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Chapter 6

           "Well,havingbeencadenoughtosayit—"

           Hisfacewentwhite.

           "Iwasacadtosayit,asI’mgoingtomarryMelanie.IdidyouawrongandMelanieagreaterone.Ishouldnothavesaidit,forIknewyouwouldn’tunderstand.HowcouldIhelpcaringforyou—youwhohaveallthepassionforlifethatIhavenot?Youwhocanloveandhatewithaviolenceimpossibletome?WhyyouareaselementalasfireandwindandwildthingsandI—"

           ShethoughtofMelanieandsawsuddenlyherquietbrowneyeswiththeirfar-offlook,herplacidlittlehandsintheirblacklacemitts,hergentlesilences.Andthenherragebroke,thesameragethatdroveGeraldtomurderandotherIrishancestorstomisdeedsthatcostthemtheirnecks.Therewasnothinginhernowofthewell-bredRobillardswhocouldbearwithwhitesilenceanythingtheworldmightcast.

           "Whydon’tyousayit,youcoward!You’reafraidtomarryme!You’dratherlivewiththatstupidlittlefoolwhocan’topenhermouthexcepttosay‘Yes’or‘No’andraiseapasselofmealy-mouthedbratsjustlikeher!Why—"

           "YoumustnotsaythesethingsaboutMelanie!"

           "‘Imustn’t’bedamnedtoyou!WhoareyoutotellmeImustn’t?Youcoward,youcad,you—Youmademebelieveyouweregoingtomarryme—"

           "Befair,"hisvoicepleaded."DidIever—"

           Shedidnotwanttobefair,althoughsheknewwhathesaidwastrue.Hehadneveroncecrossedthebordersoffriendlinesswithherand,whenshethoughtofthisfreshangerrose,theangerofhurtprideandfemininevanity.

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