Унесенные ветром

Chapter 30

           "I’dbettertellDilceytosetanextraplate,"shesaid,"andwarnMammynottogetthepoorthing’sclothesoffhisbacktooabruptlyand"

           ShestoppedsosuddenlythatScarlettturnedtolookather.Melanie’sthinhandwasatherthroat,clutchingitasifitwastornwithpain,andScarlettcouldseetheveinsbeneaththewhiteskinthrobbingswiftly.Herfacewentwhiterandherbrowneyesdilatedenormously.

           She’sgoingtofaint,thoughtScarlett,leapingtoherfeetandcatchingherarm.

           But,inaninstant,Melaniethrewoffherhandandwasdownthesteps.Downthegraveledpathsheflew,skimminglightlyasabird,herfadedskirtsstreamingbehindher,herarmsoutstretched.Then,Scarlettknewthetruth,withtheimpactofablow.Shereeledbackagainstanuprightoftheporchasthemanliftedafacecoveredwithadirtyblondbeardandstoppedstill,lookingtowardthehouseasifhewastoowearytotakeanotherstep.Herheartleapedandstoppedandthenbeganracing,asMellywithincoherentcriesthrewherselfintothedirtysoldier’sarmsandhisheadbentdowntowardhers.Withrapture,ScarletttooktworunningstepsforwardbutwascheckedwhenWill’shandcloseduponherskirt.

           "Don’tspoilit,"hesaidquietly.

           "Turnmeloose,youfool!Turnmeloose!It’sAshley!"

           Hedidnotrelaxhisgrip.

           "Afterall,he’sHERhusband,ain’the?"Willaskedcalmlyand,lookingdownathiminaconfusionofjoyandimpotentfury,Scarlettsawinthequietdepthsofhiseyesunderstandingandpity.

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