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Chapter 31

           "It’sallmyfaultnoneofyoursanditwillneverhappenagain,becauseIamgoingtotakeMelanieandthebabyandgo."

           "Go?"shecriedinanguish."Oh,no!"

           "Yes,byGod!DoyouthinkI’llstayhereafterthis?Whenthismighthappenagain"

           "But,Ashley,youcan’tgo.Whyshouldyougo?Youloveme"

           "Youwantmetosayit?Allright,I’llsayit.Iloveyou."

           Heleanedoverherwithasuddensavagerywhichmadehershrinkbackagainstthefence.

           "Iloveyou,yourcourageandyourstubbornnessandyourfireandyourutterruthlessness.HowmuchdoIloveyou?SomuchthatamomentagoIwouldhaveoutragedthehospitalityofthehousewhichhasshelteredmeandmyfamily,forgottenthebestwifeanymaneverhadenoughtotakeyouhereinthemudlikea"

           Shestruggledwithachaosofthoughtsandtherewasacoldpaininherheartasifaniciclehadpiercedit.Shesaidhaltingly:"Ifyoufeltlikethatanddidn’ttakemethenyoudon’tloveme."

           "Icannevermakeyouunderstand."

           Theyfellsilentandlookedateachother.SuddenlyScarlettshiveredandsaw,asifcomingbackfromalongjourney,thatitwaswinterandthefieldswerebareandharshwithstubbleandshewasverycold.ShesawtoothattheoldalooffaceofAshley,theonesheknewsowell,hadcomebackanditwaswintrytoo,andharshwithhurtandremorse.

           Shewouldhaveturnedandlefthimthen,seekingtheshelterofthehousetohideherself,butshewastootiredtomove.Evenspeechwasalaborandaweariness.

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