca Margarett Mitchell i vi kho tng vn hc thgii.

Mychcnmqua,VitNamdchvxutbnhnmtlnCuntheochiugi.Vilnxutbnnychngtihyvngpnglngmongicacgi.

TRNHONG

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PHNMTCHNGI

carlettOHaraHarakhngp,nhngiu,nngsay duyn c nh kiu hai anh em sinh i nh Tarleton,

hahonlmminhnra.Gngmtcphatrnqurnhngntthanhtcabm,mtphunhnqutcminDuynhi,gc Php, vi nhng nt nng n ca ng b da d hng hongiAilen.Nhnglmtbmtyschpdn,nhncmmlivunghm.Cpmtxanhnhthixch,khnggnmuht d, rp bng rng mi en. Bn trn, cp lng my en rmxuyn mt ng cho bt ng trn ln da trng nh hoa mclan-thncdamphnphngNamrtchungvchmcht bo v bng th: m, mng, gng tay, chng li nhnngchichangminGeorgia.

Vocibuichiuhuyhongthngtnm1861y,ngiviStuartvBrentTarletontrngbngmthnghincapTara,n in ca cha c, Scarlett to nn mt bc tranh tuyt m.Chic o di mi bng muslin xanh in hoa xe c chc mt vicunsngtrnnhngvngcngvyvhontonnviidpdabthucmuxanhgtbtmchacvamangtAtlantavlmquchocongi.Chicodilmnibtmtcchhonmvngeobnmibaphn-vngeonhnhttrongcbaht-v chic o lt va kht khun ly b ngc trn y i vi tuimisucac.Nhngttcvbngoi,selthhinnhngnpvyxerng,ntoantrangcamtcbignvi tay nh trng mut lng l chp trong lng, khng che ynibnngthtscac.Trnkhunmtchtsclmravthy m, i mt mu lam ng ngc, bng bnh v y scsngichirrngvithingncac.Cungcchcacldobnngoipt-nhnglirnbodudngcabmvklutnghimkhccaMammy[3]-cncpmtmithclcac.

Haibnc,cpanhemsinhingngithoimitrongghbnh, nheo mt di nhn nh nng qua nhng chic cc caothnhyncbch,cicinini,thonhbtchoi

cng di k s cun cun bp tht i ng cao n tn u gi.Mi chn tui, cao khong mt mt tm mi lm, mt rmnng,tchungsm,mtvativui,vangomn,mnhvno vt xanh v qun ci nga mu vng sm, y ht nhau, hgingnhaunhhaigitnc.

Bn ngoi, mt tri chiu chnh chch chiu xung sn, lmbtsngrcrhngcysnthduvinhngmngdychoatrngtrnnnxanhmnmn.NgacaanhemTarletonbuc li i, nhng con vt to ln, lng hung hung nh tc chchng, v di chn chng ang gm g l ch sn Opot gynhng,dkchng,chiucngtheobmkhngri.Tchra mt qung cho ph hp vi cng v qu tc ca mnh, mtch khuyn Dalmatian mnh m en nm ghch mm lnchn,kinnhnchhaicngtvnhnti.

Giahaianhemsinhi,bychvcpngacah,cmtquan h thn thuc su sc hn mi thn tnh ny sinh dothng xuyn gn gi nhau. Tt c u khe mnh, v t, mmng,duyndng,dngcm,haichngtraicnghngnhingahci,hngvnguyhim,songkthcbntronglidudngvngoanngoniviaibitlachiukhinli.

Mc d sinh trng trong cnh an nhn ca n in, csn sc hu h t tm b, nhng din mo ca ba ngi ngichihnghinkhnghcchtglothocmmyu.Hu c ci v mnh m v nhanh nhn ca nhng ngi vngqu sut i sng ngoi thin nhin thong ng v rt t bnbu u c vi nhng iu t ngt trong sch . Cuc sng BcGeorgia,htClaytonhycnmim,vxttheotiuchuncaAugusta, Savannah v Charleston, th c phn hi th lu.NhngngiphngNamtrmtnhnhngvngxachnnhn dn Georgia mn trn vi cht khinh th, nhng BcGeorgiay,cthiunhngiutnhcahcvncincngchcgngxuh,minsaonginngtragiigiang,kholotrongnhngvnquantrng.Vkhaithcbngtt,cingahay,bngii,khiuvllng,thptngccb,cccmtcchthanhnhvungruvitthnghongcamtngihohoaphongnh,chnhlnhngvnquantrng.

Vnhngtil,cpanhemsinhinythtcphchv

hcngxutchngnmcnitinglkhngthccbtciugchanggianhngtmbacacccunsch.Gianh h c nhiu tin, nhiu nga, nhiu n l hn bt k ai trong ht, nhng v khon ng php th hai cu cng t linghohnasnhngngiCracker[4]khrchomvngxungquanh.

ChnhvldomStuartvBrentngichituhnghinpTarabuichiuthngty.Hvabuikhitrngihc Georgia, trng i hc th t trc xut h trong vnghainmtri,vhaingianhtrai,TomvBoyd,cngcngvnhvih,khngchulimthcngkhnghoannghnhcpanhemsinhiny.StuartvBrentcoivichbuihcgn y nht l mt tr a th v. Scarlett, vn t do ritrng n hc Phayetteville khng ln no t nguyn m nmtquynsch,cngthychuynlhayhaynhh.

- Ti bit hai anh bt cn chuyn b ui, cng nh c anhTom na, c ni. Nhng cn Boyd? Xem chng anh y c vquyttmhcnninchn,thmhaianhkotheoanhybtkhicctrngihcVirginia,Alabama,NamCarolinav by gi li n Georgia na. C ci ny th anh y s chbaogihcxongc.

- , anh y c th c sch lut trong vn phng quan taParmalee,Brentnhnnhnp.Vilicicngchhtrngg lm. ng no bn ny cng phi v nh trc khi kt thcninhc.

-Tisao?-Chintranhchcnsaona,cbngcnghch!Chintranh

spnrabtkngyno,ctngaitrongbnchngtislitrngtrongkhichinsdinrachc?

- Cc anh tha bit l s chng c cuc chin tranh no ht,Scarlett bc bi ni. Ton l chuyn phim. Ny hai cha conAshleyWilkestuntrcvamibobatilccidincataWashingtonsinmt...mt...mtthathunhahuv Lin bang vi ng Lincoln. V d sao i na, bn Yankee[5]cng s chng ta ht va, ch dm nh nhau u. S chng ccucchintranhnoht,tinghechuynyphtnlnri.

- S khng c cuc chin tranh no ht! Hai anh em sinh ibtbnhkulnnhthbmtcpvy.

-Nycbnthnyu,ttnhinlscchintranh,Stuartni. C th l bn Yankee s chng ta, nhng sau khi tngBeauregard n i bc nh bt chng khi pho i Sumter,ngy hm kia mt cch nhc nh nh th, chng s phi nhkomangtinghnnhttrctonthgii.Ch,Linbang...

Scarlettbumichnngnvstrut.- Cc anh ch cn ni "chin tranh" mt ln na l ti s vo

nh ng ca li tc th. Tr my t "ly khai" ra, khng t nolmtichnngybngmyt"chintranh".Batisng,tra,chiutichthynitonnhngchuynchintranh,vcctnngnthmbacnghhtvphoiSumter,vciquynca bang, v Able Lincoln cho n khi ti pht chn mun httong ln! V cc chng thanh nin cng ton ni chuyn y -chintranhvicah.Nmnaykhngccucvuinothvbivcnhtraitrkhngnichuyngkhc.TirtmngthyGeorgia i n sau Noel mi ly khai, nu khng, cc cuc vuichicachngtanhndpNoelcngshnght.Nuccanhcnni"chintranh"natisvonhy.

Scarlett ni tht tnh, v c khng bao gi kin nhn chungdimtcuctrchuyntrongckhngphiluchnh.Nhngcvani,vacin,clmlnsuthmlmngtinvhngmienrmchpchinhcnhbm.ngnhchchcac,haicucngtphibthchmvvivxinlilmckhchu.Khngvcthiuquantmmhbtqumnc.Thct,hquchn.Chintranhlviccanng,uphiviccanb,chonnhxemthiylbngchnghinnhinvntnhcac.

Sau khi li h khi ci ti chin tranh chn ngt, c hohngquaytrlitnhcnhtrcmtcah.

-Thbcginigvvichaianhbuihc?Haicucvkhngthoimikhinhlingxcamcch

ybathng,hihttrngihcVirginia.trvnh.-,Stuartni,bcchacdpnigc.BntivanhTomikhinhtsngsmhmnay,trckhibcdy,anhTomthang

nhgianhPhontaine,cnbntitiy.-Bccnigkhiccanhvnnhmhmquakhng?-mqua,titigpmay.Ngaytrckhititivtinh,

ngi ta mang n con nga ging mi m b c mua Kentuckyvcnhclloncln.Civphutoxcy-nlmtconngacaolnScarlett,cphinivibacsangxemngayincntnbingamtmingratrtrnngivyvgimclnhaitnnldaencamtirantuha ga Jonesboro. V ngay trc khi ti ti v n nh, th thiucht na th n p chung, sut git cht con Strawberry,connganiccabc.Khibnnynnhthbcangngoichungngavicmthngming,cxoadunvcngnhnlbclmvicrtthnhcng.Bnldaenshtva,nhuccruiko,trnxoemt,nhngbcthnichuynviconnganhnivingivchonnngaytronglngbntaymnh.Thtkhngcaidngakhonhbc.Vkhitrngthybnny,blinni:"Trit,bnngtngliv nh lm g vy? Chng bay cn t hi hn c cc ha AiCp[6]".Thriconngalihvhu,blinbo:"Ctkhiy ngay! Chng bay khng thy n s , ti nghip con vt tong?Sngmaitashinbnabay!"ThlbnnyingvsngnayttitrckhibccthtmcvBoydliiphvib.

- Liu bc c nh anh Boyd khng? Scarlett cng nh mingi khc trong ht, khng sao quen c vi ci cch bTarleton b nh i x th bo vi nhng con trai ln camnh,hgpdpxemchngnhchnhnglqutroingalnlngh.

BeatriceTarletonlmtnginbbnrn,ngoiviccaiqunmtninbngrngln,mttrmnldaenvtmngiconcnphitrngnomkhutrinuingalnnhttrongtonbangna.Tnhbnngvdintitlnbinhngvbhcthngxuyncabncucontrai;vtrongkhikhngchophp ai c dng roi nh nga hoc n l, b vn cm thythnhthongchocccummttrnncngchngchig.

- Tt nhin l b c khng nh Boyd. B ch bao gi nh

Boyd nhiu v anh y l c v hn na li l g ci. Stuart ni,hnhdinvichiucaomtmttmmilmcamnh.Vthmbnnyanhynhtrnhbymisvibc.LyCha Ton Nng, b c phi thi nh bn ny i ch!! Haichngtimichn,Tomthhaimimt,thmbclmnhbntimilnsu!

-LiumaibcgicciconngamisangdbaticngoitricagianhWilkeskhng?

- B c mun th y, nhng ba ti bo nguy him lm. Vili,dthnoina,myacongicngchngchoblmth. Chng bo t ra cng c mt ln chng a b i d ticbngxenganhmtvphunhn.

-Mongsaongymaitringma,Scarlettni.Mttunnayngynocngmari,khngcgchnhnmtbaticngoitri[7]phichuynvotrongnh.

- , ngy mai tri s trong sng v nng nh c thng su,Stuartni.Nhnvngmttrilnka.Tichabaogithymtrng chiu hn. Bao gi cng c th on thi tit bng vomttriln.

HamtnhnnhngcnhngbngmicyvcangGierald OHara Hara tri di tt tp n tn chn tri i. Giy,khimttrilnvomtvnghnmangrcngsaudy i bn kia con sng Flint, ci nng ban ngy thng t dudnthnhmtri,dchu.

Nmy,maxunnsmvinhngcnmarongnmp,vischngcahoaotngtnr,vihoasnthdurcnhngmsaotrnglnbmtismcngnhngngni xa. Cc tha rung cy gn xong v nh t dng rc rnhmu,cngtthmnhnglungclnct,son,tav nu sm nhng qung bng rm ph ln dc hai thnhrnh. Ngi nh gch qut vi trng ca n in ta nh mthn o gia vng bin man di, mt vng bin cun cunnhng t sng cn vng ln, xoy ln, t nhin sng li khite ra thnh tng chm bt hng. V y khng c nhnglungdithngtpnhthngthynhngcnhngtstvngcavngTrungGeorgiabngphnghocditennc

nccaccninvenbin.minBcGeorgia,nhngtharunglnsngdichniccythnhhngtriulungcong cong ngn cht t mu m khi tri tut xung lngsng.

lmtvngthoangs,manhiuthnhmumu,hnhnthnhbigch-vngttrngbngttnhtthgii. l mt min d chu vi nhng ngi nh trng, nhng cnhng cy thanh bnh v nhng dng sng mu vng c l xuichy,songli lmintcanhngtngphn,canhnngchichangnhtvbngrmmcnht.Nhngkhongrngthuatrongkhuvcninvnhngcnhngbngtridihngdmmmcivimtmttrimp,bnhthnvtmn. Xung quanh sng sng nhng cnh rng gi ti thm,ngaycnhngbuitranngncnht

cngvnmtm,nhngcnhrnghuynbcphnhihcm, nhng cy thng r ro dng nh kin tr ch i hngthkvctliedatrongnhngtingthdises:"Cnthny!Cnthny!Bntatngthngccngi.Bntacthlithuphcccngilnna."

Ngidimihin,bangitrtuivngnghetingvnn,tingdythnglanhcanhvtingcithethuxacamn l da en dt la t ngoi ng tr v. T trong nh bay ragingnimnhcabEllenOHaraHara,mcaScarlett,giconbdaenmangchiclnngchakhacab.Mtgingtr con lanh lnh p: "Tha b, vng", v c ting chn ra casauivphanhsy,nibEllenchiakhuphnthcncholcinanglctcv.Ctingbtasvtha,abcchmnhaulchcchtrongkhiqungiaPorkcapTaradnbnn.

Nhngmthanhcuicngnynhccpanhemsinhilngilnngvnh.NhnghngigipmtvibmvnnnhnghinTarathmmtlt,hyvngScarlettmilinti.

-Ny,Scarlett,vchuynngymaiym,Brentni.Bnnyi vng nn khng bit mai c ba tic ngoi tri v vui chikhiu v, nhng khng phi v th m m mai bn ny nhchuchaytnhkhngcnhycho.Cchahadnhtrc

ttccciunhych?-Rim!Lmsaotibittrclccanhvnh?Tikhng

th can tm ch phc dch hai anh m chu nguy c da tngkhngcaiminhy.

-Cmlidatngkhngcaiminhy!Haicucngtphlncim.

-Nycbthnyu.Cphidnhchotiiuwaltzutinv cho Stu iu cui cng v c phi n ti vi ti ti. ChngmnhsngitrnsncuthangtrongmvhilntrcvlibtMammyJincynxembichochngmnhlnna.

-TikhngthchngheMammyJincybi.Ccanhbityby bo ti s ly mt ng tc en nhnh, ria di m ti thkhngaccngtcen.

-Cthchnngtchungchg,cgithnyu?Brentcitoetot.No,i,hyhanhyvibnnyttcccbiwaltzvcngntinh.

-Nucha,bntischocbitmtiubmt,Stuartni.- iu g? Scarlett reo ln, linh li nh mt a b khi nghe

thyhaiting"bmt".- C phi ci chuyn chng mnh nghe thy hm qua

Atlanta khng, Stu? Nu l chuyn y th nn nh chng ta haskhngnichoaibit.

