Half of Atlanta was kin to or claimed kin with Melanie and India. The ramifications of cousins, double cousins, cousins-inlaw and kissing cousins were so intricate and involved that no one but a born Georgian could ever unravel them.

有一半的亚特兰大人是媚兰和英迪亚的亲戚，或者声称有亲戚关系，包括各种各样的表亲、姻亲，以及双重表亲、远亲，等等，其中的关系是那样错综复杂，只有地道的佐治亚人才弄得清楚。