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Chapter 61

           Andintheheavysilencethatfellbetweenthem,shefeltthatshereallyunderstoodhimforthefirsttimeinherlife.

           "Why—"shesaidslowly,"why,Ashley,youloveher,don’tyou?"

           Hespokeaswithaneffort.

           "SheistheonlydreamIeverhadthatlivedandbreathedanddidnotdieinthefaceofreality."

           "Dreams!"shethought,anoldirritationstirring."Alwaysdreamswithhim!Nevercommonsense!"

           Withaheartthatwasheavyandalittlebitter,shesaid:"You’vebeensuchafool,Ashley.Whycouldn’tyouseethatshewasworthamillionofme?"

           "Scarlett,please!IfyouonlyknewwhatI’vegonethroughsincethedoctor—"

           "Whatyou’vegonethrough!Don’tyouthinkthatI—Oh,Ashley,youshouldhaveknown,yearsago,thatyoulovedherandnotme!Whydidn’tyou!Everythingwouldhavebeensodifferent,soOh,youshouldhaverealizedandnotkeptmedanglingwithallyourtalkabouthonorandsacrifice!Ifyou’dtoldme,yearsago,I’dhaveItwouldhavekilledmebutIcouldhavestooditsomehow.Butyouwaittillnow,tillMelly’sdying,tofinditoutandnowit’stoolatetodoanything.Oh,Ashley,menaresupposedtoknowsuchthingsnotwomen!YoushouldhaveseensoclearlythatyoulovedherallthetimeandonlywantedmelikelikeRhettwantsthatWatlingwoman!"

           Hewincedatherwordsbuthiseyesstillmethers,imploringsilence,comfort.Everylineofhisfaceadmittedthetruthofherwords.

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