-,Miss[8]Pittynichobnnybit.-Missg?-Cbity,bchcaAshleyWilkeshinAtlantaym,

MissPittypatHamilton,-ccaCharlesvMelanieHamilton.- Ti bit ri, c i ti cha bao gi gp mt b gi no ngu

nhnth,-ThhmquakhibnnyAtlantachtuhavnhthxe

ngacabyiquacagavbdnglinichuynvibnny,bboltrongvhimmaitinhWilkes,ngitascngbmtcucnhhn.

- , chuyn y th ti bit ri, Scarlett tht vng ni. Ci g

chu trai ngu n ca b ta, Charlie Hamilton nh hn viHoneyWilkeschg.Mingiubittmynmnaylnmtlcno,hslynhau,chodcuchngcvnhkhngmnmglm.

-Cnghlhnnn?Brenthi.Noelvari,cchchohnbmquanhvovemilg?

-Tikhngthcmanhtac,Scarletthhngnhnvai.Theoti,anhtalmtgngogmcht.

- V li, u phi l h s cng b cuc nh hn ca hn,Stuartcthngni.MchuynAshleyviemgiCharlie,tiuthMelaniec.

Sc mt Scarlett khng thay i, nhng mi c ti nht i,nhmtngibtthnhlnhbmtnauingvtronglcchongvngutin,khnghiulchuyngxyra.TrongkhitrngtrngnhnStuart,mtcimsngnnigny,vnkhngbaogibitphntchtml,cyntrrngcchngcnhinvrtchmthi.

-MissPittynivibnnyrnghnhsangnmmicngbvtiuthMelly[9]khngckhelm;nhngthythinhchbntntonchuynchintranh,mingichaibngianh u cho rng, c cho ci quch i tht sm li hn. Chonnhnhcngbvoqunggiabantimai.Scarlett,bygibnnynichocbitiubmt,vycphihantivibnnyi.

-Dnhinlth,Scarlettninhcimy.-Vttcccbiwaltznanh?-Ttnhin.Haianhemsinhinhnnhausngrn,nhngcphnhi

ngcnhin,McdtcoimnhlnhngngicScarlettui trong m rp ranh ging cung bn s, trc y h chabaogiginhcnhngbiuhincacnmtcchddng nh ln ny. Thng thng c h phi nn n van xinm vn ln la tr hon, khng chu tr li dt khot c haykhng,phlncimikhihhndi,ramtlnhlngnuhnicu.Vy,thctchadnhchohhunhtonb

ngymai-ngicnhsutbaticngoitri,ttcccbiwaltz(hsxoay ssao chottc ccbi nhyul nhpwaltz) vcngntina.Thtcngbbuikhitrngihc!

Lngtrnngpnimphnkhimidothnhcngo,htiptc nn li bn v ba tic ngoi tri v m v hi, v AshleyWilkes v Melanie Hamilton, ngt li nhau, bng phng, chnho i ny, gi chung chung v khch mi n n ti. Mimtlcsau,hminhnralScarletttrnnrttni.Khngkhcphnikhc.Haianhemsinhikhngbitrldovsao,nhngnglcinhrcrtuytvicabuichiutanbinri.Scarlettdngnhchngmynnhngiuhnimcducvntrliuray.Mhnhnthycmtiu g m h khng th hiu ni, do m tht vng vngnngm,haicucmcthmmtlt,rimincngngdynhnngheotay.

Cuinhngcnhngmicyv,mttrixungthpvbnkiasng,nhngrngcycaoinbngensm.Chimnlaovtquasng,vtvgtytngoingvlnxlnxn,conthlchblchbch,conthvnhvokhnhkhng.

Stuartqutto:"Jeems".Vltsau,mtgdaencaolntrctuihhnhnchyvngnginhrachbucnga.Jeemslngihucahv,cngnhbych,theohikhpni.Glbnchithunhcahaicumsinhivcxemnhqusinhnhtchohaiculmcaringhmhtrnmitui.Va trng thy g, l ch sn nh Tarleton lin chm dy khim bi v ng ti ch ch ch. Cc cu ci gp ngi bttayvniviScarlettrngsngmaihssangbnnhWilkest sm ch c. Ri h hi h chy xui li i, ln nga v theosaulJeems,phngdctheongrngtuyttng,vavymvahtvilichoc.

Khi qunh qua ch ngot ca con ng y bi, khutkhi tm nhn t p Tara, Brent ghm nga ng li di mtlmcysnthdu.Stuartcngdnglivgdaenhmngacchhmybc.Myconngacmthylngcng,vncgm lp c xun mn mn, trong khi l ch li kin nhn nmxungtronglpbimivthmthungngcnhnnnlnvngtronghonghndnsmbng.Bmthnnhinca

Brentcvbirivhibtbnh.- Ny - g ni, anh c thy hnh nh Scarlett c mun mi

chngmnhlintikhng?- Mnh ngh l th - Stuart ni. Mnh c cho nng mi th

nhngnnglikhngnig,Brentnghthno?-Chnghthnoc.Nhngticmthynhlranngc

thlmth.Nichocng,ymilngyutinchngmnhtrvnh,baonhiulnnngkhnggpchngmnh.Vchngmnhcnhnglchuyncnnivinng.

--Mnhthyhnhnhnngrtmngcgpchngmnhkhichngmnhmiti.

-Ticngnghth.-Thricchynating,bngdngnngmlxnh

thbauuvy.- Ti c nhn thy th, nhng lc y ti khng tm. Anh

cholnngblmsao?-Mnhkhngbit.TheoBrent,chngmnhcniglmnng

phtkhng?Chaicngngmnghmtlt.- Ti chu, khng on c v c g. Vi li, khi Scarlett bc

thaicngthyngay.Nngkhngtkimchnhmtscgikhc.

-Phi,mnhthchnngchnhch.Nngkhngvngvoiungkhicchuynbcmnh,mnithngtotra.Nhngchc chng mnh lm hoc ni iu g khin nng ngmming khng bun ni chuyn na v c v nh kh . Mnhdm cam oan rng lc u nng rt mng c gp chngmnhvtnhmichngmnhnti.

-Theoanh,cphitichngmnhbuihckhng?-Xuphi!ngcngngn.Nngcinhthngkhi

chngmnhkchonghechuyny.Vchng,Scarlettcngchcoitrngvichchnhglm,khcnochngta.

Brentquayngitrnynnga,gitnhudaen:

-Jeems!- My c nghe chng tao ni chuyn g vi tiu th Scarlett

khng?- D khng, tha cu Brent! Lm sao m cu l ngh l chu

dmgiothmngidachng?- Do thm , ly Cha! Bn da en chng my bit ht mi

chuynxyra.Hditr,chnhmttaotrngthymylenlnqunhgchinnnginptronbihoanhicnhtngm.Thii,mycnghethychngtaoniiugcthlmchotiuthScarlettnigin,hocmchlngkhng?

ccuvinnnhvy,Jeemsthikhnggivlkhngnghetrmnavvngtrnencagcauli.

-Thakhng,chukhngnhnthycccucnirlmcnidn.Chuthydlcrtmngcgpcccu,rrngcnhcccuvccdudadudtdchimchonkhicccu ni n chuyn cu Ashley my c Melly Hamilton sp lynhau.Thriclngidconchimnhthycondiuhubayqua.

Hai anh em sinh i nhn nhau, gt u, nhng vn khnghiurasao.

-Jeemscl,Stuartni.Nhngmnhvnkhnghiutisaoli th. Ly Cha! Ashley ch l bn nng m thi, khng hn.Nngucmhn.Nngmbnmnhkia.

Brentgtutnthnh.- Nhng, g ni, anh c cho l c th Ashley khng ni g

vinngvchuyncngbnhhnmmai,thnhthnngbchnkhngnivinnglbnctritrckhithngbochomingikhcchng?Congivndrtthchlngiutincbitnhngchuynnhvy.

- , c th th! Nhng gi s hn khng ni trc cho nngbit chuyn cng b nh hn vo ngy mai th sao? Ci philbmtvbtng,mylinginngcquyngiknvicnhhncamnhch,phikhngno?Nubccatiuth Melly khng but ming ni ra th chng mnh cng ch

bit.NhngmchchnScarlettbitltrcsauhncngsly Melly. Ch, chuyn y chng mnh bit trc t my nmnayri.Xanay,tronghaidnghWilkesvHamilton,anhchemhvnlynhaum.AinyubitmtngykiahslynhaucngnhHoneyWilkesslyCharlie,anhtraicaMelly.

- Thi ti chu. Nhng ti vn tic l nng khng mi bnmnhlinti.Tithlkhngmunvnhnghemchivchuynchngmnhbuihc.Mynophillnutin.

-CthgiyBoydxoaducbc.Brentbity,cianhchngnhbtinhranhynidonhko.Anhtabaogicngcthxoaducm,Brentlg.

- Phi, anh y c th lm c vic y, nhng phi mt thigian. Anh y phi ni vng vng cho n khi b c khng bitng no m ln, nh b cuc v bo anh y dnh gingmaisaulmthyci.Nhngbygithanhychathigianmmychotrnchu.,tidmcuclbchinvncnri ln vi con nga mi, n mc thm ch khng nhn ra lchngmnhlinh,chonlcngixungntivtrngthyBoyd.Vsutban,bsnism,nistchomxem.Riphi n mi gi m Boyd mi c c gii thch c cho brng,saucicchnghiutrngdanhdnichuynvianhvti,thbtkaitrongsanhemmnhcnlitrngihccngchngvinhdg.VkhiBoydkhchcbchuynsangtcginnghiutrngtimchitisaoBoydkhngbnngtaithcngnam.Khng,chngmnhkhngthvnhtrcnam.

Haianhemsinhiuxunhnnhau.Htuytnhinchngsngad,cccucgylnbnnhaucngnhsphnncahngxmlngging,nhnguclnhmnhcahlirthinhng li mng nhic thng thng ca b m tc hung cngchicroingambsnsngqutvotqunhkhngchtngingn.

- Ny thi, Brent ni, ta sang bn nh Wilkes vy. Ashley vcccemgichcsvuimnggichngtalinti.

Stuartcvhibnkhon.-Khng,tangsangy.Chchangbntuttchunb

chobaticngoitringymaivngoira...- , ti qun bng iu , Brent vi v cha. Phi, ra khng

nnsang.Hthcngavphngilnglmtlcimngmngm

ca Stuart ng ln, bi ri ngng ngng. Cho n ma hnmngoi,StuartvnilitmhiuIndiaWilkesvisngcaibngianhcngnhstnthngcatonht.Mingi trong ht cm thy rng c l tiu th India Wilkes lnhlng,knosctcdnglmchochngtraitrnnmtnh.Dsaochngna,hcngnhittnhhyvngth.Stuartlraci India nhng Brent khng va , Brent cng thch India,songgthyctacckginnvnhtnho,vgdtkhotkhngthmccpkviStuartc.yllnutinsthch ca cp anh em sinh i khng ng nht v Brent gincuanhmtnmtcgimgthychngcglcscc.

Th ri, ma h va ri ti mt cuc ni chuyn chnh trtrong mt rng si Jonesboro, c hai t nhin pht hin raScarlettOHaraHara.Hquenbitcbaonmnayvtb,Scarlett l bn chi th v nht v c bit phi nga, tro cy,gnnhchkmgh.NhnggiyhngngngnhnthyScarlett ln ln thnh mt thiu n thanh lch, thm ch lbcgiainhnyukiunhttrngiannakia.

Ln u tin h nhn thy c c cp mt xanh xit bao linhhot,haimlmngtinkhici,ibntayvibnchnnhnhnvvcngimithonthlmsao.Nhngcuniddmcahkhinccikhanhkhchvuivvhohngvinghcccoilxutsc,haicucngcvtlnbnthnrasckhoeti.

l mt trong nhng ngy ng ghi nh trong i hai anhemsinhi.Vsau,mikhinlichuyny,baogihcngthi ti sao trc h khng nhn ra duyn sc ca Scarlett.Khngbaogihtmcligiipchnhxc,vymchnginl:hmy,Scarlettquytnhlmchohphichtimnh.Dobncht,ckhngthchuthymtnginngnommtphnkhcngoibnthnmnhvcicnh

IndiaWilkesvStuartcpkvinhauticucnichuynpvo mt c, kch ci mu thm mi ca c ln qu . Khngtha mn vi ch mnh Stuart, c th cu bt lun c Brent vtinhnhtritnnihaicumchongngp.

Gi y, c hai u phi lng Scarlett, v India Wilkes cngnhcnngLittyMunroeLovejoy,mBrentmincngtmhiu, ch cn l nhng ci bng m trong tm tr h. H khnghtracuhiltrongtrnghpScarlettchnmttronghaithkxusslmg.nlchnghay.Chbitbygihhontonmnnguynvviclitmnghpvmtcgivgiahkhnghcchuynghentung.lmttnhhungkhinhngxmlnggingthchth,songlilmphinlngbmkhngagScarlett.

-Nuconbranhmayngmttronghaicuththtngichocccu,bni.HocginngchaithccccuphichuynnbangUtahm,nunhbnMormons[10]chuchpnhnmyccu...miuthtikhngdmchc...Tichlomtngykia,chaicucngbcmuln,ghennhauvciconranhconmtxanh,haimty,riinchbnnhauthi.Nhngnichocng,cichachcphilkhnghay.

T hm c cuc hi tho y, Stuart m ra mt thoi minhnglccmtIndia.KhngphivIndiabunglitrchmcg hoc thm ch bng khe nhn hoc iu b t ra bitchuyncuchngtngtthayithntng.Clbctrmanh, cao hn nhng ci tm thng . D sao Stuart vn cmthyclivngngngngvic.CubitcukhinIndiayu mnh, hin gi vn cn yu v trong thm tm, cu cmthymnhkhngcxrangiqunt.Cuvnhtscqumncvknhtrngcvcungcchgiagio,t,trnhhcvnvttcnhnguimchnchnhcac.Nhngquthamt!Cthtnhnht,vvvbaogicngniubncnhciduynrcr,milcmtdngvcaScarlett.ViIndia,lcnongitacngyntrvchngcamnh,cnviScarlettth tht ch bit ng no m ln. Ring iu cng lmmtnginnginu,nhngliccihpdncan.

- Thi ta n nh Cade Calvert n ti vy. Scarlett bo lCathleenCharlestonvnh.Cthcycnhngtinmi

vphoiSumtermchngmnhchacnghe.-nCathleenlmg.MnhcucviBrenthainmtrngc

tathmchcngkhngbitlphoinmngoicng,cngkhngbitlbnYankeeytrongtrckhitanibctrcchngra.Ttcnhnggctabitntrni,lnhngcuc khiu v c ta tham d v nhng thng nhn tnh c ta"sutm"c.

-Chc,thnghectalinthongcngvuich.Vili,ylnitannuchonkhiming.

-Ch,quthamabt!MnhcthincmviCathleen,ctakcng ng v mnh cng mun nghe chuyn v Caro Rhett vnhng ngi khc Charleston; nhng ngi sut mt ba nna vi ci b m k ngi Yankee ca c ta th xin th c lmnhkhngsc.

-ngqunghitngvibta,Stuart.Byythin.-Mnhucnghitngvibta.Mnhingichobtath

c. Nhng mnh khng thch nhng ngi khin mnh phi ingi. B y c lng xa lng xng, c lm ng nhng iu cnlm mi ngi c thoi mi, nhng chnh v th m tonlm trt, ni trt. B y lm mnh in tit! Li na, b y chodnminNamlmanrimir.Thmchbycnnivimth.BysdnminNam.Hcmtchngtaxemraby s cht khip. B y lm mnh ngh n mt con g mi gytutrnmtcigh,mtlonglanhthtthnvhonglon,snsngpcnh,kungulnhcaihingytcht.

