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Chapter 56

           CaptainButlerwasalwaysgoingoffabruptlyonjourneys.Hecouldn’thavebelievedthegossip.Hewastoosensible.Ifthathadbeenthecauseofthetrouble,wouldn’thehavetriedtoshootAshley?Oratleastdemandedanexplanation?

           No,itcouldn’tbethat.Itwasonlythathewasdrunkandsickfromstrainandhismindwasrunningwild,likeamandelirious,babblingwildfantasies.Mencouldn’tstandstrainsaswellaswomen.Somethinghadupsethim,perhapshehadhadasmallquarrelwithScarlettandmagnifiedit.Perhapssomeoftheawfulthingshesaidweretrue.Butallofthemcouldnotbetrue.Oh,notthatlast,certainly!NomancouldsaysuchathingtoawomanhelovedaspassionatelyasthismanlovedScarlett.Melaniehadneverseenevil,neverseencruelty,andnowthatshelookedonthemforthefirsttimeshefoundthemtooinconceivabletobelieve.Hewasdrunkandsick.Andsickchildrenmustbehumored.

           "There!There!"shesaidcrooningly."Hush,now.Iunderstand."

           Heraisedhisheadviolentlyandlookedupatherwithbloodshoteyes,fiercelythrowingoffherhands.

           "No,byGod,youdon’tunderstand!Youcan’tunderstand!You’reyou’retoogoodtounderstand.Youdon’tbelievemebutit’salltrueandI’madog.DoyouknowwhyIdidit?Iwasmad,crazywithjealousy.ShenevercaredformeandIthoughtIcouldmakehercare.Butshenevercared.Shedoesn’tloveme.Sheneverhas

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