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Chapter 6

           Likemostgirls,herimaginationcarriedherjustasfarasthealtarandnofurther.Besides,shewastoounhappynowtopursueanabstraction.

           ShedroppedhereyestoherplateandnibbleddaintilyonabeatenbiscuitwithaneleganceandanutterlackofappetitethatwouldhavewonMammy’sapproval.Forallthatshehadasuperfluityofbeaux,shehadneverbeenmoremiserableinherlife.Insomewaythatshecouldnotunderstand,herplansoflastnighthadfailedutterlysofarasAshleywasconcerned.Shehadattractedotherbeauxbythedozens,butnotAshley,andallthefearsofyesterdayafternoonweresweepingbackuponher,makingherheartbeatfastandthenslow,andcolorflameandwhiteninhercheeks.

           Ashleyhadmadenoattempttojointhecircleabouther,infactshehadnothadawordalonewithhimsincearriving,orevenspokentohimsincetheirfirstgreeting.Hehadcomeforwardtowelcomeherwhenshecameintothebackgarden,butMelaniehadbeenonhisarmthen,Melaniewhohardlycameuptohisshoulder.

           Shewasatiny,fraillybuiltgirl,whogavetheappearanceofachildmasqueradinginhermother’senormoushoopskirtsanillusionthatwasheightenedbytheshy,almostfrightenedlookinhertoolargebrowneyes.Shehadacloudofcurlydarkhairwhichwassosternlyrepressedbeneathitsnetthatnovagranttendrilsescaped,andthisdarkmass,withitslongwidow’speak,accentuatedtheheartshapeofherface.Toowideacrossthecheekbones,toopointedatthechin,itwasasweet,timidfacebutaplainface,andshehadnofemininetricksofalluretomakeobserversforgetitsplainness.Shelookedandwasassimpleasearth,asgoodasbread,astransparentasspringwater.Butforallherplainnessoffeatureandsmallnessofstature,therewasasedatedignityabouthermovementsthatwasoddlytouchingandfarolderthanherseventeenyears.

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