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Chapter 61

           Now,shewasgoingtobawllikeachildandcryout:"I’vebeenadevil!I’vewrongedyouso!Ineverdidanythingforyou!ItwasallforAshley."

           Sherosetoherfeetabruptly,sinkingherteethintoherthumbtoregainhercontrol.Rhett’swordscamebacktoheragain,"Shelovesyou.Letthatbeyourcross."Well,thecrosswasheaviernow.ItwasbadenoughthatshehadtriedbyeveryarttotakeAshleyfromher.ButnowitwasworsethatMelanie,whohadtrustedherblindlythroughlife,waslayingthesameloveandtrustonherindeath.No,shecouldnotspeak.Shecouldnotevensayagain:"Makeanefforttolive."Shemustlethergoeasily,withoutastruggle,withouttears,withoutsorrow.

           ThedooropenedslightlyandDr.Meadestoodonthethreshold,beckoningimperiously.Scarlettbentoverthebed,chokingbackhertearsandtakingMelanie’shand,laiditagainsthercheek.

           "Goodnight,"shesaid,andhervoicewassteadierthanshethoughtitpossiblycouldbe.

           "Promiseme—"camethewhisper,verysoftlynow.

           "Anything,darling."

           "CaptainButlerbekindtohim.Helovesyouso."

           "Rhett?"thoughtScarlett,bewildered,andthewordsmeantnothingtoher.

           "Yes,indeed,"shesaidautomaticallyand,pressingalightkissonthehand,laiditbackonthebed.

           "Telltheladiestocomeinimmediately,"whisperedthedoctorasshepassedthroughthedoor.

           ThroughblurredeyesshesawIndiaandPittyfollowthedoctorintotheroom,holdingtheirskirtsclosetotheirsidestokeepthemfromrustling.

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