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I made a promise to Melly, and I'll keep it if I
have to kill you to do it India answered by putting her shoulder to
the door and resisting the pressure of Scarlett's two handsThe
undignified struggle lasted for only a few secondsThen Scarlett
heard Ashley's voice"Is that Scarlett, India? I'd like to talk with
her The door swung open, and Scarlett marched in, noting with
pleasure that India's face was mottled with red splotches of anger
Ashley came forward into the hallway to greet her, and Scarlett's brisk
steps falteredHe looked desperately illDark circles ringed
his pale eyes, and deep lines ran from his nostrils to hischinHis
clothes looked too big for him; his coat hung from his sagging chanel replica frame
like
broken wings on a black bird
Scarlett's heart turned overShe no longer loved Ashley the way she
had for all those years, but he was still part of her life
There were so many shared memories, over so much timeShe
couldn't
bear to see him in such pain"Dear Ashley," she said gently, "come
and sit down They sat on a settee in Aunt Pitty's
small, fussy, cluttered parlor for more than an hourScarlett spoke
seldomShe listened while Ashley talked, repeating and interrupting
himself in a confused zigzag of memoriesHe recounted stories of
his dead wife's kindness, unselfishness, nobility, her love for
Scarlett, for Beau, and for himHis voice was low and without
expression, bleached by grief and hopelessnessHis hand coco chanel balck and white bags groped
blindly for Scarlett's, and he grasped it with such despairing strength
that her bones rubbed together painfullyShe compressed her lips
and
let him hold on to herIndia stood in the arched doorway, a dark,
still spectatorFinally Ashley interrupted himself and turned his head
from side side like a man blinded and lost"Scarlett, I can't go on
without her," he groaned
Scarlett pulled her hand awayShe had to break through the shell of
despair that bound him, or it would kill him, she was sureShe stood
and leaned down over him"Listen to me, Ashley Wilkes," she said
"I've been listening to you pick over your sorrows all this time, and
now you listen to mineDo you think you're the only person silver rolex daytona watches who
loved
Melly and depended on her? I did, more than I knew, more than
anybody
knewI expect a lot of other people did, tooBut we're not going to
curl up and die for itThat's what you're doingAnd I'm ashamed of
you"Melly is, too, if she's looking down from heavenDo you have
any idea what she went through to have Beau? Well, I know what she
suffered, and I'm telling you it would have killed the strongest man
God ever made
Now you're all he's gotIs that what you want Melly to see? That her
boy is all alone, practically an orphan, because his Pa feels too sorry
for himself to care about him? Do you want to break her heart, Ashley
Wilkes? Because that's what you're doing She caught his chin in her
hand and forced him miu miu black handbag to look at ? her"You pull yourself together, do
you hear me, Ashley? You march yourself out to the kitchen and tell
the cook to fix you a hot mealIf it makes you throw
up, eat another oneAnd you find your boy and take him in your arms
and tell him not to be ? scared, that he has a father to take care of
himThink about somebody besides yourself Scarlett
wiped her hand on her skirt as if it were soiled by Ashley's grip
Then she walked from the room, pushing India out of the wayAs she
opened the door to the porch, she could hear India: "My poor, darling
AshleyDon't pay any attention to the horrible things Scarlett
said
Scarlett stopped, turnedShe withdrew a calling card from her purse
and dropped it on a celebrity chanel handbags ta
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