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Chapter 2

           Shehadcastdownhereyesdemurely,herheartbeatingwithwildpleasure,thinkingthehappymomenthadcome.Thenhehadsaid: "Notnow!We’renearlyhomeandthereisn’ttime.Oh,Scarlett,whatacowardIam!" Andputtingspurstohishorse,hehadracedherupthehilltoTara. 

           Scarlett,sittingonthestump,thoughtofthosewordswhichhadmadehersohappy,andsuddenlytheytookonanothermeaning,ahideousmeaning. Supposeitwasthenewsofhisengagementhehadintendedtotellher! 

           Oh,ifPawouldonlycomehome! Shecouldnotendurethesuspenseanothermoment. Shelookedimpatientlydowntheroadagain,andagainshewasdisappointed. 

           Thesunwasnowbelowthehorizonandtheredglowattherimoftheworldfadedintopink. Theskyaboveturnedslowlyfromazuretothedelicateblue-greenofarobin’segg,andtheunearthlystillnessofruraltwilightcamestealthilydownabouther. Shadowydimnesscreptoverthecountryside. Theredfurrowsandthegashedredroadlosttheirmagicalbloodcolorandbecameplainbrownearth. Acrosstheroad,inthepasture,thehorses,mulesandcowsstoodquietlywithheadsoverthesplit-railfence,waitingtobedriventothestablesandsupper. Theydidnotlikethedarkshadeofthethicketshedgingthepasturecreek,andtheytwitchedtheirearsatScarlettasifappreciativeofhumancompanionship. 

           Inthestrangehalf-light,thetallpinesoftheriverswamp,sowarmlygreeninthesunshine,wereblackagainstthepastelsky,animpenetrablerowofblackgiantshidingtheslowyellowwaterattheirfeet. Onthehillacrosstheriver,thetallwhitechimneysoftheWilkes’homefadedgraduallyintothedarknessofthethickoakssurroundingthem,andonlyfar-offpinpointsofsupperlampsshowedthatahousewashere. 

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