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Chapter 53

           Andithadbeensoinnocent,sosweet!Scarlettthoughtwildly:IfwehadbeencaughtthatChristmasofhisfurloughwhenIkissedhimgood-byifwehadbeencaughtintheorchardatTarawhenIbeggedhimtorunawaywithmeoh,ifwe’dbeencaughtanyofthetimeswhenwewerereallyguilty,itwouldn’tbesobad!Butnow!Now!WhenIwenttohisarmsasafriend

           Butnoonewouldbelievethat.Shewouldn’thaveasinglefriendtotakeherpart,notasinglevoicewouldberaisedtosay:"Idon’tbelieveshewasdoinganythingwrong."Shehadoutragedoldfriendstoolongtofindachampionamongthemnow.Hernewfriends,sufferinginsilenceunderherinsolences,wouldwelcomeachancetoblackguardher.No,everybodywouldbelieveanythingabouther,thoughtheymightregretthatsofineamanasAshleyWilkeswasmixedupinsodirtyanaffair.Asusualtheywouldcasttheblameuponthewomanandshrugattheman’sguilt.Andinthiscasetheywouldberight.Shehadgoneintohisarms.

           Oh,shecouldstandthecuts,theslights,thecovertsmiles,anythingthetownmightsay,ifshehadtostandthembutnotMelanie!Oh,notMelanie!ShedidnotknowwhysheshouldmindMelanieknowing,morethananyoneelse.Shewastoofrightenedandweigheddownbyasenseofpastguilttotrytounderstandit.ButsheburstintotearsatthethoughtofwhatwouldbeinMelanie’seyeswhenIndiatoldherthatshehadcaughtAshleyfondlingScarlett.

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