-Thii,anhmliphphnby.AnhchbnvochnCadelg?

- , ti mnh say, nu khng mnh chng lm th. Stuartni.Vli,Cadekhngginmnhu.CCathleen,cRaiphordvngCalvertcngvy.ChccibmkngiYankeeyllmomxm,bomnhlmttndman,vngittgiamdnminNammirqulkhngmboanton.

-H,anhkhngtcchphnxtby.nhrngbylngiYankeevkhnglyglmlchthipcholm,nhngxtchocng,anhbnCade,contrairingcachngb.

-Thii,quthamabt!uphilcicBrentlngnhc mnh! Brent l con ca m, th m ci ln TonyPhontainebnvochnBrent,mclmtonglnkhngno?Khng,mchchongimingbcsgiPhontainenbngvt thng v hi ng ta do u m Tony li ngm ti n th.Mbomonldorulmhngtithinxcacuta,Brentnhlimcoi,iulmchoTonytcinlnnhthno.

Chaicimln.-Mthtlmtnhnvtkd!Brenttnng,gingyyu

thng.Vmtlmngiucnlmvkhngytavotnhtrngbiritrcmtmingithbaogitacngcthtincym.

-Phinhngtinay,khichngmnhvnh,mcngrtcthninhngiulmchngmnhbiritrcmtbavtiem gi mnh. Stuart lm lm ni. Ny Brent, c ngha l chngmnhskhngciChuuchina,mnhchcth,Brentbity,mbonuchngmnhcnbuikhitrngihcthngcnghgnchuyniVinDuna.

-Mkip!Cnquig!chuucgmxem?TidmcuclcimngoibangychngphcvichngtacigmchngtakhngcngaytiGeorgiany.Tidmcuclngicahkhngnhanhbng,congibncngkhngxinhpbng y v ti bit chc h khng c th ru Whisky bnglamchennosnhbngruloiycaba.

-Ashleybolbnycsinhhotsnkhuvmnhcrtl phong ph. Ashley rt thch chu u. Cu ta c lun mingnhctichuu.

- ... anh l g ch em nh Wilkes. H c nh say cung mnhc, kch ct v sch v. M bo ti gc gc ng ni h Virginia.MbodnVirginiartcoitrngnhngth.

-Thchohnhngthy.Cchomnhmtconngahayci,mtvrungonung,mtcginhlnhtmhiunghimchnhvmtcgilnglvuichin,rithaimunxphncchuucngc.Nhchuyndulchny th thi, cn qui g, phi khng? Gi d by gi chng ta

ang chu u v chin tranh xy n? Chng mnh s khngvkp.Tithratrncnhnichuu.

-Mnhcngnghth,mnhsnsngratrnbtkhmno.Brent ny, mnh ngh ra ch n ti ri. Ta hy phng nga quam ly n ch Able Wynder, bo anh ta rng c bn anh emmnhtrvnhvsnsngtphun.

- Tht cao kin! Brent phn khi ku ln. V chng mnh sc nghe mi tin tc v i v s bit quyt nh v mu scqunphc.

-NulcngkiuviZouave[11]thmnhthlskhngvokhinhk.Mcciqunrngthngthnhythcnracithgna!Trngnhthqunngbngncaccbcccy!

- Cc cu c nh n nh ng Wynder khng ? V nu cccu n y, th cng khng c my m n ti u, Jeems ni.ubpnhchtri,hkhngmuaubpmi.Hlymtch lm ng v nu thay, ti nh cho bit y l u bp tinhtbang.

-LyCha!Saohkhngmualymtubpkhc.- Lm sao m Cracker tin mua nh? Nhiu lm, h cng

chccbnnhlcng,khngthhnc.Ging Jeems l r v khinh ra mt. a v x hi ca g c

mbo,vgianhTarletoncctrmnlvnhminlca cc i in ch, g nhn nhng ch nng nh c t n lbngnaconmt.

-Taothnhtutxngmyravcithiybygi.Stuartku ln v hung hn. My ng c gi ng Able Wynder lCracker. nh rng ng y ngho, nhng ng y khng phi lAbleWynder.Maqubttaoinutaochothngchano,dtrnghaynh,nixungta.cihtny,khngcnginoc hn ng y, ch nh th m i khinh k li bu ng lmtrungy.

- Ci th t chu khng bao d hu ra, Jeems p, khng hbirivvmtdtncach.Chucngngitachnttcxquantrongmccngnhdu,chuphimcnbnimly.

- ng y khng phi l cn b! My nh so snh ng y vibn Cracker chnh thng nh gia nh Slattery h? Able chkhng giu thi. ng y l mt ch nng nh, khng phi mtiinchvnuccchinhutrngthngynmcbulnlmtrungy,thcnghalkhngphibtktnnhnocng c php ni hn v ng y. i c thc v vic mnhlmch!

ikhinhkctchcccybathng,ngvongyGeorgialykhaikhiLinbangvtbynnay,mlnhmicchichintranhhoi.nvchacttn,mcdukhngthiugi.Nginocngckinringvvnnyvkhngaichuai,cngnhttthyuckinvmuscvkiucangphc."MohoangClayton","Nhngnginutla","PhiukBcGeorgia","Zouave","Nhngphothnia",[12]"ixmClayton","MuvSm","Nhngdngsthntc",tt c nhng tn y u c ngi ng h. Trong khi cha ngng,mingiugitchcnylivmcducuicng,mtcitnthtkucthngqua,ainyvnchdnggnghmtting"i"chnvkhinhkchonmnk.

Ccsquancanhembulnvtrongtonhtchngcaitng kinh qua trn mc, tr mt s t cu binh, trong cc cucchin tranh Mexico v Seminole, ngoi ra, mt cu binh khngcanhemtinmn,tchngthlnhi.Mingiumnbn anh em nh Tarleton v ba anh em nh Phontaine nhng,ticthay,khngthbuaitrongbnh,vanhemTarletonthhay ru v n, cn anh em Phontaine th tnh kh nngny,hunghnqung.AhsleyWilkescbulmiyvlksgiinhthtvvucinm,cthtincycduytrmtcigtatatrtt.RaiphordCalvertcchnhlmthngyvcmingiqumnvAbleWynder,contraimtnginhbymlyvbnthnlmtchnngnh,cbulmtrungy.

Ablelmtanhchngkhnglththcscso,nghimngh,hotm,lntuihnccchngtraikhctrongivtrcmtphn,chtcngnhnhn,lchsngangh,nukhngmunni l hn. Trong i, hu nh khng c thi ua i hc lmsangvtrongccbcchangcah,qunhiungitgiai

cp tiu nng dn cn c lm n m tr nn giu c. Hn naAblelilliltaysngcnhttrongi,mtthinxchnhcng c th bn trng mt mt con sc cch xa mi mt vngoi ra, li rt quen vi cuc sng ngoi thin nhin, thnhthomivic;tladitrima,dtheoduvtthvt,tmranhngngunnc.AnhemtrongivnknhphcnhngglchngitrvhnnaliyumnAble,nntnanhlmsquan.Anhnhncivinhdymtcchtrangtrng,khnghtvtaynhthlphnchnhngphicdnhchoanh.Nhngccbv,ccccongi,cngnhmnlcaccinchthlikhngthnhmmttrcsviclAblekhngthucdngdiqutc,trongkhicnhnamgiithsnsngbquakhnglutmnim.

Miu,ichtuyntoncontraiccinch,mtnvqutc,mingitlolynga,vkh,trangb,qunphcvc ngi hu ring na. Nhng s in ch giu u c nhiutrongcihtClaytonmithnhlpnyvtphpylclng,cnphituynthmcontraiccchnngnh,ccnhsn th trong rng su, cc ngi t by m ly, v trongmt s rt t cc trng hp, c con ci nhng ngi da trngngho,Crackerkhhnmctrungbnhcatnglph.

Nhng chng trai thuc lot sau ny cng nng lng munchin u chng qun Yankee khng km nhng ngi lngginggiuccah,nuchintrnxyra,nhnglinyramtvntnhltinbc.Chmychnngnhcnga.Htinhnh cc cng vic canh tc bng la, m cng ch c d, himnhcqubncon.Lalmngcnkhng,lyuralamichinu,ngaycnuichuchpnhnchng-mlmgc chuyn y! Cn cnh da trng ngho th c c mt con la,tcoilkhgiri.Nhngngitrongrngvvenmlykhng c nga, cng chng c la, h sng hon ton bng thsn v mung th sn hoc by c m ly; ni chung, hkinh doanh theo h thng i chc v ha hon mt nm minhn thy dm dollar tin mt, cho nn nga v ng phc lnhngthqutmkhnngcah.Nhngtrongsnghokhthanhbch,hvnthomnhlitchkmccinchtrongsgiusangvtkhngchunhnbtkcigchihngbthttaynhngngihngxmphhcamnh.Chonn,

nngtheotnhcmcattc,ngthikintonlclngca i, cha ca Scarlett, John Wilkes, Buck Munroe, JimTarleton, Hugh Calvert, thc t l tt c cc in ch ln tronght,trAngusMacintoshgptinlihonchnhvictrangbcho i, c ngi ln nga. Kt qu l mi in ch ng chitintrangbchoconmnhcngmtsanhemkhc,nhnglacch gii quyt sao cho nhng thnh vin ngho ca n v cthnhnngavngphcmkhngcmthytnthngndanhd.

Mi tun hai ln, i tp trung Jonesboro tp luyn vcu cho chin tranh bt u. Trong khi cha kim c y sngacnthit,nhngngicngathchinnhngtaotcm h cho l trn k binh trn cnh ng ng sau Ta n,lm bi m ln, h ht n khn ging v vung nhng thanhgm thi chin tranh cch mng li t cc bc tng phngkhchxung.NhngngichacngathngivahtrccahiuBullard,nhnccbnthaodinvtnrc,hocgithibn.Khngcnphidynhngchngtrainyhcbn,vhuhtngiminNamsinhracmsngtrongtayvcucisnbnbinttcbnhthnhthinx.

Tnhngnginhninvnhngluvenm,hmangn mi cuc tp trung hng lot sng linh tinh kiu. CnhngcysngsndinghutngltnkvohingitavtquadyniAlleghenieslnutin,nhngkhuhamaicknpnbngunngtnghnhiungiAnhingthu Georgia cn trng nc, nhng khu sng lc k binh c dng nm 1842 trong cc cuc chin tranh Seminole vMexico,nhngkhusngngnnpbcdngtrongcccucusng,nhngkhusngbti,nhngcysngsnhainngvnhng cy sng trng Anh mi, p, bng bng g qu bnglong.

Cc cuc luyn tp bao gi cng kt thc trong nhng qunru Jonesboro v m n, cc v nh ln n ra nhiu nniccsquanphivtvlmmingncthngvongkhixy ra trc khi gip chin vi bn Yankee. Chnh trong mtcucunhvy,StuartTarletonbnCadeCalvertvTonyPhontainebnBrent.Lny,cpanhemsinhimivnh

sau khi b ui hc khi trng i hc Virginia, ng lc ic t chc v h phn khi gia nhp. Nhng hai thngtrc y, sau ci ln bn nhau y, b m tng kh h ntrng i hc ca bang, vi mnh lnh l phi li . Trongthigianihcxa,hnhcinonctrongluyntpvhcoihcvncngngb,minlhcthphinga,bnsngvhhtcngvingi.

- Thi, ta hy i tt sang nh Able i, Brent gi , Ta c thxuyn qua bi trng nh ng OHara Hara v ng c ca gianhFontaine,chthongmtcilnnithi.

- Thy tr ta s ch c ci g n ngoi tht pt[13] vi dauxanh,Jeemscci.

-Myschcng,Stuartnherngci.Bivmyphivthaviblchngtaokhngvnhnti.

- Khng, chu khng! Jeems hong ht ku ln. Khng, chukhngu!ChuchvuithghncccunubbBeetisstngcdangoing.Thotubxhichullmxaochulicccubuilnna.Tipsaullmxaotinaychulikhngacccuvnh,btngccccuda.Rithbxnhyblnchuddiuhubxunggconvchubitlbli mi ti li ln u chu. Nu cc cu khng mang chutheo n nh ng Wynder chu x vui lng nm ngoi dng cm,ricthtunchabtchucngc,bichngchuthb tun cha bt cn hn b b Beetiss tm gy trong cn b linhthnhn.

Haianhemsinhivabcvabirinhngdaenbngbnh.

-Ncthrdibntuntrabtvtrongtrnghpymscmtukhccahngtunna.Quthtcibnda en qu l phin toi. i khi mnh ngh quan im canhngngitheochnghabinlng.

-Thi,btJeemsphiiuvimttnhhungmchngmnhmuntrnh,kracngkhngphilm.Chngmnhphiem n i theo thi. Nhng ny, thng da en ngu di tr trokia,numyravtaytrcmtmdaennhWyndervni bng gi xa xi rng chng tao xa nay ch n g quay vi

K

gimbngtrongkhinhhkhngcgkhcngoithvpt,thtaos...taosmchb.Vchngtaocngskhngchomytheoratrnna.

- Da v ta y ? Chu m li da v ta y vi bn nh mthng.Khng,thacu,chulngilchruytch.ChphibBeetisscnggiychungnlinhgiycccusao?

-Bkhngthnhcngglmtrongvicdydcbachngta,Stuartni.No,taithi.

Ggitcngchoconngahngcaolnlili,ridninhthcvomnsnkhinnnhnhngnhyquahngrochn,vtsangcnhngmnmngcaninGeraldOHaraHara.Nga ca Brent v Jeems nhy theo sau, g ny rp mnh tmchtlymtnmynvbmnga.Tuykhngthchnhyro,nhnggvtquanhngrocaohnthnytheokpcccuch.

Trong khi phng qua nhng lung cy cch v lao xungivphabitrngtronghonghndnsmbng,Brentlatovianhtrai:

- Ny, Stu, anh c cm thy rng ng ra Scarlett michngmnhlintikhng?

-Mnhvnnghth,Stuartlntingp.ThBrentchol...

CHNGIIhihaianhemnhTarletonScarlettnglitronghnghin p Tara v ting v nga tt hn, c quay tr li

gh ngi nh mt ngi mng du. C cm thy mt mnh tcng v ming au nhc thc s v phi min cng cng ragngcicpanhemsinhikhionraiubmtcalngmnh.Cmtmingixung,gpmtchnlivtimcykhnonmunbttunglngngcquchtchi.Tritimyptrttrngvinhngcigitthtkl;haibntayclanhtotvmtdcmtaihalmcngtth.Mtcllv au n v ng ngng, ci ng ngng ca mt a tr cnungchiuxanayigcny,giylnutinngchmvinhngngangtricacuci.

AshleyslyMelanieHamilton!i, l no y li l s tht? Chc hai anh em sinh i kia

nhm.Hayhamnh?Ashleykhngth,khngthyuctac.Khngaicthmmtcgibnh,rtrnhMelaniec. Scarlett khinh b nh li thn hnh mnh khnh nh trconcaMellyvikhunmttritimnghimngh,nginnmcgnnhxu.VAshleychclhngmythngkhnggpcta.TcilnchngmticchiuitriMiHaiCySihinmngoichotinay,chngchanAtlantaquhailn.Khng, Ashley khng th phi lng Melly c, bi l. , ckhng th lm c! - bi l chng ang yu c! Chnh c,Scarletty,milngichngyu-iu,cbitchc!

