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Chapter 47

           Thereisnosenseinyourtearingyourselftopiecesthisway."

           Shetookthehandkerchiefandwipedherdampcheeks,alittlereliefstealingoverherasifshehadshiftedsomeofherburdentohisbroadshoulders.Helookedsocapableandcalmandeventheslighttwistofhismouthwascomfortingasthoughitprovedheragonyandconfusionunwarranted.

           "Feelbetternow?Thenlet’sgettothebottomofthis.Yousayifyouhadittodooveragain,you’ddoitdifferently.Butwouldyou?Think,now.Wouldyou?"

           "Well—"

           "No,you’ddothesamethingsagain.Didyouhaveanyotherchoice?"

           "No."

           "Thenwhatareyousorryabout?"

           "Iwassomeanandnowhe’sdead."

           "Andifhewasn’tdead,you’dstillbemean.AsIunderstandit,youarenotreallysorryformarryingFrankandbullyinghimandinadvertentlycausinghisdeath.Youareonlysorrybecauseyouareafraidofgoingtohell.Isthatright?"

           "Wellthatsoundssomixedup."

           "Yourethicsareconsiderablymixeduptoo.Youareintheexactpositionofathiefwho’sbeencaughtredhandedandisn’tsorryhestolebutisterribly,terriblysorryhe’sgoingtojail."

           "Athief—"

           "Oh,don’tbesoliteral!Inotherwordsifyoudidn’thavethissillyideathatyouweredamnedtohellfireeternal,you’dthinkyouwerewellridofFrank."

           "Oh,Rhett!"

           "Oh,come!Youareconfessingandyoumightaswellconfessthetruthasadecorouslie.

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