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Chapter 61

           Firsthepickeduponeandlookedatit,asthoughhehadneverseenitbefore.Thenhelaiditdowngently,asthoughitweremadeofglass,andpickeduptheotherone.

           Shesaid:"Ashley!"inatremblingvoiceandheturnedslowlyandlookedather.Thedrowsyaloofnesshadgonefromhisgrayeyesandtheywerewideandunmasked.Inthemshesawfearthatmatchedherownfear,helplessnessweakerthanherown,bewildermentmoreprofoundthanshewouldeverknow.Thefeelingofdreadwhichhadpossessedherinthehalldeepenedasshesawhisface.Shewenttowardhim.

           "I’mfrightened,"shesaid."Oh,Ashley,holdme.I’msofrightened!"

           Hemadenomovetoherbutstared,grippingtheglovetightlyinbothhands.Sheputahandonhisarmandwhispered:"Whatisit?"

           Hiseyessearchedherintently,hunting,huntingdesperatelyforsomethinghedidnotfind.Finallyhespokeandhisvoicewasnothisown.

           "Iwaswantingyou,"hesaid."IwasgoingtorunandfindyourunlikeachildwantingcomfortandIfindachild,morefrightened,runningtome."

           "Notyouyoucan’tbefrightened,"shecried."Nothinghaseverfrightenedyou.ButI—You’vealwaysbeensostrong—"

           "IfI’veeverbeenstrong,itwasbecauseshewasbehindme,"hesaid,hisvoicebreaking,andhelookeddownatthegloveandsmoothedthefingers."AndandallthestrengthIeverhadisgoingwithher."

           Therewassuchanoteofwilddespairinhislowvoicethatshedroppedherhandfromhisarmandsteppedback.

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