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Chapter 41

           ShewelcomedthenewsthatAshleynowhadahomeofhisown,soshecouldremoveherselffromuncongenialsurroundingsandalsofromthedistressingsightofhersistersofatuouslyhappywithamanunworthyofher.

           Therestofthefamilyprivatelythoughtthatthegigglingandsimple-mindedHoneyhaddonefarbetterthancouldbeexpectedandtheymarveledthatshehadcaughtanyman.Herhusbandwasagentlemanandamanofsomemeans;buttoIndia,borninGeorgiaandrearedinVirginiatraditions,anyonenotfromtheeasternseaboardwasaboorandabarbarian.ProbablyHoney’shusbandwasashappytoberelievedofhercompanyasshewastoleavehim,forIndiawasnoteasytolivewiththesedays.

           Themantleofspinsterhoodwasdefinitelyonhershouldersnow.Shewastwenty-fiveandlookedit,andsotherewasnolongeranyneedforhertotrytobeattractive.Herpalelashlesseyeslookeddirectlyanduncompromisinglyupontheworldandherthinlipswereeversetinhaughtytightness.Therewasanairofdignityandprideabouthernowthat,oddlyenough,becameherbetterthanthedeterminedgirlishsweetnessofherdaysatTwelveOaks.Thepositionsheheldwasalmostthatofawidow.EveryoneknewthatStuartTarletonwouldhavemarriedherhadhenotbeenkilledatGettysburg,andsoshewasaccordedtherespectdueawomanwhohadbeenwantedifnotwed.

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