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Chapter 40

           Hereyeswerered-rimmedfromtearsand,aftergivingScarlettareprovinglook,sheturnedhergazebacktoSuellen,afierceangrygazethatbodedillforher.BehindherandherhusbandwerethefourTarletongirls,theirredlocksindecorousnotesinthesolemnoccasion,theirrusseteyesstilllookingliketheeyesofvitalyounganimals,spiritedanddangerous.

           Feetwerestilled,hatswereremoved,handsfoldedandskirtsrustledintoquietnessasAshleysteppedforwardwithCarreen’swornBookofDevotionsinhishand.Hestoodforamomentlookingdown,thesunglitteringonhisgoldenhead.Adeepsilencefellonthecrowd,sodeepthattheharshwhisperofthewindinthemagnolialeavescamecleartotheirearsandthefar-offrepetitiousnoteofamockingbirdsoundedunendurablyloudandsad.Ashleybegantoreadtheprayersandallheadsbowedashisresonant,beautifullymodulatedvoicerolledoutthebriefanddignifiedwords.

           "Oh!"thoughtScarlett,herthroatconstricting."Howbeautifulhisvoiceis!IfanyonehastodothisforPa,I’mgladit’sAshley.I’dratherhavehimthanapriest.I’dratherhavePaburiedbyoneofhisownfolksthanastranger."

           WhenAshleycametothepartoftheprayersconcerningthesoulsinPurgatory,whichCarreenhadmarkedforhimtoread,heabruptlyclosedthebook.OnlyCarreennoticedtheomissionandlookeduppuzzled,ashebegantheLord’sPrayer.

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