There were many "new people" staying at the National Hotel who, like Rhett and Scarlett, were waiting for their houses to be completed.
А в отеле "Нейшнл" нашло себе пристанище немало "пришлых", которые, как и Ретт со Скарлетт, жили там в ожидании, пока будут выстроены их дома.