The darkies were hanging from the rafters, popeyed, they were so scared, but Ma was talking to the horse like he was folks and he was eating out of her hand.

黑奴们躲得远远的，瞪着直给吓坏了，可妈还在跟那畜生亲切说话，仿佛跟它家人似的，它正在吃她手里的东西呢。

" Well, how were we to know different when Mr. O'Hara's darkies came through here so scared they were popeyed and told us the Yankees were going to burn Tara" ?

" 可不？那拉先生家的黑人跑到这里来，吓得鼓鼓的，告诉我们说北方佬要烧塔拉了，这叫我们怎能不那样想呢？" 老太太插嘴说。