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Chapter 55

           ButScarlettwasdearest,Scarlettcamefirstinherheart,andshewentonloyally:

           "She’salwaysbeenjealousbecauseIlovedyoubest,dear.She’llnevercomeinthishouseagainandI’llneverputfootunderanyroofthatreceivesher.Ashleyagreeswithme,butit’sjustaboutbrokenhisheartthathisownsistershouldtellsucha—"

           AtthementionofAshley’sname,Scarlett’soverwroughtnervesgavewayandsheburstintotears.Wouldsheneverstopstabbinghimtotheheart?Heronlythoughthadbeentomakehimhappyandsafebutateveryturnsheseemedtohurthim.Shehadwreckedhislife,brokenhisprideandself-respect,shatteredthatinnerpeace,thatcalmbasedonintegrity.Andnowshehadalienatedhimfromthesisterhelovedsodearly.Tosaveherownreputationandhiswife’shappiness,Indiahadtobesacrificed,forcedintothelightofalying,half-crazed,jealousoldmaidIndiawhowasabsolutelyjustifiedineverysuspicionshehadeverharboredandeveryaccusingwordshehaduttered.WheneverAshleylookedintoIndia’seyes,hewouldseethetruthshiningthere,truthandreproachandthecoldcontemptofwhichtheWilkesesweremasters.

           KnowinghowAshleyvaluedhonorabovehislife,Scarlettknewhemustbewrithing.He,likeScarlett,wasforcedtoshelterbehindMelanie’sskirts.

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