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Chapter 31

           Iamafraidoffacinglifewithouttheslowbeautyofouroldworldthatisgone."

           ScarlettthoughtdespairinglythatMelaniewouldknowwhathemeant.Mellyandhewerealwaystalkingsuchfoolishness,poetryandbooksanddreamsandmoonraysandstardust.Hewasnotfearingthethingsshefeared,notthegnawingofanemptystomach,northekeennessofthewinterwindnorevictionfromTara.Hewasshrinkingbeforesomefearshehadneverknownandcouldnotimagine.For,inGod’sname,whatwastheretofearinthiswreckofaworldbuthungerandcoldandthelossofhome?

           AndshehadthoughtthatifshelistenedcloselyshewouldknowtheanswertoAshley.

           "Oh!"shesaidandthedisappointmentinhervoicewasthatofachildwhoopensabeautifullywrappedpackagetofinditempty.Athertone,hesmiledruefullyasthoughapologizing.

           "Forgiveme,Scarlett,fortalkingso.Ican’tmakeyouunderstandbecauseyoudon’tknowthemeaningoffear.YouhavetheheartofalionandanutterlackofimaginationandIenvyyoubothofthosequalities.You’llnevermindfacingrealitiesandyou’llneverwanttoescapefromthemasIdo."

           "Escape!"

           Itwasasifthatweretheonlyunderstandablewordhehadspoken.Ashley,likeher,wastiredofthestruggleandhewantedtoescape.Herbreathcamefast.

           "Oh,Ashley,"shecried,"you’rewrong.Idowanttoescape,too.Iamsoverytiredofitall!"

           Hiseyebrowswentupindisbeliefandshelaidahand,feverishandurgent,onhisarm.

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