Scarlettnghethy bcchn nngnca Mammylm rungcsntinsnh.Cvingilichongayngnvcgibmtcho bnh thn hn. Khng nn Mammy ng l c chuyn gkhng n. Mammy cm thy gia nh OHara thuc v b, cphnhnlnphnxc,nhngbmtcahlnhngbmtcabvchcnhicmtchuyngbnlkhinbracnglng sc ro rit nh mt con ch sn vy. Theo kinh nghim,ScarlettbitlnustmcaMammykhngcthamnngaylptc,bsnuvnvibEllen,rithScarlettsbucphi th l mi chuyn vi m, hoc phi ngh ra mt cch nidithnocholttai.

Mammyttinsnhbcra;lmtbgingitoln,ci mt nh tinh thng nh mt voi. Da en nhnh, chnh gcPhi,tnty,trungthnhvigianhOHarangitmucuicng,blchdachnhcabEllen,nituytvngcabaccongi,nikinhhongcaccgianhnkhc.Tuyldaen,quytc c x v thc t ho ca Mammy cng ngang tm hocthmchcncaohnsovich.Bcnuidytrongphngng ca Solange Robillard m ca Ellen OHara, mt ph nngiPhpmigcao,khtnh,lnhlng,baogicngtrngpht ch ng mi vi phm nghi thc, nht nht khng dungth,btkkclilconcihayknngilm.BtngbmEllen,theoEllentSavannahlnmnngckhicchlychng. Mammy thng ry la un nn nhng ngi mnh yu.V v rt yu thng Scarlett v v cng t ho v c, nn b

cnghaycunhu,tahkhngbaogingt.-Cccuvri?Saoemkhngmihnirngbati,

Scarlett?UboPoke[14]rnxmhaisutna.Saolimtncxx?

- Em nghe h bn chuyn chin tranh pht n n ni chckhngchungniquabati,nhtlnubalihavochtrchngLincolnna.

-Emthtchncxg hn mt tn nc in, y n b Ellenmy u mt bao nhiu cng bo ban m cn vy. M em nikhngchm chn na ny! Gii v ti d nnh ! U bo iboniemcnthnkocmxtvngingoigiimchcgphnnvai.Vonhi,Scarlett!

Scarlett ngonh i ch khc khng nhn Mammy, ch tmlmravhhng,bngmngthmvMammyangminhcnhchuynchongkhn,khngthyscdinc.

-Khng,emmunngiyngmmttriln.Cnhpqu!Uchyvolykhni.Hem,unh,emsngiychonkhibav.

-Rngcninghednbnhimnnhri y, Mammy ni,vngvc.

-Ch,emcsaou,Scarlettstrutni.Uikimkhnchoemi.

MammylchbchquayvotinsnhvScarlettnghethybnivnglncuthanggingihugitrngc.

-NyRosa!NmchotacikhncacScarlett!Ri,caoginghn:

-Ciconbdaenvtchx!Chbaogithynchngitacnnn.Thnmnhniphineonntnyxung.

Scarlett nghe thy cc bc cu thang ct kt v nh nhngngdy.KhinoMammytrli,hnblitiptclnlpvchuynkhnghiukhch,mScarlettthcmthymnhkhng sc chu ng nhng li li nhi v mt vn v vn nhvytrongkhitimcnhmunvnt.Trongkhiangtnngnng, t hi khng bit c ch no trn tm c cho n khi

ngui bt cn nhi but trong ngc, mt ngh cht ny ratrongcc,mangtmttiahyvngnhnhoi.Chiunay,bacphngngasangtriMiHaiCySi,nincagianhWilkes, xin mua Dilcey, c v to bo ca g ngi hu Pork.DilceylqungiakimhsinhtriMiHaiCySi,vtsuthng nay, sau khi h ly nhau, Pork ngy m ko no xinng ch mua Dilcey v hai v chng c chung sng trongcng mt n in. Chu khng c, chiu nay, ng GeraldnhnxinmuaDilcey.

"Chc chn ba s bit ci cu chuyn gh tm y c tht haykhng,Scarlettngh.Ngaycnuchiunaybakhngngheciugcththchccngnhnthyiug,cmthymtsnhn nhp no trong gia nh Wilkes. Nu mnh gp ringc ba trc khi n ti, c l mnh s khm ph ra s tht, cnghachlmttrongnhngkiuathbcahaianhemsinhinmthi."

ngingGeraldphitrv,nuScarlettmungpngmtmnhthkhngccchnokhclranchlixechytrongpmrangci.Clnglbcxungbcthmtrcnh, thn trng ngoi li nhn chc chn l Mammy khngtheodimnhtcastrngc.Khngthykhunmtdaentobchtkhntrngtotnoquuquunhmquakhehgiahai tm rm lay ng, c mnh dn vn cao chic vy xanh inhoa v thon thot lao v pha li si, c bc ro ht mc idplquaimngchophp.

Nhng cy tuyt tng sm bng hai bn li xe chy ri sigiao nhau trn u, to thnh mt ng hm di m u. Dinhngcnhstsocarngtuyttng,Scarlettbitchckhngconmtquanstnocthnhnthymnhvcchmbcli.C th hn hn v chic corsse tht qu cht khng cho phpchy nhiu, nhng c vn i nhanh ht sc mnh. Chng mychccticuiliivrangcichnhnhngcchdnglisaukhiquakhcquanhcmtlmcylnchngiacvnginh.

Mtbngvthdc,Scarlettngixungmtgccycticha.qugingphicmtnh,nhngcmnglngvmun.Schmtrkhinccthigiantrntnh,lyli

nhpthvscmtbnhthngngGeraldkhisinhnghi.Lcnoccngngnghethytingvngacangvtrngthynglaothnglnivitctngnnggycnhng vn thng phng. Nhng thi gian c tri qua, m ngGeraldvnchav.Scarlettphngmtnhnxuiconngtmng,niaulicunlntrongtim.

"i,chuynkhngthlthtc!"Cngh."Tisaomibachavnh?"

Mtcditheoconngngonngoogiynhmusautrnmabuisng.ChnhdungtuynngchyxungiticonsngFlintllng,quanhngmlynhngnhtrilingclncondckhcntriMiHaiCySi,niAshleysng. l tt c ngha ca ng ny, con ng dn tiAshleyvtanhpchngcttrngngtrninhmtnginHyLp.

"Ashley,Ashley!"Cngh,timpnhanhhn.C tm gc ci cm gic lnh but, hoang mang v bt hnh

nngtronglngtlchaianhemnhTarletonchocbitcitinnn;thayvo,litrolncnstxmchimcsuthainmnay.

Kcngl,sutthikvthnhnin,cchngbaogithyAshleyhpdnnth.Thub,cdngdngnhnchngnrii,chnghbntm.NhngktcingycchyhainmkhiAshleyvatcucvinduchuubanmtrv,sangchogianhnhOHara,cemlngyuchng.Svicnginnhvythi.

Hmy,canghintrcvchngphngngangclnliidigiahngcy,mnhmcbenmngmuxmvimt chic c vt lm ni bt chic s mi may xp np. Ngay cbygicvnnhtngchitityphccachng,ingbngln, chic ghim c vt c hnh u Medusa[15] bng chm,chic m panama rng m chng lp tc ct khi u khi nhnthyc.Chngxungnga,qungdycngchomtthngbda en, v ng li nhn c, mt n ci lm n rng cp mtxm m mng v nh nng rc r a trong mi tc vng rmkhin n ging nh mt chic m bc lp lnh. V chng tht

ln: "i, c thnh ngi ln ri, Scarlett!" Ri chng thonthotbclnthm,hntayc.Mgingchngmimilmsao!Ckhngsaoqunccigitthinitimkhinghethychngctlinhthlnutincphthinracigingsangsng,giunhctnhvhichmriy.

Tphtutiny,ccmthycnchng,nginvtnhin nh cn thc n n, cn nga ci, cn mt cigingmnglngvy.

Tronghainm,chngthptngcikhpht,nvhi,en cc cuc hp mt nho nh, nhng cuc picnich ngoi tri,cc bui i cu, cc hi h nh m. Chng khng nng nthmcbnghaiemnhTarletonhayCadeCalvert.KhngbaogixonxutnhmycutrainhFontaine,nhngkhngtunnochngkhngsangchibnpTara.

nglchngchabaogitntnhc,cpmtxmnhtcachng cha bao gi bng ln ci nh rng rc m c rt quenthuc nhng n ng khc. Tuy nhin... tuy nhin... c bitAshleyyuc.iuckhngthlmc.Bnnngmnhhn l tr v hiu bit ny sinh t kinh nghim bo c rngchng yu c. Qu nhin ln c bt cht thy chng nhn ckhngphibngcpmtlimdim,hocxavng,mlvimtnim khao kht v mt v bun khin c m bi ri. C bitAshley yu c. Ti sao chng khng ni vi c th? iu , cqukhnghiu.Song,chngcbitbaoiumckhngsaohiuni.

Bao gi chng cng lch s, nhng vn cch bit, xa vi.Khngaibitcchngnghg,vScarlettlicngkhngbit. mt ni m ai ny u on ngay c chnh xc iu ngibn cnh mnh ang ngh, s kn o ca Ashley tht ln rut.Chng thnh tho khng km g cc thanh nin khc trong ccthtiukhinthngthngtronght,nosnbn,nocbi,khiuv,nobnlunchnhtr,vlkscnhttrongbnh;nhng chng khc tt c bn h ch chng khng coi nhnghot ng th v y l cu cnh v mc ch ca i mnh. Vchnglngiduynhtquantmnschv,mnhcvthchlmth.

i,tisaochnglicmitcvngrmpnth,livalch s, va cch bit n th, ti sao chng ton gi chuynChu u, chuyn sch v, m nhc, th ca cng nhng iu ckhnghquantm,cthnihoi,chnphtinlnc,mvn... ng yu n th? Ht m ny sang em khc, khi vging nm sau nhng lc cng ngi vi chng hin trctrong bng nhp nhong tranh sng tranh ti, Scarlett c trntrhnggikhngngc,vchcnbittanivinghrnglntigpc,chcchnchngsnglicuhn.Nhnglnsaunriqua,ktquvnchngcg-ngoitrmtiulcnstngtrongccngdngcaovthiutddihn.

Cyuchng,ccncchngmckhnghiunichng.Ct nhin v gin d nh ngn gi thi trn min Tara, nh consngmuhongthunkhcquayvchontrni,ctcngkhnghiunibtkiugphctp.Thmgiy,lnutincphingdinvimtbnchtphctp.

BilAshleythucvmtdngloingidngthgirnhca mnh suy ngh ch khng phi hnh ng, theouinhnggicmlunglinhmusckhngchamtchtglthct.AshleyvnngtrongmtthgiinitmphnxGeorgiavchquayvthctmtcchmincng.Chngnhnmingivitcchmtkhngi,khngyumcngchngght.Chngnhncucikhngphnhngmcngchngsut. V tr v ch ng ca chng trong nh th no, chngchpnhnnhvyv,nhnvai,chngquaytrvvimnhc,schvvcithgiittphncamnh.

C khng bit ti sao chng li khin c m mn, trong khitmtnghaingihontonxalvinhau.Chnhcibmtnichnglikchthchtmcacnhmtcicakhngcckhalnchakha.Nhngiuckhngthhiuchngchkhincthmyuchngvsbcltnhcmkl,dgica chng ch lm c thm quyt tm chim ot chng choringmnh.

V chuyn mt ngy kia chng s ng li cu hn, c khngbaoginghinggc:cqutrvqucnungchiunncha bao gi bit mi tht bi. V gi y, tin d n nh mtting st, Ashley s ly Melanie! iu khng th l s tht

c!, mi tun trc, khi hai ngi t n in Ngn i p

phngngavnhlcchpchongti,chngcnni:"Scarlett,ticmtiurtquantrngmunnivic,nhngtikhngbitninhthno".

C e l cp mt xung, tim p cung lon v vui sng,nggiphthnhphcti.Thrichngni:"Bygichaphi lc. Chng minh gn n nh, khng th gi na.Scarlett i, ti tht hn nht bit bao!" V chng thc nga phincilniTara.

Ngi trn gc cy ct, Scarlett ngm ngh v nhng li y,nhnglitngkhincxitbaosungsng,nhnggiylimangmtnghakhc,mtnghagmghic.NgnhiuchngnhnivicbaylichnhlcitinchngnhhnviMelly!

i, sao mi ba cha v nh? C khng sc chu ng nikhckhoichiluhnna.Strut,cliphngmtnhnsutconngvlithtvng.

Mttrilcnyxungdingchntrivciqungratritnhtithnhmuhng.Butribntrntxanh thm dn dn chuyn sang mu lam l thanh nh catrngchimcvcitchlngsiuphmcahonghnngni rn rn bao quanh c. Mn ti trn ln cnh thn d.Nhnglungtvconngnhcisodimtcimu ma qui tr thnh t nu bnh d. Bn kia ng, trnbicchnscvt,nga,lavblnglng,thubntrnro ngn, i ngi a v chung n ti. Chng khng thchbng en sm ca nhng lm cy bao quanh bi c v chnghngvScarlettvyvytainhtnthngsbubncaconngi.

Trongcinhtranhsngtranhtikl,nhngcythngcaobnbsng,lcnngthrcr,mtmuxanhmplth,gien sm trn nn tri mu tng lam nh mt hng dy cnhngngikhnglenx,ngchedngncvngclngl chy di chn chng. Trn ngn i trn ng b bn kia,nhngngkhicaoqutvitrngcanhWilkesnhadnvo

khi en nhng cy si to ln vy quanh, v ch nhng imsngxattcanhngngnntrnbnnbatilchngtc mt ngi nh . Hng ma xun m p m hi ncngt ngo m p ly c trong nhng mi m m ph ra t tmi cy o cng tt c nhng mm xanh mn mn ang nhln.

C tri hong hn ln ma xun cng cy c ti xanh miny lc khng phi l php mu k diu g i vi Scarlett. Cchpnhnvpcanhngthycngtnhinnhkhtricth,nhnccung,vckhngbaogithcthycip nhng g khc ngoi dung nhan ph n, nga, xim o la lv nhng th tng t s m c. Tuy nhin, ci nh tranhsng tranh ti thanh bnh trn nhng ng rung c chmscttcapTaravnphnnolmdutmtrribicac.Cyutnyxitbao,thmchtimckhngbitlmnhyun, yu nh yu gng mt m c di nh n vo gi cunguyn.

Vn khng thy du hiu g ca ng Gerald trn con ngngon ngoo lng l. Nu phi ch i thm na, chc chnMammystmravcnbtcvonh.Nhngtrongkhiangcng mt ra nhn con ng ang ti dn, c bng nghe thyting v nn gin gi mn cui i c v trng thy m b,ngashichytnlon.ngGeraldOHaraphnghttclcbngquangvnh.

ngphincilnitrnconngasnthntomp,chndi, trng cao nh mt ch b trn mt con chin m qu ln.Mi tc bc di bay ngc li ng sau, ng h ht, ra roi thcngatinti.

Mcdulngyloukhckhoi,Scarlettvnngmchavimt nim t ho tru mn, v ng Gerald qu l mt k s xutsc.

"Mnhkhnghiutisaocungmtvichnlbalithchcho nga nhy qua hng ro", c ngh. "V sau ci ln ng gyxng u gi nm ngoi ngay ti y, tng ba bit thn.Nht l khi ba th vi m l s khng bao gi cho nga nhyna."

Scarlettkhnghscha,vcmthynglngigngivimnh hn c cc em gi,v vic giu v chuyn cho nga nhyquahngroemlichongmtnimthotraitrcngmtnim vui ti li khng km g s thch th ca c khi nh lacMammy.Cngdytheodingchok.

Conngatolntichhngro,thumnhnhyvtquanhnhngnhmtconchim,ngiksreolnphnkhi,qutroivokhngkh,nhnglntcbcphtphsaugy.ngGeraldkhng trng thy con gi ng di bng cy, ng ghm cngnglitrnngci,vutvebmngarangikhen.

