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Chapter 31

           Histalkofshadowshowsandhazyoutlinesconveyednomeaningtoherbuthislastwordswereinlanguageshecouldunderstand.Sheknewtheywereuntrue.Cowardicewasnotinhim.EverylineofhisslenderbodyspokeofgenerationsofbraveandgallantmenandScarlettknewhiswarrecordbyheart.

           "Why,that’snotso!WouldacowardhaveclimbedonthecannonatGettysburgandralliedthemen?WouldtheGeneralhimselfhavewrittenMelaniealetteraboutacoward?And"

           "That’snotcourage,"hesaidtiredly."Fightingislikechampagne.Itgoestotheheadsofcowardsasquicklyasofheroes.Anyfoolcanbebraveonabattlefieldwhenit’sbebraveorelsebekilled.I’mtalkingofsomethingelse.AndmykindofcowardiceisinfinitelyworsethanifIhadrunthefirsttimeIheardacannonfired."

           Hiswordscameslowlyandwithdifficultyasifithurttospeakthemandheseemedtostandoffandlookwithasadheartatwhathehadsaid.Hadanyothermanspokenso,Scarlettwouldhavedismissedsuchprotestationscontemptuouslyasmockmodestyandabidforpraise.ButAshleyseemedtomeanthemandtherewasalookinhiseyeswhicheludedhernotfear,notapology,butthebracingtoastrainwhichwasinevitableandoverwhelming.Thewintrywindsweptherdampanklesandsheshiveredagainbuthershiverwaslessfromthewindthanfromthedreadhiswordsevokedinherheart.

           "But,Ashley,whatareyouafraidof?"

           "Oh,namelessthings.Thingswhichsoundverysillywhentheyareputintowords.

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