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Chapter 7

           Hebelongedtoanotherwomanandhehadgonetothewar,buthisghoststillhauntedtheroadsinthetwilight,stillsmiledatherfromdrowsygrayeyesintheshadowsoftheporch.SheneverheardthesoundofhoovescominguptheriverroadfromTwelveOaksthatforasweetmomentshedidnotthinkAshley!

           ShehatedTwelveOaksnowandonceshehadlovedit.Shehateditbutshewasdrawnthere,soshecouldhearJohnWilkesandthegirlstalkabouthimhearthemreadhislettersfromVirginia.Theyhurtherbutshehadtohearthem.Shedislikedthestiff-neckedIndiaandthefoolishprattlingHoneyandknewtheydislikedherequally,butshecouldnotstayawayfromthem.AndeverytimeshecamehomefromTwelveOaks,shelaydownonherbedmoroselyandrefusedtogetupforsupper.

           ItwasthisrefusaloffoodthatworriedEllenandMammymorethananythingelse.Mammybroughtuptemptingtrays,insinuatingthatnowshewasawidowshemighteatasmuchasshepleased,butScarletthadnoappetite.

           WhenDr.FontainetoldEllengravelythatheartbreakfrequentlyledtoadeclineandwomenpinedawayintothegrave,Ellenwentwhite,forthatfearwaswhatshehadcarriedinherheart.

           "Isn’tthereanythingtobedone,Doctor?"

           "Achangeofscenewillbethebestthingintheworldforher,"saidthedoctor,onlytooanxioustoberidofanunsatisfactorypatient.

           SoScarlett,unenthusiastic,wentoffwithherchild,firsttovisitherO’HaraandRobillardrelativesinSavannahandthentoEllen’ssisters,PaulineandEulalie,inCharleston.ButshewasbackatTaraamonthbeforeEllenexpectedher,withnoexplanationofherreturn.

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