Trongchtny,thmchltrongtonbang,khngcconnokhcsnhkpmy-ngtuynbvicontunm,vytho, ci m sc th ng ht Meath ca Ireland vn cn nngtronggingni,mcdngMbamichnnmnay.Ringhihvutlitc,salichicsmixcxch,vchiccvtlchhnrasautai,Scarlettbitnhngsangsavivngy ca ng ct ra mt v vi b dng ca mt ngi vakhoan thai ci nga v nh sau khi sang thm ln bang xmging.Ccngbitrngngangtochocchiduynhtkhichuynmkhnglmcchthtscamnh.

C bn ct ting ci. ng nh d kin, ting ci lm ngGerald git mnh, ri ng nhn ra c v mt v va ngngngngvathchthclltrnbmthnghocang.ngxung nga mt cch kh nhc v u gi vn cn cng vqundycngquanhcnhtay,ngtptnhvphaScarlett.

-Thy,tiuth-ngbomcvni,-vyracangdothmtinhSuellen,emgic,tuntrc,ricsmchmcvtich?

Ging ng trm, khn khn c v bc bi, song ng thi lithongmtnidudngmntrnvScarlettvatclitruchcvavntayrachnhlichiccvtcacha.Hithcang ph vo mt c sc mi ru Bourbon Whisky c phngpht cht hng bc h. Ngi ng cn tot ra mi thuc lnhai, mi da thuc m du v mi nga, mt hn hp nhngmilunlungnlinvichacv,theobnnng,cthyathchnhngnginngkhc.

-Khng,ba,conucmngmihayhtlonhSuellen,c trn an ng v ng li li ngm y phc ca ng, v thnhtho.

ng Gerald nh ngi, khong hn mt mt ri, nhng tongang v c bnh n ni khi ngi, ngi khng bit d tngngtolnhn.Thnhnhchcnchcangcmangtrnichnngn,lclngbaogicngxtrongnhngchicngdapnhtcthkimcvbaogicngdngranhichncamtchbvnhvo.Phnlnnhngnginhconmlitcoimnhlquantrng,thngmrahilbch;nhnggtrngdcisnnhvncknhnvngGeraldcngvy.KhngaidmtotncoingGeraldOHaralmtnhnvtnhblbch.

ng su mi tui v mi tc xon tt ca ng bc trng,nhnggngmtscsovnchacnpnhnvimtnh,anh thp mu xanh l vn nh ln ci nt tr trung v lo camt ngi cha bao gi phi suy ngh v nhng vn gay gohnlvictnhxemcnphirtbaonhiuqunbinatrongmtvnpoker.Didcngangkhptncmnglaxatbaolunay,cngkhmkimcgngmtnoinhnhIreland hn mt ng - trn trn, n, hng ho, mi ngn,mingrngvgyg.

ngsaubngoiquuquu,ngGeraldOHaragiumttritim du dng u ym nht. ng khng th chu ng c khithy mt ngi n l m c v mt li qu mng d ch ngn u chng na, hoc nghe thy mt con mo go hay mta tr khc, nhng ng li rt s ngi ta pht hin ra cinhcimny.ngkhnghbitrngttcnhngaigpngtrongvngnmpht,unhnralngttcang;vlngticangtsbtnthngnngnnungkhmphraiu,bivngthchnghrngkhingthtlcralnh,ainyurun s v tun theo, cha bao gi ng ngh ra rng n inny,chcmttingnictuntheo-tingninhnhcabEllen,vng.lmtbmtmngskhngbaogibitc, bi v tt c mi ngi, t b Ellen cho n tay lc inxunngcnht,ainyungmngmmmuvinhttlgisaochongvninhninhrngmilicangulphp

lnh.Hnaiht,Scarlettnhnnhnkhngnaonngtrcnhng

cn ni gin, h ht ca ng. C l con gi c, v gi y, khiGeraldbitrngmnhschngthnoccontrainonatiptheobaahinangynnghkhunghatranggianh,ng ri vo ci thi quen i x vi c theo cung cch "gia nng vi nhau" m c rt th. C ging cha hn cc em gi, vCareen, tn khai sinh l Caroline Irene, vn mnh d v mmng, cn Suellen, mang tn thnh l Susan Elinor, th dngdngtcvvtaonhvcungcchtiuthcamnh.

Hnna,Scarlettvchaccnrngbucvinhaubngmttha c "ngm ming". Nu ng Gerald bt c c tro quamthngrokhiphiibnadmquacnghocngiqukhuyathmtrcvimtchngtraiangcngpnghthngchthnlamngkchlit,nhngtuytnhinkhngnhcn chuyn vi b Ellen hoc vi Mammy. V khi Scarlettkhmphrarngngvnchonganhyquahngromcdutrnhtrnghavivkhnglmthna,hocgibitcdchxcnhngkhontinngthuacccucchibipoker,nh bao gi c cng nghe c qua nhng li ngi l i mchtronght,ccngckmmingkhngngtitrongbantitheocikiuhnnhinmtcchxoquytcaSuellen.HaichaconScarlettcamoantrnhtrngvinhaurngnintaibEllennhngiunhvychkhinbaulngvkhnggcthxigichlmtnthngnnhtmcab.

Scarlettnhnchatrongnhchiutavkhnghiuvsaobngcmthynguiduvishindincang.ng,cmtcigyscsng,trnthvthnhpbaogicnghpdnc.Vnthucloingitcducphntchnht,ckhnghiulv,mtmcno,ccngcnhngphmchtnhth,mcdu sut mi su nm tri, b Ellen cng Mammy ra cngxabchng.

-Bygitrngbabnhratrri,cni,vconchckhngaic th ng l ba li gi nhng ngn c na, tr phi ba em rakhoe. Nhng con thy hnh nh sau ln ba cho nga nhy quacngcihngroyngdpxngugihinmngoi...

-H,maqubttainutachochnhcongitalngingrnbotaphichonganhyquacigvkhngnhyquacig,ngqut,vlibomScarlett.Tacgyccngthykta,ngcgiyvo.Vili,ctiuthlmgngoinymkhnukhngqungvo?

Thy ng gi nhng th on quen thuc g ra khi cuchuynchngthvg,cbnkhoctayngvni:

-Conranba.Conkhngngbavmunth.ConchbnkhonkhngbitbamuaDilceycha?

-Cnhinlmuari,vicigilngiabisn.MuacnlnconbPrissynhn.JohnWilkesnhchokhngnhngbakhnginochuthinhnirngGeraldOHaralidngtnhbntrongcngvic.Babtbcynhnbanghnchai.

-Trit,banghnkiahba!MbacngmuaPrissy!-Phichngnlccccongitiphnxti?ngGerald

khoatrngkuln-Prissylmtconb.- Con l g n. N va gio quyt v ngu xun, Scarlett bnh

tnhp,vtnhkhtrcsqutthocang.Ldoduynhtkhinbamuan,lvDilceyyucubath.

ngGeraldcvtiunghuvlngtngnhttcmilnbbtqutanglmiuthinvScarlettthngthncigiulliucang.

-ththsao?NutamuaDilceyrinlirurvphixaconbthphngcchg?Thic,taschngbaogicho mt thng da en no ly v ngoi n in na. Tn tinqu.Thino,mocon,chngmnhvonhntii.

Giybngtixungdychn,vtxanhcuicngttlmtrnbutrivmtchtnlnhthaythhimmaxun. Nhng Scarlett vn ln chn ch nn li, cha bit lmcchnokhichuynvAshleymkhngkhinngGeraldsinhnghi.iuqulkh,vScarlettkhngcmtchtgllolikhnngoantrongngi,vngGeraldthligingcnmc chng khi no khng on ra nhng mo vt ca c cngnh c bao gi cng bit tng cc mnh kho ca ng. M vimny,ngcthngthng,chngcntnhgc.

-MingibntriMiHaiCySithno,ba?-Cngiloinhmikhi.CadeCalvertcngvsaukhi

giiquytchuynDilceyxongxui,bnhvibarahinngi,lmmylyToddy[16].CadevaAtlantavvymisritinhrim,htonnichuynchintranhv....

Scarlettthdi.NungGeraldlaovtichintranhvlykhaithphimthngtingnghtrckhingdtchuyn.Cbnxenvo,xoayucuchuynsangmthngkhc.

-Hcnigvbaticngoitringymaikhng?-,cy.Tiuth...gnh?...Cicbdudngnmngoi

sang y chi, con bit y, em h Ashley y m... phi,Melanie Hamilton, ng tn c ta l th, c ta va Atlanta ticngvianhtrailCharlesv...

-,vyrahtirihba?-Phi,vcythtnhum,intnhlmsao,khnghni

mtlivbnthnmnh,thtnglmtphnoantrang.Thino,conginglmna,komliitmbconmnh.

Tim Scarlett tru xung khi nghe tin . Bt chp mi s, cvnhyvngrngmtchuyngsgiMelanieHamiltonliAtlanta l ni chn thch hp vi c ta v khi thy ngay c chamnhcngkhenctadudngimtnhkhchntnhcchcthScarlettkhngdngcna,btra:

-ThAshleycngych?- , ng Gerald bung cnh tay con gi ra v quay li nhn

xoyvomtc.Nuvchuynymconraychbathtisaokhnghithngmcquanhcomi?

Scarlett khng ngh ra c iu g ni v cm thy mtmnhdlnvngng.

-No,nii!Cvnkhngnig,lngthmcucginhngitac

phpnhcha,btchaphiimmm.-Ncyvnhithmconrtthni,cngnhccem

gi n chng hy vng khng c chuyn g ngn con khng n

ba tic ngoi tri ngy mai. Ba m bo khng c g ngn tr,ng ranh mnh ni. Th no, con gi, gia con v Ashley cchuyngvy?

-Chngcchuynght,cnignlnvkotaycha.Tavonhithi,ba.

- Vy by gi n lt c mun vo nh y, ng nhn xt.Nhngtisngychonkhinotihiurnhcacrasao.Byginghli,bathycondonythtk.Nclngnhngviconkhng?Nchilyconlmvkhng?

-Cha,cpgnln.-Vskhngbaoginhiu,ngGeraldni.La gin bng ln trong c, nhng ng Gerald khot tay ra

hiuchocbnhtnh.-Khoanhngmming,tiuth!Chiunay,bcJohnWilkes

tm s rt b mt vi ba l Ashley s ci tiu th Melanie.Ngymaistuynbnhhn.

Scarlettbungcnhtaycha.Vyrachuynlctht!Mtniauchmphpvotimccungbonhnanhvut

mt con th d. Qua cn bng hong, c cm thy cha nhnmnh m m phn thng hi, phn bc bi v phi ngtrc mt vn m ng khng bit gii p ra sao. ng yuScarlett song ng thy kh chu mi khi c buc ng phi tmpschonhngbitonconntcac.BEllennmcmiligiip,nglraScarlettnnemnhngiuphinmuncamnhkvimming.

-Ctbinmnh,bincnhtathnhtrcichothinhchng?ngoangoangctcaogingnhtrongttcnhnglc b kch ng. Vy l c chy theo mt thng n ngkhngyuc,trongkhiccthmunbtkchngcngtnotronghtnycngxongngay?

Phn n v lng t ho b tn thng dm bt phn no niau.

-Conucchytheoanhta.Chuyn...Chuynchlmconbtngthi.

-Cnidi!ngGeraldni,rinhnvobmtrricac,ngnithmtrongmtbngnyuthng.Baxinli,congi.Nhngxtchocng,convnchlmtcbvccchngphmkhccnhngng,ucthiu.

-Mlybalcmimilmtui,mconthbygimisu,Scarlettnigingttngm.

- M c khc, ng Gerald ni. B y khng bao gi lng bngnhc.Thino,congi,vuivln,tunsaubasaconnCharleston, thm c Eulalie, ri y, vi nhng chuyn umxmhkhonhauxungquanhphoiSumter,chmttunllconsqunAshleythi.

"Bavnchomnhlmtaconnt",sutivcungnlmcutnghnkhngthtnnli,"chcndmtthchimillmchomnhqunaungay".

- Ny, ng c ht hm vi ti, ng Gerald cnh bo, Gi ckhn ngoan bit iu ra th ng l ca ly quch Stuart hayBrentTarletontluchoxong.Nghkxem,congi.Conlymttronghaianhemsinhi,rihaininsnhplmmtvbcJimTarletonvibasxychoconmtnginhthtpngaychgipranh,trongkhurngthnglnkiav...

- Ba thi i, ng c d con nh d tr na! Scarlett ku ln.ConkhngmuniCharleston,hoccmtnginh,hoclyhaianhemsinhin.Conchmun...Ckmli,nhngkhngkp.

Ging ng Gerald bnh tnh l lng v ng ni chm ri nhrttngchratmtkhonghtkhidngti.

-CchmuncAshleyvcschngcnu.MvdncmuncicthnuticngthuncngchvtnhbnpgiativJohnWilkesthi,chtivncengilm.Vthy v sng st ca c, ng ni tip, ba mun con gi ca bahnhphc,mlynthconchhnhphcu.

-,cch!Cch!-Khngu,congi.Chkhinohaingigingnhaukt

duynthmichnhphc.

Scarlett t nhin mun ku ln lt ty cha: "Nh ba mucgingnhaumvnhnhphcythi",songckmli,sbbptaivtiloxc.

- Ngi nh mnh vi ngi bn gia nh Wilkes khc nhau,ngchmrinitip,lngbngtmch.GianhWilkeskhnggingaitrongslnggingcachngta-khcmigianhbaquenbitxanay,Hlnhngkkccvttnhtlhchoanhchemhlynhaunggilitnhkcctrongnib.

-ba,Ashleykhngh...-Imcimm,mocon!Bakhngchtrchgchngtraiyv

ba cng mn n. V ba ni k cc khng phi vi ngha l inr. N khng k cc theo kiu anh em nh Calvert sng sngnhcttcgiasnvomtconnga;hocnhvchngnhTarleton c mi la li sn xut ra mt, hai thng say, hocnh anh em nh Fontaine, nhng tn cc sc nng u c thgitngivmtsxcphmtngtng,Cikiukccyrrng v d hiu v nu khng nh Cha thng, th GeraldOHaranyhncngcttcnhngkhuyttty!VbacngkhngmunnirngnuconlvAshley,nsbtrn,chytheo mt con n b khc, hoc nh p con. Nu th th concnhn,vchtconcncthhiuciu.Nhngnlikcctheocchkhcvthtqukhngaicthhiunin.Bamnn,songphnlnnhngiunni,bachnghiuucuatainheorasao.Ny,mocon,nithtchobanghe,conchiu nhng li l d dn ca n v sch v, th ca, m nhc,tranhsnduvnhngthmtngtkhng?

- ba - Scarlett st rut ku ln - nu con ly anh y, con sthayimici!

-csthayi,thbygiccthayickhng?ngGeraldcuknhni,phngvocmtcinhnscnhn.Vyra,cchhiumytvnngnichung,khoanninAshleyvi. Xa nay cha c ngi v no thay i chng c mymay, con ch qun iu . Cn nh thay i mt ngi thucgia nh Wilkes... i, Cha tri mc qun i, con gi . C gianhylnhthvxanayhvnth,vclsauny,cngvn l nh th. Ba xin on chc vi con tnh k cc ca h l

bmsinh.ConcxemcicungcchhhthhthiphnglnNewYorkvBostonngheopera,vxemtranhsndu!VlicntmuacabnYankeehnghmschPhp,schcnach! Th ri c ngi ra y m c, m m mng nhng gnhnggcTrimibitc,trongkhingrannthgim sn bn, m nh poker nh nhng ngi n ng chnchnh.

