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Chapter 4

           Evennow,itwasn’ttoolate!ToooftentheCountyhadbeenscandalizedbyelopementswhenoneortheotheroftheparticipatingpartieswaspracticallyatthealtarwithathird.AndAshley’sengagementhadnotevenbeenannouncedyet!Yes,therewasplentyoftime!

           IfnolovelaybetweenAshleyandMelaniebutonlyapromisegivenlongago,thenwhywasn’titpossibleforhimtobreakthatpromiseandmarryher?Surelyhewoulddoit,ifheknewthatshe,Scarlett,lovedhim.Shemustfindsomewaytolethimknow.Shewouldfindsomeway!Andthen

           Scarlettcameabruptlyoutofherdreamofdelight,forshehadneglectedtomaketheresponsesandhermotherwaslookingatherreprovingly.Assheresumedtheritual,sheopenedhereyesbrieflyandcastaquickglancearoundtheroom.Thekneelingfigures,thesoftglowofthelamp,thedimshadowswherethenegroesswayed,eventhefamiliarobjectsthathadbeensohatefultohersightanhourago,inaninstanttookonthecolorofherownemotions,andtheroomseemedoncemorealovelyplace.Shewouldneverforgetthismomentorthisscene!

           "Virginmostfaithful,"hermotherintoned.TheLitanyoftheVirginwasbeginning,andobedientlyScarlettresponded:"Prayforus,"asEllenpraisedinsoftcontraltotheattributesoftheMotherofGod.

           Asalwayssincechildhood,thiswas,forScarlett,amomentforadorationofEllen,ratherthantheVirgin.Sacrilegiousthoughitmightbe,Scarlettalwayssaw,throughherclosedeyes,theupturnedfaceofEllenandnottheBlessedVirgin,astheancientphraseswererepeated."HealthoftheSick,""SeatofWisdom,""RefugeofSinners,""MysticalRose"theywerebeautifulbecausetheyweretheattributesofEllen.

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