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Chapter 53

           SometimesIthinkhewasrightandthen,again—"

           "Oh,Ashley,whenwillyoustopseeingbothsidesofquestions?"sheasked.Butshedidnotspeakimpatientlyassheoncewouldhavedone."Nooneevergetsanywhereseeingbothsides."

           "That’struebutScarlett,justwheredoyouwanttoget?I’veoftenwondered.Yousee,Ineverwantedtogetanywhereatall.I’veonlywantedtobemyself."

           Wheredidshewanttoget?Thatwasasillyquestion.Moneyandsecurity,ofcourse.AndyetHermindfumbled.Shehadmoneyandasmuchsecurityasonecouldhopeforinaninsecureworld.But,nowthatshethoughtaboutit,theyweren’tquiteenough.Nowthatshethoughtaboutit,theyhadn’tmadeherparticularlyhappy,thoughtheymadeherlessharried,lessfearfulofthemorrow.IfI’dhadmoneyandsecurityandyou,thatwouldhavebeenwhereIwantedtoget,shethought,lookingathimyearningly.Butshedidnotspeakthewords,fearfulofbreakingthespellthatlaybetweenthem,fearfulthathismindwouldcloseagainsther.

           "Youonlywanttobeyourself?"shelaughed,alittleruefully."Notbeingmyselfhasalwaysbeenmyhardesttrouble!AstowhereIwanttoget,well,IguessI’vegottenthere.Iwantedtoberichandsafeand—"

           "But,Scarlett,diditeveroccurtoyouthatIdon’tcarewhetherI’mrichornot?"

           No,ithadneveroccurredtoherthatanyonewouldnotwanttoberich.

           "Then,whatdoyouwant?"

           "Idon’tknow,now.IknewoncebutI’vehalfforgotten.

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