- Trong c ht ny, khng c ai ci nga c hn Ashley, -Scarlett ni, tc in khi thy cha mnh em ci ny li ci ngim pha Ashley - khng ai ht, ha chng ch tr cha ca anhy. Cn v nh bi poker, th va mi tun trc, Ashley chcbahaitrmlaJonesborolg?

-MythngranhnhCalvertlibpxpri,ngGeraldchuthua ni, nu khng th c chng bit c tng s l baonhiu. Ashley c th c vi k s gii nht, vi tay chipoker c nht - l ta, mo con ! V ta cng khng chi cirngkhinrataythithungruthmchncthchohaianhemnhTarletonsquayculdigmbn.Ncthlmmith,songnkhngtmvo.Chnhvthmtabonkcc.

Scarlettlngthinhvtimcseli.Ckhngthnghraiug bc li nhn xt cui cng ny v c bit rng ng Geraldning,Ashleykhngttritimvobtkiugtrongsnhngngnvuichimchngrtthnhtho.Chngkhngbaogiquantmqumcxgiaonbtkcigtrongsnhngiucmingikhccoilthityu.

Din gii chnh xc s im lng ca c, ng Gerald v v vocnhtaycongi,lngingcthng:

-ynhScarlett,cphithanhncilng!CslmgvimtanhchngnhAshleyno?Hhmtut,cmnhWilkes y! Ri bng mt ging d dnh. - Lc ny khi ba nhcnanhemTarleton,khngphilbamuntincchng.l nhng thanh nin u t, nhng nu con nh nhm CadeCalvert th, chc! ba thy cng ch sao. Tt c gia nh Calvertu l ngi tt, mc du ng gi ly v ngi Yankee... V khinobamt...Im,congiyu,hynghebani!Baslip

TarachoconvCade...-CccvngconcngchthmlyCade,Scarlettgindku

ln-Vconxinbangcgnhntachocon.ConchcnpTarahaybtkninno.ninthcnghagkhi...

C sp sa ni "khi ngi ta cn th li khng c", nhngngGerald,intitvthingomncacivimnqungvaxut,cimngyuqunhttrnisaubEllen,nglingmln.

-ScarlettOHaramy,dmbotaolpTara-mnhtny-chngcnghagphng?

Scarlett bng bnh gt u. Ni au qu ln khin c btchpsnigincacha.

-Rungtlciduynhttrnicmtnghano,ngqutln,icnhtayngnlclngkhoaln,phnn,vlciduynhttntiluditrniny,myngcquniu.lciduynhtngchotalmvicvn,utranhvn...ngtachtvn.

-i,ba-cngnngmni-baninhmtngiIrelandvy!-cbaogitalylmxuhviu?Khng,tacnt

holngkhc.VccngngqunrngmucmtnalIreland y, tiu th . V i vi bt k ai c mt git muIrelandtrongngi,mnhttrnhsngcngkhcnomcah.Lcny,chnhltixuhvcy.Titngcmnhtpnhtthgii-khngkhtMeathbncquc-thmcplinhthno?Ckhtmich!

ngGeraldbcmulnnhqutthochohcnginthcht nhn thy mt v thiu no trn khun mt Scarlett, nnngngngli:

- Nhng thi, c cn tr. Ri ra ci lng yu rung t y snvic.Khngcchgthotkhinu,mtkhiclngiIreland.Giycmilaconntthivcbnkhonvccchng ph m ca c. Khi no c ln tui, c s hiu ra... Noquyt nh i! Cade hay cp anh em sinh i, hay mt trongnhnggcontraicaEvanMunroe,vricsthytiloliuchocrasao!

-,ba!ny,ngGeraldngycuchuynntnmangtaiv

htscphinlngvnivnlitrtlnvaimnh.Hnna,ngcmthybunvniScarlettvncvrursaukhichindngccchngtraiutnhttronght, likmthmpTara na. ng Gerald thch cc qu tng ca mnh c nnhnbngvtayvhnht.

-Thi,ngcphngphuna,tiuth.Cmunlyaithly,cikhngquantrng,minlgsuynghgingcvthuc loi ho hoa phong nh, ngi min Nam v phi giulngtho.iviphn,tnhyunsauhnnhn.

-,balquannimchlcacaba!-Vlmtquannimttp!i,cithiMlngnhngci

nhauvtnhyunhbnconi,bnYankee!Nhngmcittpnhtlnhngmchamchnchocongi.Bivlmsao mt a con gi kh di nh c c th phn bit c mtngi tt vi mt tn khn kip? C xem gia nh Wilkes y.iugkhinhgiclngthovscmnhsutbaothhnay?ybivhlynhngngigingh,anhchemhlynhau,ngnhgianhhmongi.

- i - Scarlett ku ln, mt cn au mi li xi vo tim khinhnglicangGeraldkhinchiuratnhttyudscastht.ngGeraldnhnmiuccigcvbiriochntich.

-Conkhngkhcych?nghi,lngngngluntaynngcmcln,nhnmtvthngxt.

-Khng-cvngra,kulngind.-Connidi,songbalithythltho.Bartmngthy

conbitttrng.Vbamunngymaibaticngoitri,concngttrngnhth.Bakhngmunchtxxovchciconvnichocontimhohtvmtgnngchngbaogidnhchoconmtnghnovtqutnhbn.

"Cch"Scarlettnghthm,lngbunthmtha."!Nhngnghchngchnhchomnhvtqutnhbnnhiuch!Mnhbitnglth.Mnhcthnivy.Numnhcnhiuthgi

hnchtt,mnhtcthkhinchngphini...igigianhWilkes ng c inh ninh mt mc bao gi h cng phi lyngitrongh!"

ngGeraldkhoctaycongi.-Bygitavonhntivchuynnychbacontabitvi

nhauthi.Baskhngmphibnkhonvchuynny...cconcngvy.Hmii!

Scarletthmibngchickhntayrchvhaichaconkhoctaybtuitheolisismbng,conngachmbctheosau. n gn nh, Scarlett ang sp sa li ln ting th trngthy m trong bng ti l m di hng hin. B i m chpu,chongkhnsan,ibaotayvngsaublMammymttismnhmmydngtaycmcitidamuentronglcnobEllenOHaracngmangtheobngbng,thucmendngchabnhchomnl.MiMammydy,trxungvkhi phn n, b thng thi mi di ra di gp i lc bnhthng. Lc ny n cng thi ra v Scarlett bit l Mammyangsititvmtiugbkhngtnthnh.

-ngOHara-bEllenlntinggikhitrngthyhaichacont con ng xe chy i ln, b thuc ci th h vn gi nghithcngaycsaumibynmnvichngvsinhsucon.ng OHara, nh Slattery c chuyn chng lnh. Emmie misinhnhngabspchtvcncratittnthnh.Ti v Mammy sp sa sang n y xem c th gip c gchng.

Ging b c v d hi nh th thc thm ch i ng Geraldngvidnhcamnh,mtthtcnthunnhngrtthityuvmttnhcmiving.

-LyCha!ngGeraldgttongln-TisaocibnrcridatrngylinhnggincangitamlibivnglctiangmunkchobnghenhngchuynhkhonhauAtlantavchintranh!thbi,bOHara.Ccchuynryrumbkhngcmtgipmttay,lcmbtrntrckhngyn!

-Bcnnchngchckhngynvicikiumnnincccixnxc cho bn da den v bn Cracker c th t no niu

cho mnh c. Mammy lu bu bng mt ging u u khixungthanggcivphachicxeangingngnhnh.

-Congiyungivochmbnnnh,bEllenni,bntayigngvnhvomScarlett.

Mcduangnghnngockmncmt,Scarlettvnthylng rn rng di ci tc ng khng bao gi ht nhim mucabntaymvutve,camithmthoangthongcchanhtcibao nhnh chico di la stsotca bEllen. iviScarlett,bEllencmtciglmngitarorc,mtthphpmucngsngtrongnhvic,cngmtlckhincvas,vamthchvnguidu.

ng Gerald v ln xe v ra lnh cho x ch nh xe cnthn.Toby,ngiiukhinlngacangGeraldhaiminmnay,bumitvcngphnmtcchlnglvbchbodydngaytronglnhvcnghnghipcamnh.Bcnhxei,viMammyngibncnh,mingilmthnhnhhonhovthisngsabtngtnhcangiPhi.

- Nu ta khng lm n cho ci gia nh Slattery rc ri nmcy,ngGeraldtctilubu,thphiikimnnikhc,tbnxichotamysorunglykhnnncahvlcnytxongtixongnvih.Thri,mtngbngsnglndonghramttrathucloingvnchi.-Nycongi,chngmnhnboPorklthayvmuaDilcey,bbnPorkchobcJohnWilkesi.

ng qung dy cng cho mt thng b da en lot chotdngcnhyvbclnbcthm.ngqunphtniaunttimcaScarlett,chcntmtrvovictruchcngihucamnh.Scarlettchmrileoccbcthmngsaung,chn nng nh c bng ch. C ngh, xt cho cng, mt cuchnphigiacviAshleycngchngkccghncucnhnduyn gia ng Gerald vi b Ellen Robillard OHara. Nh miln, c li t hi lm sao ng b l ng, thiu t nh ca c lixoayslycmtphnnhmc,vqukhngthchaingikhcxahncvngungcsinhthnh,sgiodngvnnnpsinhhottinhthn.

ECHNGIII

llen OHara ba mi hai tui v, theo chun nh ca thiy,blmtphntrungninsinhsucon,chtmt

ba.Blmtphncaoln,hnhnngchngnhbsinimt ci u, nhng b di chuyn lng l trong lp vy phngmtcchduyndngnnikhngaichnchiucaocab. C b nh ln t chic o lt vi mng, trn trn, thanhthanh,dangngmukemvcvnhbaogicnghingvsaudotrnglngcamitcdydnthugntrongchiclim sau u. L con gi ca mt ph n Php m song thn trn khi Haiti hi Cch mng 1791, b tha k m i mtxchthmtidibnghngmiennhnhcngmitcmugmunvgingb,mtngilnhcaNapoleoncimidcdavcihmvungclmduibingcongmmmica i m. Nhng ch c cuc i mi em li cho b mt caEllencivthomkhngbnchthmhnh,vduyndng,vbunmangmc,hontonthiuvngntvuiti.

Lrabcthlmtphnpllngnumtbrcsngmtchthayncicabnngmlnmtcht,haygingbcthmchthnnhincngvimscmirtvotainhngngi trong gia nh v k n ngi lm. B ni bng ci gingnh nhng, lu ru ca ngi min Duyn hi Georgia - nguynm luyn, ph m nhn, vi mt thong l l ging Php, bkhng bao gi cao ging khi sai bo y t hoc mng m conci,nhngpTara,hcigingyctlnllptcctuntheo rm rp, trong khi nhng li qut tho, h ht ca ngchngthblimtcchlngl.

Trong tm xa nht ca tr nh Scarlett, m c trc nay baogi cng vn th, ging nh nh, du dng, t khen ngi haytrch mng, tc phong y hiu qu v im m bt chpnhng chuyn t xut xy ra hng ny ci gia nh xn rnca ng Gerald, tinh thn bao gi cng bnh tnh v bt khutngayctrongnhnglnphichnbaacontraimiltlng.Scarlett cha bao gi thy lng m c chm vo lng chic ghno b ngi vo. Cng cha bao gi c thy b ngi u mkhng c mt cht khu trong tay, tr nhng ba n, trongkhisnscngimhaytrongkhilmsschktoncan

in.Khitipkhch,trntayblunluncmtmnthu,cnnhnglckhcbntayblibnrnvnhngchicsminhuntcangGerald,nhngchicodicaccccongihocqunocagianhn.Scarlettkhngthhnhdungitaymcthiuchickhubngvng,hoccibngdngtrongchic o di st sot ca b khng km theo con b da en nhnhnmchcnngduynhttrongilthochkhulcvmang chic hp khu bng g hng mc t bung ny sangbungkhckhibElleniquanhnhgimstcccngvicnunng,lauchivmayqunohnglotchongilmnin.

Cchabaogithymtbcivbnhthnnghimnghcng nh cch n mc ht sc chnh t, bt k gi no, ngycngnhm.MikhibEllensonsayphcchnhidvhi,hoctipkhch,hocthmchiJonesboro,cngvic thng i hi c hai ting ng h vi Mammy v hai hugiphcdchtnmclmbva.Nhngtrongnhngtrnghptxut,bmcqunonhanhllng.

PhngScarlettbnkiahnhlang,idinviphngmc,nntb,cthuccitingssngcanhngbnchndaen lon ton trn sn g rn vo lc rng ng, nhng ting gcpbchlncaphngmcvnhnggingngidaentcnghnsstththothabmvnhngtrnghpaubnh,sinh,t,cidydinhngluqutvitrngcaxmn.Thunh,Scarletthaylnrachca,ghmtnhnquakhehthybEllennhkhicnphngtivnnhpnhngtingngyun, bnh thn ca ng Gerald, xut hin trong nh sng chpchncamtcynngicao,hpthuccpnch,tcchigngh,ccccoucitmtt.

Bao gi Scarlett cng cm thy m p trong lng khi nghethymvarnrniquahnhlang,vathmth,gingrnri nhng y thng yu: "Sut, ng ni to th, ko ngO'Harathcgicbygi.mthchachtu."

Phi tht d chu khi ln m tr v ging nm, c bit chcrngbEllenangxngphatrongmvmisun.

Nhiu bui sng, sau khi trc sut m bn nhng sn ph

haynhngngihphitrongtrnghphaibcsFontaine,c b ln con, u c mi i thm bnh, khng n gip bc,bEllenvnngichtrbaimtmnhthng,imtthmqunglnvmtmi,nhnggingnivcungcchvn khng l v g l cng thng. Di ci v ha nh trangnghimcab,cmtchtrnnhthplmchocnhphins, ng Gerald cng nh cc con gi, mc du ng th cht cnhnthanhniu.

i ln, ban m, khi Scarlett king chn hn ln m ngim cao ln ca mnh, c b ngc nhn ci ming vi ln mitrnqungn,qutnon,ciloimingcanhngngirtdb cuc i gy tn thng, v t hi khng bit c bao gi cimingunconglncircrchmtcchvcnhcccgi khc hoc th thm tm s sut m vi bn gi thn tn.Khng, chc khng th c chuyn nh th. M xa nay bao gicng vn vy, mt tr ct ca sc mnh, mt sui ngun cathngtu,ngiduynhtbitcutrlichottcmis.

NhngScarlettlm:baonmtrcy,cgiEllenRobillardmin Savannah tng ci rc rch v l nh bt k c gimi lm no ci thnh ph Duyn hi ng yu ny v ththm thu m sut sng vi bn gi, trao i tm s, ni vinhaumibmt,trmtiu.lvocinmmtnginnghnEllenhaimitmtui,GeraldOHara,bcvocuci c - cng l nm m tui tr v ngi anh h mt enPhilippe Robillard bc ra khi i c. V khi Philippe vi cpmtlinhhotvtcphongsinigitSavannahraimimi,chngmangtheongnlatrongtimEllen,chlichoanhchng ngi Ireland thp b, chn vng king ang tp tnhnhciccmicivcngbcngoi.

SongchngnycngchoGeraldangchongngpvicimaymnkhngtngtngnilthcslycc.Vnu c g tiu tan c th anh ta cng chng cm thy mtmt g. L ngi tinh khn, anh ta bit rng mt g Ireland gianhhhngchngc,cacithkhngnhmnh,mchimcincamttrongnhnggianhgiunhtvquphinhtminDuynhi,thqulmtphpl.BivGeraldlmtktlp.

