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Chapter 9

           Oh,damnhim,shethoughtviolently.IfhewasanyothermanintheworldIcouldsimplyfreezeupandorderhimoff.ButheknowsaboutAshleyandheknowsIdidn’tloveCharlie.Andmyhandsaretied.Shesaidnothing,stilllookingdownatherfan.

           "Andthisisyourfirstsocialappearance?"

           "Iknowitlooksquiteodd,"sheexplainedrapidly."ButtheMcLuregirlswhoweretotakethisboothwerecalledawayandtherewasnooneelse,soMelanieandI"

           "NosacrificeistoogreatfortheCause."

           Why,thatwaswhatMrs.Elsinghadsaid,butwhenshesaidititdidn’tsoundthesameway.Hotwordsstartedtoherlipsbutshechokedthemback.Afterall,shewashere,notfortheCause,butbecauseshewastiredofsittinghome.

           "Ihavealwaysthought,"hesaidreflectively,"thatthesystemofmourning,ofimmuringwomenincrepefortherestoftheirlivesandforbiddingthemnormalenjoymentisjustasbarbarousastheHindusuttee."

           "Settee?"

           Helaughedandsheblushedforherignorance.Shehatedpeoplewhousedwordsunknowntoher.

           "InIndia,whenamandiesheisburned,insteadofburied,andhiswifealwaysclimbsonthefuneralpyreandisburnedwithhim."

           "Howdreadful!Whydotheydoit?Don’tthepolicedoanythingaboutit?"

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