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Chapter 53

           Mostlytobeleftalone,nottobeharriedbypeopleIdon’tlike,driventodothingsIdon’twanttodo.PerhapsIwanttheolddaysbackagainandthey’llnevercomeback,andIamhauntedbythememoryofthemandoftheworldfallingaboutmyears."

           Scarlettsethermouthobstinately.Itwasnotthatshedidnotknowwhathemeant.Theverytonesofhisvoicecalledupotherdaysasnothingelsecould,madeherhearthurtsuddenly,asshetooremembered.ButsincethedayshehadlainsickanddesolateinthegardenatTwelveOaksandsaid:"Iwon’tlookback,"shehadsetherfaceagainstthepast.

           "Ilikethesedaysbetter,"shesaid.Butshedidnotmeethiseyesasshespoke."There’salwayssomethingexcitinghappeningnow,partiesandsoon.Everything’sgotaglittertoit.Theolddaysweresodull."(Oh,lazydaysandwarmstillcountrytwilights!Thehighsoftlaughterfromthequarters!Thegoldenwarmthlifehadthenandthecomfortingknowledgeofwhatalltomorrowswouldbring!HowcanIdenyyou?)

           "Ilikethesedaysbetter,"shesaidbuthervoicewastremulous.

           Heslippedfromthetable,laughingsoftlyinunbelief.Puttinghishandunderherchin,heturnedherfaceuptohis.

           "Ah,Scarlett,whatapoorliaryouare!Yes,lifehasaglitternowofasort.That’swhat’swrongwithit.Theolddayshadnoglitterbuttheyhadacharm,abeauty,aslow-pacedglamour."

           Hermindpulledtwoways,shedroppedhereyes.

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