GeraldtIrelandnMnmhaimimttui.Anhraivi v ging nh bit bao ngi Ireland tt hn, hoc ti hn,trc v sau anh, vi mt b qun o c nht trn ngi, haingshillingngoitining,cngmtbnntreogiilyu anh vi mt ci gi m anh cm thy ln hn mc nghim trng ca ti mnh. m bn ny a ngc, chng cthnh vin Orange[17] no ng gi mt trm pound[18] i vichnhphAnhhocivichnhquSatan,nhngnuchnhphcmthyxcngnthvcichtcamtvinqunltrng nom p tri cho mt in ch Anh khng c mt thngxuyn in trang ca mnh th qu n lc Gerald OHaraphi chun, phi ba chn bn cng chun cho mau thi. Qutnhanhgivinqunll"hivinOrangenmchabam",nhngtheoquannimcaGerald,iuuphilldokhinlotacquynlngnhcanhbngcchhutsoonmucabiNcsngBoyn[19].

TrnsngBoyndinrahnmttrmnmvtrc,nhngivihnghOHaravlnbangcah,tngnhunhmingyhmqua,mihyvngvmccngnhrungtv ca ci ca h va tan bin thnh my khi nh m bicunquanhnghongStuartanghonghtthochy,mcWilliamofOrangecngonqunngghtcay,mangphhiu mu da cam trn m chm nt nhng ngi Ireland theophihongtcStuart.

Vldovnhiuldokhcna,gianhGeraldkhngcoicuc ci ln ca anh l mt ci g nghim trng lm, ngoi trvicnchtchanhnghuqunghimtrng.baonm,gianh OHara vn k cnh st Anh, m ny ng h c nhnghot ng chng chnh ph v Gerald khng phi l ngi utin trong dng h OHara phi cao chy xa bay vo lc t msng.HaingianhlncaGerald-JamesvAndrew-anhchcn nh long thong rng h l nhng thanh nin rt kn othng i i v v vo nhng gi bt thng gia m hmkhuya khot vi nhng cng vic b n hoc c khi bin mthngtun,lmchobmlomtnmtng.HsangMtnhiunmtrc,saukhingitaphthinramtcikhonhsng trng chn di chung ln nh O'Hara. By gi h lnhng thng nhn pht t Savannah, "mc du ch c

Thngchtnmibitlnino..."nhbmbaogicng chm vo mt cu nh th mi khi nhc n hai con traiucamnhvcuemGeraldchnhlcphinchh.

GeraldtginhvichichnvivngcamtrnmcnglibanphcCcnngnhitcabbntaivlidndcab lc chia tay: "Hy nh mnh l ai v ch c ly g ca ngikhc".Nmngianhtraicaolnchotbitcuconcngvbnhnhttrongcigianhlclngny.

Cha v nm anh trai u cao mt mt tm mi c l v tongang, cn Gerald b nh n tui hai mi mt bit rngmtmtsumimtltonbchiucaomthngbancho anh. ng vi tnh cch ca mnh, Gerald khng bao gihoicngthanticchosthpbcabnthnvkhngbaogithylmttrngitrnngtinth.Trili,chnhtmvcnhmcaGeraldkhinanhtrnnnhngynay,vsm hiu ra rng nhng ngi nh b phi to bo th mi tnticgianhngktoln.VGeraldthtoboctha.

Nhngngianhtraicaolnthucloitrmtnhmddn,htruynthnggianhkhinguntnhngvinhquangqua i vnh vin, gi m trong mt mi cm th cm lng,thnh thong bung ra thnh nhng cn thnh n kch lit. NuGeraldtokhevmv,hnanhcngtheoconngcanhngngi khc thuc dng h OHara lm li, b mt hot ngtronghngngnhngknilonchngchnhphy.NhngGerald li "u b u bu v to mm:, nh b m thng uymni,nixung,maunmmvrtsnsnggygnhnhau.Anhnghnhnganggianhngthnhvincaolncagianh OHara nh ch g ci vnh vo trong mt ci sn trithunnhnggCochinkchxvttcuyuthnganh,uym chc tc nghe anh la ht cho vui, v nu c dng nnmmtongcahthcngchnnvatcuemnhvongchmthi.

Nu ci vn hc thc Gerald mang theo sang M c cm cithanhcngchnghaybit.Vgidcaibochoanhbitth,anhcngbtcn.Manhdychoanhcthng,vitthovanhcngkhvton.Trithcschvcaanhdngliy.Vn ting La tinh duy nht ca anh l nhng cu tr li kinh

Misa v kin thc lch s duy nht l nhng bt hnh nhiu bca t nc Ireland. Anh chng bit g v thi ca ngoi th caMoore v chng nghe th m nhc no khc ngoi nhng cakhc Ireland truyn t i ny qua i khc. Mc du rt knhtrngnhngngichcvnhnmnh,anhvnkhngbaogicmthysththccamnhlmtthiust.VilianhcngnnhngthtrnmtvngtmimynhnganhchngIrelanddtntnhtcnglmnncnghipln?Trncivng t ch i hi con ngi phi khe v khng s lao ngny?

JamesvAndrewkhilyGeraldvolmcahngcamnh Savannah, cung khng h hi tic v s tht hc ca ch em.Ch vit rnh rt, p , kh nng tnh ton chnh xc v tikinhdoanhbunbnkhnngoancaGeraldbuchainganhphiknhn;gidchngtraitrGeraldcthnghiuvnhcvamtngmnhc,thy,kinthcchkhinhkhtmikhinhbmthi.NcMvonhngnmuthkncncumangnhngngiIreland:JamesvAndrewbculp nghip bng vic vn chuyn hng ho trong nhng xegong ph bt t Savannah n nhng tnh ni a minGeorgia,phttln,mccahngringvGeraldcngphtlnvih.

GeraldthchminNamvchngbaolu,trongthcanhtrthnhmtngiminNam-manhhnkhngbaogicthhiuni,songbnchtvntontmton,anhchpnhnvthchintritnhngnimcngtptccaminNamtheonhanhhiu-nhbipoker,uanga,bncichnhtrsi ni, lut u sng, quyn cc bang, nguyn ra tt c bnYankee, ng h ch n l v thm canh bng, khinh b bn"rc ri" da trng, nnh m qu ng. Thm ch anh cn hcnhaithuclna.Cnungwhiskythanhkhngcnphihc,ciltlnganhbitri.

Song Gerald vn l Gerald. Nhng tp qun sng v nimca anh thay i, nhng cn cung cch th d c th, anh vnkhngmunithay.Anhthanhnstaonhuoicaccinchtrnglavtrngbng,tvngqucphru[20]camnh, h ci nhng con tun m thun chng n Savannah,

theosaulxengachvhcngkhngkmsangtrngcngm n l i xe b. Nhng Gerald khng ti no t n taonh c. Nhng m sc nhe lt chm ri ca h, anh nghem tai tht y, nhng ci ging a phng Ireland nhanh,mnh vn bm cht ly li anh. Anh thch ci phong ungdung bnh thn ca h trong vic iu hnh cc cng chuynquantrng,ltmtqunbicngcthmtmtgiasn,mtninhaymtnlnhchi,chpnhnnhngtnthtnhvymtcchvuivbtcn,chngomxmghnkhitungvixu cho bn tr con da en, Nhng Gerald tng nm minghokh,anhkhngthhcccicchhhivuivchumttin.NhngngiminDuynhiGeorgiaylmtchngloidchuvitnhdkhngnhngnnilidudng,nhngmu thun ng ng ng yu ca h, v Gerald thch h. SongchngtraitrIrelandnymichntchnrontmttnccgivam,valnh,vnhngmlyysngmkhngphilgybnhst,anh,bngbtmtscsngsini,hotbt,khinanhkhchnnhngngiquphilinhccavngkhhunhitivynhngmlygystrtny.

Anhhchnhnggthycchvgtbmicikhc.Anhthy chi poker l iu c ch nht trong nhng tp tc minNam,pokerkmtheowhiskychonhngtaybmru;vchnhcinngkhiutnhinvcbivvcithrungnhmuhphchmanglichoGeraldhaitrongsbatisnqunhtcaanh:ngihuvkhunin.Buvtthbalvanhvphc phn ny, anh ch c th gn cho ho huyn nhim caThngmthi.

Porktnngihudaenbng,rtnghong,cluynk v ngh thut phc sc trang nh, l kt qu ca mt cucchipokersutmvimtinchoSt.Simonsbophitho cy ngang vi Gerald, nhng tu lng th khng ni.McdvsauchccaPorkcnghmualivigigpi,Geraldvnkhngkhngtchivvicthctnnlutin-mtn nlnyli l "tnngi hutrdanh, cnht minDuynhi"-chnhlbcilnutinhngtinguynccatritimanh.Geraldmunlmtngishunlvmtnhinch.

Anh quyt nh khng theo hai anh James v Andrew, bc i vo cng vic kinh doanh, m no cng cm ci vinhng dy di con s di nh nn. Khc vi cc anh trai, anhcmthysuscciduchmmxhikhclntrnnhngkhotng"trongthngtrng".Geraldmunlmtinch.Vi ci khao kht chy rut ca mt ngi Ireland phi lm tintrnnhngrungtxakiathucquynshucachangmnh,anhmuncthynhngmutcachnhmnh,tri ra xanh rn trc mt. Vi quyt tm mnh lit theo uimt mc ch duy nht, anh khao kht c nh ring, n inring, nga ring, n l ring. V y, trn vng t mi ny,thot khi hai ci nguy c ca t nc anh ri b: thu mngn ht ma mng, gia sc v mi e da thng trc bt clcnocngcthbtchthutngt-anhquytchtcnhngmctiu.Songcngvithigiantriqua,anhvnhrathamvnglmtchuyn,thchinthamvnglilchuynkhc.MinDuynhiGeorgiacmttnglpthnglucthquvngvng,khinanhkhchyvngchimccivtrnhmnhevnti.

Thri,mtlbicasphnkthpvimtlbipokeremlichoanhcininmsauanhgilpTara,ngthi khin anh ri min Duyn hi chuyn ln vng cao bcGeorgia.

Vo mt m xun nng nc, Gerald ang ngi trong mtqunruSavannah,thcuchuyntnhccamtngilmt ngi k bn lm anh dng tai ln. Ngi l mt, vn sinhtrngSavannah,vatrvquhngsaumihainmlutr vng trong. ng ta trng mt gii trong cuc x s inadoBangtchcchianhvnglnhthrnglnminTrungGeorgiamthdnAnhingnhnglivocinmtrc khi Gerald n M. ng ta ti v lp mt n in;nhnggiy,nginhchyri,ngchnngyci"ningnguynra"y,vchmongrbichothotti,thotn.

Tm tr khng bao gi vt b c ngh mun c mt ninring,GeraldbnnhngigiithiuvingkhchlvmiquanmcaanhcngtnglnkhingnyklminBcca bang hin ang trn ngp nhng ngi mi n t Bc v

NamCarolinavVirginia.GeraldsngSavannahlutpnhimciquanimcaminDuynhichorngtonbphn cn li ca bang u l rng r, mi lm cy u c mttn Anh ing rnh rp. Trong nhng chuyn i giao dch cngvicchohngAnhemO'Hara,anhcdpnAugustangcln mt trm dm pha thng ngun sng Savannah hn haitrm nm mi dm v pha Ty - Bc v cch sngChattahoochee v pha Nam. Gerald bit rng vng t phaBcconsngnycnnmtrongtayngiCherokee[21]chonnanh rt ngc nhin khi nghe ngi khch l ci giu nhng kinlongigpchuynrcrivinhngngiAnhingvkchuynccninvthnhphangnr,phnthnhnhthnovngymiy.

Mtgisau,khicuchuynbtuuoi,Geraldbnnghchimtvnbi,imtxanhlplnhyvngythcaanhkhin khng ai ng anh c mnh g. m v khuya, cc churu ni tip nhau, n mt lc cc tay chi khc b cuc, chcnGeraldvngikhchluvinhau.Ngikhchldnttcccthbitcckhunincamnhvomtting.Geraldcngdtvtinlntonbccthcamnh.Nustintrong v thuc v hng Anh em O'Hara, Gerald cng chng blngtmcnrtnmcxngtivobuilchusnghmsau.AnhbitmnhmungvkhiGeraldmuniuglanhphittibngconngtrctipnht.Hnna,anhvngtinvnmnhcngbtqutrntaynmckhngmtlcno anh t hi l s lm cch no tr li tin nu i th hxungmtbbicaohn.

-ngcngchchiu,cntithmnglvkhngcnphi ng thu cho ci p y na. - ngi khch l th di, gimangbtmcli;ngtachcmt"bxl".-Nginhchnh chy cch y mt nm, cc cnh ng thnh bi rm vrngthngnon.Nhnggilcang.

ngcbaogivanhbivaungwhisky,trkhithub, anh c cai sa bng ru lu Ireland, ti hm , Geraldtrnh trng tuyn b vi Pork nh vy khi Pork gip anh dnginginm.Vtnngihu-vntptnghcgingaphng Ireland do lng ngng m ng ch mi - bn tn

thngbngmthnhptingGeecheevithmvngMeathmbtkaingoihaithytrnghethytcngphisngs.

DngsngFlintngubnlnglchygianhngrngthngvsincsngsngnhthnhphycydyleochngcht,cun quanh khu t mi ca Gerald nh mt vng tay m;thnh th hai bn p u l sng. i vi Gerald, ng trn cignh,nncanginhc,nhnxung,cihngrocaobngcy xanh y l mt chng ch hin nhin v th v v s hu,nh th chnh anh t tay dng ln nh du c ngi camnh. Anh ng trn nn sm en ca ngi nh chy tri,nhnxungliidigiahaihngcydnrangcivchithchoming,lngrnrngmtnimvuiqulnkhngthbiulbngmtlicunguyncmnThng.Nhngrngcylihngikialcaanh,cngnhcibicchoangmccaonthtlngdinhngchmhoatrnglmtmnhsaocanhngcymclanmnmn.Nhngcnhngbholc c nhng cy thng nh xu v nhng bi rm, tri di rabn pha, lp t st b mt nhp nha nhp nh nh sngln, cng thuc v Gerald O'Hara - tt thy l ca anh bianhcmtciuIrelandtnhtovciganlndmtccttclnmtlbi.

Gerald nhm mt li v trong ci tch mch ca ng hoang,cm thy nh mnh v nh. Dui chn anh y, s mc lnmtnginhgchqutvitrng.Bnkiangslhngrochnsongmi,quynhtngiascboncvngagingvlp t cun cun chy t sn i xung thung lng mum,strngxolnnhlngvtduinhmttri-bng,hngmu ni tip nhau ngt ngn bng! Hng vn ca gia nhO'Haraslinilnphenny.

Vi s vn nh ca ring mnh, cng thm nhng g vaymnccahainganhchngnhittnhglmvmtmntinkhakhtkhoncmct,Geraldmuanhngnlutin ca mnh v n Tara sng cnh c thn trong ngi nhbnbungcangiqunlchonkhidnglncnhngbctngtrngtisnhpTara.

Anh ph hoang, trng bng v vay thm tin ca James vAndrewmuathmnl.dnghO'Haravnctinhthnth

tc, gn cht vi nhau khi thnh vng cng nh trong honnn, khng phi do tnh cm gia tc qu ng, m l v quanhng nm thng gay go, h hc c rng mt gia nhmun tn ti phi on kt ng u vi th gian. H choGeraldvaytinvtrongnhngnmsau,ctrcvnlnli.Dn d, n in m rng thm khi Gerald mua thm nhngming t gn v cui cng, ngi nh trng m c trthnhsthc.

