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Chapter 53

           Therewasthefar-offyelpingofpossumdogsinthedarkswampundercoolautumnmoonsandthesmellofeggnogbowls,wreathedwithhollyatChristmastimeandsmilesonblackandwhitefaces.Andoldfriendscametroopingback,laughingasthoughtheyhadnotbeendeadthesemanyyears:StuartandBrentwiththeirlonglegsandtheirredhairandtheirpracticaljokes,TomandBoydaswildasyounghorses,JoeFontainewithhishotblackeyes,andCadeandRaifordCalvertwhomovedwithsuchlanguidgrace.TherewasJohnWilkes,too;andGerald,redwithbrandy;andawhisperandafragrancethatwasEllen.Overitallrestedasenseofsecurity,aknowledgethattomorrowcouldonlybringthesamehappinesstodayhadbrought.

           Hisvoicestoppedandtheylookedforalongquietmomentintoeachother’seyesandbetweenthemlaythesunnylostyouththattheyhadsounthinkinglyshared.

           "NowIknowwhyyoucan’tbehappy,"shethoughtsadly."Ineverunderstoodbefore.IneverunderstoodbeforewhyIwasn’taltogetherhappyeither.Butwhy,wearetalkinglikeoldpeopletalk!"shethoughtwithdrearysurprise."Oldpeoplelookingbackfiftyyears.Andwe’renotold!It’sjustthatsomuchhashappenedinbetween.Everything’schangedsomuchthatitseemslikefiftyyearsago.Butwe’renotold!"

           ButwhenshelookedatAshleyhewasnolongeryoungandshining.Hisheadwasbowedashelookeddownabsentlyatherhandwhichhestillheldandshesawthathisoncebrighthairwasverygray,silvergrayasmoonlightonstillwater.

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