| Then Rhett said, "Tell Scarlett about... 355 |
[Feb. 5th, 2010|03:00 am] |
Then Rhett said, "Tell Scarlett about Cousin
Townsend, Mama," and she was safe in the warmth of the candlelight,
included in the happiness that ringed the tableShe wished that it
could last forever, and she begged Miss Eleanor to tell about Cousin
Townsend"Townsend's not really a cousin-cousin, you know, only a
third cousin twice removed, but he is the direct descendent of
Great-GreatGrandfather Ellinton, only son of an eldest son of an eldest
sonSo he inherited that original land grant, and the Ellinton
gambler's fever, and the Ellinton luckThey were always lucky, the
EllintonsExcept for one thing: there's another Ellinton family
trait, the boys are always cross-eyedTownsend married an
extremely
beautiful girl from a fine Philadelphia family-Philadelphia called it
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