N c xy bng lao ng n l, mt ngi nh knh cngvngvngtrnnhgtnhnxungbicxanhtrnsndcchyntnbsng.Geraldrthilngvnginhvngaykhicnmi,ncvnhummunmthng.NhngcysigitngthyhngtonAnhingquadivmlcachng,pstnginhvxocnhphbngrmmclnmi.Bit,cdnschcdi,gimclnsanstcbalvcng,vGeraldrtquantmchmlochobixanhtt.TligiahaihngcytuyttngchondynhgtrngdnhchonlpTaratotramtvchcchn,ninhvlubn.VbtckhinoGeraldphngngaqunhgcngcirvopvtrngthyminhmnhnhlnkhimcnhlxanhrn,timanhrn ln mt nim t ho nh th lc no nhn thy n cng llnuvy.

Mttayanhgydngnnttccny,Geraldthpb,sisc,ucvngvng.

Geraldcquanhrtttvittclnggingtronght,tgia nh MacIntosh c t ai tip gip p ca ng v pha bntrivgianhSlatteryvibamucmcinmbnphidctheonhngmly,giaconsngvnincaJohnWilkes.

CnhnhMacIntoshldnScotlandlaiIreland,litheophiOrange, nn v d cy gia ph nh h c gm tt c cc thnhtronglchsThinchagiothduiconmtcaGerald,dnghyvnclngtiyxungangcii.nhrnghsngGeorgiabyminm,vtrc,quamtthhBcvNamCarolina,nhngngiutintrongdnght chn ln t M l gc gc Ulster[22] , chng y i viGeraldl.

H l nhng ngi kn o v nghim chnh m cao o di,tritbhptrongquanhnibvhnphinitcvihhngCarolina.Geraldkhngphilngiduynhtccmvih v dn trong ht ny vn c quan h tt vi xm ging vthch giao du nn khng chu ni nhng ai thiu c tnh y.NgitanrnggianhMacIntoshnghchtrngbibch n l v iu chng khin b con yu mn h thmchtno.nggiAnguschabaogigiiphngmtnlno,mlicnviphmtptcxhinmckhngthnothathcbngcchbnmtsngidaencamnhchomytaybunbnnlvnglaitrnngitinhngcnhngmabangLouisiana,mcdvynhngtingnkiavntiptcdaidng.

- R rng lo ta theo ch ngha bi n - Gerald nhn xt viJohn Wilkes nh vy. Song, mt tay thuc phi Orange khinguyn tc mu thun vi ci tnh ke ca dn Scotland thnguyntctoithi.

GianhSlatterylilchuynkhc.Ldndatrngngho,hthm ch khng c hng s knh n min cng m nhnggianhlnbangbtdcdphidnhchoAngusMacIntoshvitnhclpnghimngtcang.nggiSlatterykhngkhngbmlymymutkhnkhcamnhmcdGeraldvJohnWilkes nm ln by lt ng mun mua. l mt ngikhngbitxoaysvlunlunkuthan.Vng,mtphcnubtcri,myuvbngoitntnkitcng,lmcamt n con nm no cng tng ln u n, nhng a trquuquuvlmlalmlt.TomSlatterykhngcnl,ngtacnghaigcontrailn,bacbaci, lmmymubngti, trong khi b v v l con nh chm bn mt khonh gi lvn rau. Nhng, khng hiu sao bng bao gi cng mt ma,hahonmicungcpracholconncab.

CicnhTomSlatteryllanhinnhbconhngxm,xinhtbnggiaotrnghocmtltthtlnsy"gipngtacmcquangy",lmtsvicquenthuc.CnmtchthitnnolSlatterythghtchtyhngxmcamnh,bingcmthyskhinhbdivlchsxgiaocahvngcngcbitghtm"nhhmhnhcabnnhgiu".Nhnggia

nhndaentronghttcoimnhcaohnmCrackerdatrngv v mit th khng giu gim ca h lm ng bm gan tmrut,trongkhivtrmbohntrongcucsngcahlikchthchsthmmuncang.tngphnviisngkhnkhca ng, h c n no, mc m v khi m au, lc v gi vncchmlo.Hhnhdinvdanhtingcachh,viasutholmnhthucshucanhngngiuttrongvng,cnngthainyukhinhr.

TomSlatteryrtcthbnnngtricamnhgpbagitrthtcanchobtkinchnotronght.Hscoilmnchi c vic nhm gii thot cho b con c mt s gai mt,nhng ng ta li ng li v bng lng ln hi sng khn khtrncihoalithngninlmtkinbngvnhvolngtthincaxmging.

Vittcnhngngicnlitronght,Geralducquanhbnghuvtrongmtstrnghp,mcthnthitna.Nhng ngi thuc cc gia nh Wilkes, Calvert, Tarleton,Fontaine, tt c u mm ci khi thy ci bng nh con trnmnhconngatrngtolnphngtrnlisivptrih,mmci v ra lnh cho gia nhn sa son nhng ly ln ng yru Bourbon pha thm mt tha ng v t cht bc h ginh. Gerald l ngi d a, v dn d, cc bn lng ging nhnthccciiumtrcon,ngidaenvchmithotuphthinrangay;nsaucigingcmcuvcungcchthbo ca anh, l mt tri tim nhn hu, sn sng lng nghe vngcm,stsngmtitingipmingi.

Geraldnucngylnmthpxnglonxtingchsa,vtingreocaltrcondaenchyarananh,tranhnhaucicquyngingachoanhlngxng,nhnnhcitrcnhnglichirahnhucaanh.Trcondatrngthinginhongnhongtrnianhtrongkhianhnichuynvib m, anh ch chng, t co s b i ca cc chnh khchYankee; con gi cc bn anh tm s vi anh v chuyn yung ca chng; v bn trai tr trong vng s phi th nhnnhng mn n danh d trc cc ng b, tm thy anh mtngibntrongcnhonnn.

- Vy ra, thng nhi, mi n mn mt thng ri c y!

Anh thng qut tho vy. M, ly Cha, ti sao mi khng nhitintaosmhn?

mthanhninququenvicchnnicccncaanh,nnchngmchlng,mchbnlnci,p:

-,thang,emkhngmunlmphinng,mchaemth...-Chamilngitt,rnhth,nhngchtchlm,chonn

micmlytngnychoxong,ngrctaivchuynyna.Vcaccinchlnhngngicuicngnhnraiu.

NhngkhibWilkes,"mtbciphunhnknohimthy"-theonhgicangGerald-nivichngmtbuitisaulc Gerald thc nga xui theo li si ra v: "Anh ta ni ththin, nhng ng l mt tay ho hip" th Gerald qu dtkhotthnht.

Anhkhngngphimtgnminmmitcvinhhnh,vchngbaogianhnghrngnhngngilnggingthot u nhn anh bng con mt nghi ngi. Anh vn inhninh, khng cht nghi ng, rng mnh ha hp vi mi trngngaytlcutintchnnTara.

Khi Gerald bn mi ba tui, thn hnh mp mp, mt phyphy,nomnhtbcnhmtinchisnbcra,ngbng nhn thy rng p Tara d thn thit n my v dntronghtmcdusnsngmrnglng,mrngcanhving,cngvncha.ngcnmtngiv.

pTaracpthitihi,phicmtbch.Chbpdaenbocch,trcytrngnomsnnuigvt,doscnthitmcnnglnhngubp,chngbaogidnnnggivchhuphng,vnlchnlmng,chobibmlucutmtngtrncbnghvdngnhkhngbaogicsntrigingschstrongtay,thnhthmilnckhchlilmtdpnhonhc,chyngcchyxui.Pork,ngidaenduy nht c rn luyn p c giao nhim v cai qunchungccytkhc,nhngcngaygcngtrnnlilngvcuthsaunhiunmchunhhnglisngbungth,hamvui ca Gerald. Vi t cch l ngi hu, g lo dn dp bungngcaGeraldchongnnpvvitcchlqungia,gphcvbnnuray,rttthvchngchc,songngoira,g

mcmiviccthbungtri.VibnnngkhngthlmlncangiPhi,ttcmda

en u pht hin ra rng Gerald ch sa to m khng cn baogivhtrngtrnlidngng.Khngkhlunlunvanglnnhng li e nt, no l da bn n l xung min Nam, no ldanhrcxngrctht,nhngkhnghcmtnlnop Tara b bn i, cn n roi th ch c mt trn pht tikhngxoabphiscchoconngacngcaGeraldsaucmtngydiisn,imtxanhscsocaGeraldquansttms xp t gn gh ti cc ngi nh trong vng, v ng khngqun ti cc b ni tr tc chi mt m, vy mc ku stsotcaiqungianhnmiddngthoimilmsao.nghontonmttvnhnghotngttinhmchonnamcanhngphnybctchtvonhimvgimstcccngvicnu nng, chm sc, khu v, thu tha v git gi. ng chnhn thy kt qu b ngoi v nhng kt qu y gy n tngmnhiving.

Nhu cu cp bch phi ly v tr nn r rng i vi Geraldvomtbuisngkhingmcqunolntnhdngyhicaaphng.Porkmangnchicosmiimngtentong a thch ca ng do ch hu phng v mng vng n khngthmcc,chcnmtncchoquchtnhu.

-ThangGerald,Porknikhicunchicsmili,vbitn,trongkhiGeraldtcsiln,ngcncmtbv,mlmtbvcthtlnhiuytdaen.

MingmngPorklhnho,nhngGeraldbitgnicl.ng cn c v, cn c con v nu khng kim mau th s qumun.Nhngngskhngbuchnylybai,nhngCalvertlycigiasngiYankeedylconmcicanglm v k. V ng phi l mt tiu th, mt tiu th dng ditht tha, yu iu nh b Wilkes v c kh nng cai qun pTaranhbWilkescmcnnymccngicamnh,

-Songvickimvtrongccgianhhtnyvpphihaikh khn. Th nht l him c thiu n n tun cp k. Khkhn th hai, nghim trng hn: mc du y gn minm,Geraldvnl"ngimi"vngoilai.Khngaibittgv

lilchgianhng.TronggiithnglumnngcGeorgiamc du khng kin quyt bo ton danh gi nh tng lp qutcDuynhi,nhngkhnggianhnomungcongichomtngimchaibittgvngb,chamanhta.

Geraldbitmcduccvthnhovncngngisn,ungru, bn bc chuyn chnh tr, tht tnh thch ng, song ngkhlnglyccongivnotrongs.Vngkhngmunthinhcmibantilirmrnhtovinhaungbnyhay ng b n ly lm tic khng th cho Gerald OHaratm hiu con gi mnh. Bit vy, nhng Gerald khng h cmthy mnh km cnh cc v lng ging. Khng g c th khinGerald cm thy mnh km cnh ai. Ci li ch g con gi chonhnggianhsngminNamquhaiminm,crungt,cnlvtrongthigianchnhimnhngtthpthitrang,cilichlmttclkquicahtnymthi.

-Chunbhnhl,chngtaiSavannah,ngboPork,vhtanghethymini"Immm!"hoc"Chucha!"dchmtlnlta bn mi i ngay , bi v l nhng cu m chnh ta cngchmykhithtra.

James v Andrew c th khuyn ng v chuyn kim v vbnbccahcthgcongipngcnhngyucucang,ngthilithunlyng.JamesvAndrewkinnhnlng nghe ng k, nhng khng st sng khuyn khch ng. Savannah,hkhngchhngbconnocthnhcycvkhisangMhcvri.Cncongiccbnccahthlpgianhtluvuangnuiconnh.

-Chkhngphilmtphh,cngkhngphilcondngchuging,Jamesni.

-Tilmratinvticthgydngnndngdicaosang.-Chvicaoy-Andrewcclcnhnxt.Nhng h lm ht sc mnh v Gerald. Hai ng James v

Andrew l bc cao nin v c a v vng vng Savannah. Hnhiu bn v trong mt thng, h a Gerald i thm ht nhnynnhkhc,tickhiuv,dongchinungngoitri.

-Chcmimtcvamtti-cuicngGeraldni-Vkhi

tiny,ctacncha.-Vyailngivamtchy?-TiuthEllenRobillard,Geraldni,clygingthnnhin,

v cp mt mu en hi xch ca Ellen thu hn ng, chkhngphichlvamt.Mcdubdngcuoimtcchkhhiu,thtkhcthngmtthiunmilm,Ellenvnlmngmsaynhbbba.Hnna,clunluncmtvtuyt vng i thng vo tri tim ng, khin ng i vi c dudnghnvibtkaitrni.

-Mchthngtuibcta!-Tiy,tiangtrngnin!Geraldtikuln.Jamesbnhtnhni:-Jerry[23],Savannah,khngccginokhvihn,ch

ch c my hy vng ci c u. Cha c l thuc dng hRobillardmnhngngiPhplchakiuk.Vmc-cuchachobcrilinhhn-xakialmtbcimnhph.

-Tibtcn-Geraldblnni.VlimcmtrivnggiRobillard,vnthchti.

- thch vi t cnh l n ng thi ch khng phi vi tcchlconr.

-Dsaoina,thcgiyvnkhngngchu,Andrewxenvo.CtaphilngciganhhngngcungPhilippeRobillard, t mt nm nay, mc du gia nh ngy em ra sckhuynctatbg.

-GtaiLouisianathngnyri-Geraldni.-Lmsaochbit?-Tibit,Geraldp,khngmuntitlrngchnhPork

cungcpcimutinnggi,hocPhilippeiminTytheo yu cu r rng c th ca gia nh anh. - V ti cho rngEllenkhngyugnmckhngqunic.Cituimilmcnqutr,uhiugnhiuvtnhyu.

-Hthgctachoganhhliulnhycnhngchoch.V vy James v Andrew cng ng nga ngi nh bt k ai

khictinincangPierreRobillardsply"anhchngbnh ngi Ireland trn mn ngc". C Savannah x xm saucccnhcavongionnonvchuynPhilippeRobillardi v min Ty, song mi iu bn tn u khng mang li gipgc.VsaoccongiyukiunhtcagianhRobillardliilymtanhchngnhth,mtgay,nnioangoang,ngntaic,iuvnlmtbnkhngaikhmphni.

BnthnGeraldcngkhngbitlmsaomsthlixoayranh th. ng ch bit l mt chuyn thn k xy ra, c ththi. V, ln duy nht trong i, ng ht sc khm nm khiEllen, mt trng bch ra, nhng rt bnh tnh, dt mt bn taynh nhng ln cnh tay ng m rng: "Tha ng O'Hara, ti slyng".

CgianhRobillardhoangmang,chhiuphnnonguynnhn, ring c Ellen v b v l bit r u ui cu chuyn vcimcgithnthcntnbnhminhnhmtatrvitri tim tan nt ri sng ra, tr dy, lng quyt nh mtb.

Vi linh cm l c tin chng lnh, Mammy mang n chocchmtgibebgitNewOrleandomtbntaylach; trong gi c mt bc nh nh ca Ellen m nng lin vtngayxungsn,kmtheomttingku,bnbcthnnggichoPhilippeRobillardvmtlthngncamtmcsNewOrleans bo tin ngi anh h ca nng cht trong mt cucutimtqunru.

-Huianhyi,cba,cPauline,cEulalie.Huianhy.Ticmghth.Ticmghtttcbnh.Tikhngbaogimunthylimth.Timunikhiay.Tisnni no m ti s khng bao gi gp li h, khng bao githylicithnhphnyhocbtkaikhintinhn...anhy.

V khi m sp tn, Mammy - chnh b cng tun ncmttrnmitcencacchnh-kulnphni:

-Cngi,emkhngnmvyc!-Emslm.Anhylngirttt.Emslmnhvyhoc

vomttuvinnCharleston.

Chnhliedavotuvinn,rtcuc,khinngPierreRobillard,angcnbirivaulngphichpthun.Mcdgia nh theo o G