Unnamed Grandfather of Gerald Bland

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1679
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Unnamed Grandfather of Gerald Bland
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Unnamed Grandfather of Gerald Bland
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The man Mrs. Bland refers to as "Gerald's grandfather" in The Sound and the Fury is almost certainly her father, so we don't know his last name (148). In her account, he is a very traditional southern aristocrat, and very fussy about the ingredients in his mint julep.