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Chapter 2

           ItseemedstrangenowthatwhenshewasgrowingupAshleyhadneverseemedsoveryattractivetoher. Inchildhooddays,shehadseenhimcomeandgoandnevergivenhimathought. ButsincethatdaytwoyearsagowhenAshley,newlyhomefromhisthreeyears’GrandTourinEurope,hadcalledtopayhisrespects,shehadlovedhim. Itwasassimpleasthat. 

           Shehadbeenonthefrontporchandhehadriddenupthelongavenue,dressedingraybroadclothwithawideblackcravatsettingoffhisfrilledshirttoperfection. Evennow,shecouldrecalleachdetailofhisdress,howbrightlyhisbootsshone,theheadofaMedusaincameoonhiscravatpin,thewidePanamahatthatwasinstantlyinhishandwhenhesawher. Hehadalightedandtossedhisbridlereinstoapickaninnyandstoodlookingupather,hisdrowsygrayeyeswidewithasmileandthesunsobrightonhisblondhairthatitseemedlikeacapofshiningsilver. Andhesaid,"Soyou’vegrownup,Scarlett." And,cominglightlyupthesteps,hehadkissedherhand. Andhisvoice! Shewouldneverforgettheleapofherheartassheheardit,asifforthefirsttime,drawling,resonant,musical. 

           Shehadwantedhim,inthatfirstinstant,wantedhimassimplyandunreasoninglyasshewantedfoodtoeat,horsestorideandasoftbedonwhichtolayherself. 

           FortwoyearshehadsquiredherabouttheCounty,toballs,fishfries,picnicsandcourtdays,neversooftenastheTarletontwinsorCadeCalvert,neversoimportunateastheyoungerFontaineboys,but,still,nevertheweekwentbythatAshleydidnotcomecallingatTara. 

           True,henevermadelovetoher,nordidthecleargrayeyeseverglowwiththathotlightScarlettknewsowellinothermen. 

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